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2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 17 - Confidentiality of Legislative Communications. › § 120-133 - Redistricting communications.

§ 120-133. Redistricting communications.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all drafting and information requests to legislative employees and documents prepared by legislative employees for legislators concerning redistricting the North Carolina General Assembly or the Congressional Districts are no longer confidential and become public records upon the act establishing the relevant district plan becoming law. Present and former legislative employees may be required to disclose information otherwise protected by G.S. 120-132 concerning redistricting the North Carolina General Assembly or the Congressional Districts upon the act establishing the relevant district plan becoming law.
(b) Nothing in this Chapter nor in Chapter 132 of the General Statutes shall be construed as a waiver of the common law attorney-client privilege nor of the common law work product doctrine with respect to legislators as defined in G.S. 120-129. (1983, c. 900, s. 1; 1995, c. 20, s. 13; 2013-410, s. 36.7.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 17 - Confidentiality of Legislative Communications. › § 120-134 - Penalty.

§ 120-134. Penalty.
Violation of any provision of this Article shall be grounds for disciplinary action in the case of employees, for referral to the academic institution for appropriate discipline in the case of law student externs, and for removal from office in the case of public officers. No criminal penalty shall attach for any violation of this Article. (1983, c. 900, s. 1; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1038, s. 6; 2009-129, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 19 - Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission. › § 120-150 - Creation; appointment of members.

§ 120-150. Creation; appointment of members.
(a) There is created an Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission. Members of the Commission shall be citizens of North Carolina who are interested in the vitality of the agriculture and forestry sectors of the State's economy. Members shall be as follows:
(1) Three appointed by the Governor.
(2) Three appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(3) Three appointed by the Speaker of the House.
(4) The chairs of the House Agriculture Committee.
(5) The chairs of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources.
(6) The Commissioner of Agriculture or the Commissioner's designee.
(7) A member of the Board of Agriculture designated by the chair of the Board of Agriculture.
(8) The President of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., or the President's designee.
(9) The President of the North Carolina State Grange or the President's designee.
(10) The Secretary of Environmental Quality or the Secretary's designee.
(11) The President of the North Carolina Forestry Association, Inc., or the President's designee.
(b) Members shall be appointed for two-year terms beginning October 1 of each odd-numbered year. The Chairs of the House Agriculture Committee and the Chairs of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources shall serve as cochairs. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may each appoint an additional member of the Senate and House, respectively, to serve as cochair. If appointed, these cochairs shall be voting members of the Commission. A quorum of the Commission is nine members.
(c) Cochairs' terms on the Commission are for two years and begin on the convening of the General Assembly in each odd-numbered year. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a cochair of the Commission shall continue to serve for so long as the cochair remains a member of the General Assembly and no successor has been appointed. A cochair of the Commission who does not seek reelection or is not reelected to the General Assembly may complete a term of service on the Commission until the day on which a new General Assembly convenes. A member of the Commission who resigns or is removed from service in the General Assembly shall be deemed to have resigned or been removed from service on the Commission. (1985, c. 792, s. 20.1; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(81); 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1004, s. 19(b); 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 785, s. 1; 1993, c. 23, s. 1; 1995, c. 490, s. 5; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2001-474, s. 14; 2010-142, s. 9; 2014-103, s. 6; 2015-241, s. 14.30(v); 2018-113, s. 7; 2020-18, s. 4.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 19 - Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission. › § 120-151 - Advisory Committee.

§ 120-151. Advisory Committee.
Upon proper motion and by a vote of a majority of the members present, the Commission may appoint an Advisory Committee. Members of the Advisory Committee should be from the various organizations, commodity groups, associations, and councils representing agriculture and forestry. The purpose of the Advisory Committee shall be to render technical advice and assistance to the Commission. The Advisory Committee shall consist of no more than 20 members plus a chairman who shall be appointed by the cochairmen of the Commission. (1985, c. 792, s. 20.1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 785, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 19 - Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission. › § 120-152 - Subsistence and travel expenses.

§ 120-152. Subsistence and travel expenses.
The members of the Commission who are members of the General Assembly shall receive subsistence and travel allowances at the rate set forth in G.S. 120-3.1. Members who are officials or employees of the State of North Carolina shall receive subsistence and travel allowances at the rate set forth in G.S. 138-6. All other members plus the Chairman of the Advisory Committee shall be paid the per diem allowances at the rates set forth in G.S. 138-5. Other members of the Advisory Committee shall serve on a voluntary basis and not receive subsistence and travel expenses. (1985, c. 792, s. 20.1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 19 - Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission. › § 120-153 - Facilities and staff.

§ 120-153. Facilities and staff.
The Commission may hold its meetings in the State Legislative Building with the approval of the Legislative Services Commission. The Legislative Services Commission shall provide necessary professional and clerical assistance to the Commission. (1985, c. 792, s. 20.1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 19 - Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission. › § 120-154 - Duties.

§ 120-154. Duties.
The Commission shall bring to the attention of the General Assembly the influence of agriculture and forestry on the economy of the State, develop alternatives for increasing the public awareness of agriculture and forestry, study the present status of agriculture and forestry, identify problems limiting future growth and development of the industry, develop an awareness of the importance of science and technological development to the future of agriculture and forestry industries, and formulate plans for new State initiatives and support for agriculture and forestry and for the expansion of opportunities in these sectors.
In conducting its study the Commission may hold public hearings and meetings across the State.
The Commission shall report to the General Assembly at least one month prior to the first regular session of each General Assembly. (1985, c. 792, s. 20.1; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 785, s. 3.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-157.1 - Committee established.

§ 120-157.1. Committee established.
(a) The Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government is established. The Committee shall consist of 14 members, appointed as follows:
(1) Seven members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, at least two of whom shall be members of the minority party. At least one member shall be a former city or county commissioner, city or county manager, or other city or county elected official.
(2) Seven members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, at least two of whom shall be members of the minority party. At least one member shall be a former city or county commissioner, city or county manager, or other city or county elected official.
(b) Terms on the Committee are for two years and begin on the convening of the General Assembly in each odd-numbered year. Members may complete a term of service on the Committee even if they do not seek reelection or are not reelected to the General Assembly, but resignation or removal from service in the General Assembly constitutes resignation or removal from service on the Committee.
(c) A member continues to serve until a successor is appointed. A vacancy shall be filled within 30 days by the officer who made the original appointment. (2011-291, s. 1.8(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-157.2 - Purpose and powers of Committee.

§ 120-157.2. Purpose and powers of Committee.
(a) The Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government shall review and monitor local government capital projects that are required to go before the Local Government Commission and require debt to be issued over one million dollars ($1,000,000), with the exception of schools, jails, courthouses, and administrative buildings. Any project that fits these criteria must be reported to the Committee Chairs, Committee Assistant, and the Fiscal Research Division at least 45 days prior to presentation before the Local Government Commission.
(b) The Committee may make interim reports to the General Assembly on matters for which it may report to a regular session of the General Assembly. A report to the General Assembly shall include the purpose, scope, debt requirements, financing methods, and repayment plans of any local governmental capital project reviewed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and may contain any legislation needed to implement a recommendation of the Committee. (2011-291, s. 1.8(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-157.3 - Organization of Committee.

§ 120-157.3. Organization of Committee.
(a) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each designate a cochair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. The Committee may meet on days when the members of the General Assembly are entitled to subsistence pursuant to G.S. 120-3.1 and may meet at other times upon the joint call of the cochairs.
(b) A quorum of the Committee is eight members. No action may be taken except by a majority vote at a meeting at which a quorum is present. While in the discharge of its official duties, the Committee has the power of a joint committee under G.S. 120-19 and G.S. 120-19.1 thorough G.S. 120-19.4.
(c) Members of the Committee may receive subsistence and travel expenses as provided in G.S. 120-3.1. The Committee may contract for consultants or hire employees in accordance with G.S. 120-32.02. The Legislative Services Commission, through the Legislative Services Officer, shall assign professional staff to assist the Committee in its work. Upon the direction of the Legislative Services Commission, the Supervisors of Clerks of the Senate and of the House of Representatives shall assign clerical staff to the Committee. The expenses for clerical employees shall be borne by the Committee. (2011-291, s. 1.8(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-157.4 - Additional powers.

§ 120-157.4. Additional powers.
The Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government, while in discharge of official duties, shall have access to any paper or document, and may compel the attendance of any State official or employee before the Committee or secure any evidence under G.S. 120-19. In addition, G.S. 120-19.1 through G.S. 120-19.4 shall apply to the proceedings of the Committee as if it were a joint committee of the General Assembly. (2011-291, s. 1.8(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-158 - Creation of Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee.

§ 120-158. Creation of Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee.
(a) There is created the Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee of the Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government.
(b) The Subcommittee shall consist of six members, appointed as follows:
(1) Three Senators appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, at least one of whom shall be a former city or county commissioner, city or county manager, or other local elected official.
(2) Three House members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, at least one of whom shall be a former city or county commissioner, city or county manager, or other local elected official.
(3), (4) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-291, s. 1.8(a), effective June 24, 2011. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1; 1991, c. 739, s. 17; 2011-291, s. 1.8(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-159 - Terms; meetings.

§ 120-159. Terms; meetings.
(a) Members shall be appointed for terms ending June 30, 1987, and subsequently for two-year terms beginning July 1, 1987, and biennially thereafter. A member eligible when appointed may continue for the remainder of the term regardless of the member's continued eligibility for the category. The Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee shall elect a chair from its membership for a one-year term.
(b) The Subcommittee may meet on days when the members of the General Assembly are entitled to subsistence pursuant to G.S. 120-3.1 and may meet at other times upon the joint call of the cochairs. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1; 2011-291, s. 1.8(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-164 - Notification.

§ 120-164. Notification.
(a) Not later than five days before submitting the petition to the Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee, the petitioners shall notify:
(1) The board or boards of county commissioners of the county or counties where the proposed municipality is located;
(2) All cities within that county or counties; and
(3) All cities in any other county that are within five miles of the proposed municipality of the intent to present the petition to the Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee.
(b) The petitioners shall also publish, one per week for two consecutive weeks, with the second publication no later than seven days before submitting the petition to the Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be incorporated of the intent to present the petition to the Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1; 2011-291, s. 2.33.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-165 - Initial inquiry.

§ 120-165. Initial inquiry.
(a) The Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee shall, upon receipt of the petition, determine if the requirements of G.S. 120-163 and G.S. 120-164 have been met. If it determines that those requirements have not been met, it shall return the petition to the petitioners. The Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee shall also publish in the North Carolina Register notice that it has received the petition.
(b) If it determines that those requirements have been met, it shall conduct further inquiry as provided by this Part. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1; 2011-291, s. 2.34.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-166 - Additional criteria; nearness to another municipality.

§ 120-166. Additional criteria; nearness to another municipality.
(a) The Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee may not make a positive recommendation if the proposed municipality is located within one mile of a municipality of 5,000 to 9,999, within three miles of a municipality of 10,000 to 24,999, within four miles of a municipality of 25,000 to 49,999, or within five miles of a municipality of 50,000 or over, according to the most recent decennial federal census, or according to the most recent annual estimate of the Office of State Budget and Management if the municipality was incorporated since the return of that census. For purposes of this section, "municipality" means a city as defined by G.S. 160A-1(2) or a county that has exercised its authority under Article 24 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply in the case of proximity to a specific municipality if:
(1) The proposed municipality is entirely on an island that the nearby city is not on;
(2) The proposed municipality is separated by a major river or other natural barrier from the nearby city, such that provision of municipal services by the nearby city to the proposed municipality is infeasible or the cost is prohibitive, and the Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee shall adopt policies to implement this subdivision;
(3) The municipalities within the distances described in subsection (a) of this section by resolution express their approval of the incorporation; or
(4) An area of at least fifty percent (50%) of the proposed municipality has petitioned for annexation to the nearby city under G.S. 160A-31 within the previous 12 months before the incorporation petition is submitted to the Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee but the annexation petition was not approved. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1024, s. 25; 1998-150, s. 2; 2000-140, s. 93.1(a); 2001-424, s. 12.2(b); 2005-35, s. 2; 2011-291, s. 2.35.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-167 - Additional criteria; population.

§ 120-167. Additional criteria; population.
The Commission may not make a positive recommendation unless the proposed municipality has a permanent population of at least 100 and a population density (either permanent or seasonal) of at least 250 persons per square mile. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1; 1999-458, s. 2.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-168 - Additional criteria; development.

§ 120-168. Additional criteria; development.
The Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee may not make a positive recommendation unless forty percent (40%) of the area is developed for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental uses, or is dedicated as open space under the provisions of a zoning ordinance, subdivision ordinance, conditional or special use permit, or recorded restrictive covenants. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1; 1999-458, s. 3; 2011-291, s. 2.36.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-169 - Additional criteria; area unincorporated.

§ 120-169. Additional criteria; area unincorporated.
The Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee may not make a positive recommendation if any of the proposed municipality is included within the boundary of another incorporated municipality, as defined by G.S. 153A-1(1), or if any of the proposed municipality is included within the boundary of a county that has exercised its authority under Article 24 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1; 2005-35, s. 3; 2011-291, s. 2.37.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-169.1 - Additional criteria; level of development, services; financial impact on other local governments.

§ 120-169.1. Additional criteria; level of development, services; financial impact on other local governments.
(a) Repealed by Session Laws 1999-458, s. 4.
(b) Services. – The Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee may not make a positive recommendation unless the area to be incorporated submits a plan for providing a reasonable level of municipal services. This plan shall be based on the proposed services stated in the petition under G.S. 120-163(c).
(c) The Municipal Incorporations Subcommittee in its report shall indicate the impact on other municipalities and counties of diversion of already levied local taxes or State-shared revenues from existing local governments to support services in the proposed municipality. (1998-150, s. 3; 1999-458, s. 4; 2011-291, s. 2.38.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-170 - Findings as to services.

§ 120-170. Findings as to services.
The Commission may not make a positive recommendation unless it finds that the proposed municipality can provide at a reasonable tax rate the services requested by the petition, and finds that the proposed municipality can provide at a reasonable tax rate the types of services usually provided by similar municipalities. In making findings under this section, the Commission shall take into account municipal services already being provided. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-171 - Procedures if findings made.

§ 120-171. Procedures if findings made.
(a) If the Commission finds that it may not make a positive recommendation because of the provisions of G.S. 120-166 through G.S. 120-170, it shall make a negative recommendation to the General Assembly. The report to the General Assembly shall list the grounds on which a negative recommendation is made, along with specific findings. If a negative recommendation is made, the Commission shall notify the petitioners of the need for a legally sufficient description of the proposed municipality if the proposal is to be considered by the General Assembly. At the request of a majority of the members of the interim board named in the petition, the Commission may conduct a public hearing and forward any comments or findings made as a result of that hearing along with the negative recommendation.
(b) If the Commission determines that it will not be barred from making a positive recommendation by G.S. 120-166 through G.S. 120-170, it shall require that petitioners have a legally sufficient description of the proposed municipality prepared at their expense as a condition of a positive recommendation.
(c) If the Commission determines that it is not barred from making a positive recommendation, it shall make a positive recommendation to the General Assembly for incorporation.
(d) The report of the Commission on a petition shall be in a form determined by the Commission to be useful to the General Assembly. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-172 - Referendum.

§ 120-172. Referendum.
Based on information received at the public hearing, the Commission may recommend that any incorporation act passed by the General Assembly shall be submitted to a referendum, except if the petition contained the signatures of fifty percent (50%) of registered voters the Commission shall not recommend a referendum. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-173 - Modification of petition.

§ 120-173. Modification of petition.
With the agreement of the majority of the persons designated by the petition as an interim governing board, the Commission may submit to the General Assembly recommendations based on deletion of areas from the petition, as long as there are no noncontiguous areas. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 20 - Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government. › § 120-174 - Deadline for recommendations.

§ 120-174. Deadline for recommendations.
If the petition is timely received under G.S. 120-163(e), the Commission shall make its recommendation to the General Assembly no later than 60 days after convening of the next regular session after submission of the petition. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1003, s. 1.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 23A - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services. › § 120-208 - Creation and membership of Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services.

§ 120-208. Creation and membership of Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services.
(a) The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services is established. The Committee consists of 22 members as follows:
(1) Eleven members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, at least three of whom are members of the minority party; and
(2) Eleven members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, at least three of whom are members of the minority party.
(b) Terms on the Committee are for two years and begin on the convening of the General Assembly in each odd-numbered year. Members may complete a term of service on the Committee even if they do not seek reelection or are not reelected to the General Assembly, but resignation or removal from service in the General Assembly constitutes resignation or removal from service on the Committee.
(c) A member continues to serve until a successor is appointed. A vacancy shall be filled within 30 days by the officer who made the original appointment. (2011-291, s. 1.6(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 23A - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services. › § 120-208.1 - Purpose and powers of Committee.

§ 120-208.1. Purpose and powers of Committee.
(a) The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services shall examine, on a continuing basis, the systemwide issues affecting the development, budgeting, financing, administration, and delivery of health and human services, including issues relating to the governance, accountability, and quality of health and human services delivered to individuals and families in this State. The Committee shall make ongoing recommendations to the General Assembly on ways to improve the quality and delivery of services and to maintain a high level of effectiveness and efficiency in system administration at the State and local levels. In conducting its examination, the Committee shall do all of the following:
(1) Study the budgets, programs, and policies of each Division within the Department of Health and Human Services, to determine ways in which the General Assembly may encourage improvement in the budgeting and delivery of health and human services provided to North Carolinians;
(2) Examine, in particular, issues relating to services provided by the following Divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services:
a. Aging and Adult Services.
b. Repealed by Session Laws 2015-245, s. 16, effective September 23, 2015.
c. Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services.
d. Public Health.
e. Social Services;
(3) Study other states' health and human services initiatives, in order to provide an ongoing commentary to the General Assembly on these initiatives and to make recommendations for implementing similar initiatives in North Carolina; and
(4) Study any other health and human services matters that the Committee considers necessary to fulfill its mandate.
(b) The Committee may make interim reports to the General Assembly on matters for which it may report to a regular session of the General Assembly. A report to the General Assembly may contain any legislation needed to implement a recommendation of the Committee. (2011-291, s. 1.6(c); 2015-245, s. 16.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 23A - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services. › § 120-208.2 - Organization of Committee.

§ 120-208.2. Organization of Committee.
(a) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each designate a cochair of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services. The Committee shall meet at least once per quarter, except while the General Assembly is in regular session, and may meet at other times upon the joint call of the cochairs.
(b) A quorum of the Committee is 10 members. No action may be taken except by a majority vote at a meeting at which a quorum is present. While in the discharge of its official duties, the Committee has the powers of a joint committee under G.S. 120-19 and G.S. 120-19.1 through G.S. 120-19.4.
(c) Members of the Committee receive subsistence and travel expenses as provided in G.S. 120-3.1. The Committee may contract for consultants or hire employees in accordance with G.S. 120-32.02. The Legislative Services Commission, through the Legislative Services Officer, shall assign professional staff to assist the Committee in its work. Upon the direction of the Legislative Services Commission, the Supervisors of Clerks of the Senate and of the House of Representatives shall assign clerical staff to the Committee. The expenses for clerical employees shall be borne by the Committee.
(d) The Committee cochairs may establish subcommittees for the purpose of examining issues relating to services provided by particular Divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services. (2011-291, s. 1.6(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 23A - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services. › § 120-208.3 - Additional powers.

§ 120-208.3. Additional powers.
The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services, while in discharge of official duties, shall have access to any paper or document, and may compel the attendance of any State official or employee before the Committee or secure any evidence under G.S. 120-19. In addition, G.S. 120-19.1 through G.S. 120-19.4 shall apply to the proceedings of the Committee as if it were a joint committee of the General Assembly. (2011-291, s. 1.6(c).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 23A - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services. › § 120-208.4 - Reports to the Committee.

§ 120-208.4. Reports to the Committee.
(a) Whenever a Division within the Department of Health and Human Services is required by law to report to the General Assembly or to any of its permanent, study, or oversight committees or subcommittees on matters affecting that Division, the Department shall transmit a copy of the report to the cochairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services.
(b) Beginning no later than November 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the Department of Health and Human Services shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Fiscal Research Division on the use of lapsed salary funds by each Division within the Department. For each Division, the report shall include the following information about the preceding State fiscal year:
(1) The total amount of lapsed salary funds.
(2) The number of full-time equivalent positions comprising the lapsed salary funds.
(3) The Fund Code for each full-time equivalent position included in the number reported pursuant to subdivision (2) of this section.
(4) The purposes for which the Department expended lapsed salary funds. (2011-291, s. 1.6(c); 2012-142, s. 10.20; 2013-360, s. 12A.11.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 23B - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid. › § 120-209 - Creation and membership of Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid.

§ 120-209. Creation and membership of Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid.
(a) The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid is established. The Committee consists of 14 members as follows:
(1) Seven members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, at least two of whom are members of the minority party.
(2) Seven members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, at least two of whom are members of the minority party.
(b) Terms on the Committee are for two years and begin on the convening of the General Assembly in each odd-numbered year, except that initial appointments begin on the date of appointment. Members may complete a term of service on the Committee even if they do not seek reelection or are not reelected to the General Assembly, but resignation or removal from service in the General Assembly constitutes resignation or removal from service on the Committee.
(c) A member continues to serve until a successor is appointed. A vacancy shall be filled within 30 days by the officer who made the original appointment. (2015-245, s. 15; 2022-74, s. 9D.15(aa).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 23B - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid. › § 120-209.1 - Purpose and powers of Committee.

§ 120-209.1. Purpose and powers of Committee.
(a) The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid shall examine budgeting, financing, administrative, and operational issues related to the Medicaid program administered by the Department of Health and Human Services.
(b) The Committee may make periodic reports, including recommendations, to a regular session of the General Assembly on issues related to Medicaid. (2015-245, s. 15; 2022-74, s. 9D.15(aa).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 23B - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid. › § 120-209.2 - Organization of Committee.

§ 120-209.2. Organization of Committee.
(a) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each designate a cochair of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid and. The Committee shall meet upon the joint call of the cochairs.
(b) A quorum of the Committee is eight members. No action may be taken except by a majority vote at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
(c) Members of the Committee receive subsistence and travel expenses, as provided in G.S. 120-3.1. The Committee may contract for consultants or hire employees in accordance with G.S. 120-32.02. The Legislative Services Commission, through the Legislative Services Officer, shall assign professional staff to assist the Committee in its work. Upon the direction of the Legislative Services Commission, the Directors of Legislative Assistants of the Senate and of the House of Representatives shall assign clerical staff to the Committee. The expenses for clerical employees shall be borne by the Committee.
(d) The Committee cochairs may establish subcommittees for the purpose of examining issues relating to its Committee charge. (2015-245, s. 15; 2022-74, ss. 9D.15(z), 9D.15(bb).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 23B - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid. › § 120-209.3 - Additional powers.

§ 120-209.3. Additional powers.
The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid, while in discharge of official duties, shall have access to any paper or document and may compel the attendance of any State official or employee before the Committee or secure any evidence under G.S. 120-19. In addition, G.S. 120-19.1 through G.S. 120-19.4 shall apply to the proceedings of the Committee as if it were a joint committee of the General Assembly. (2015-245, s. 15; 2022-74, s. 9D.15(aa).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 23B - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid. › § 120-209.4 - Reports to Committee.

§ 120-209.4. Reports to Committee.
Whenever the Department of Health and Human Services, or any division within the Department, is required by law to report to the General Assembly or to any of its permanent, study, or oversight committees or subcommittees on matters relating to the Medicaid program, the Department shall transmit a copy of the report to the cochairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid. (2015-245, s. 15; 2022-74, s. 9D.15(aa).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 26 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology. › § 120-230 - Creation and purpose of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology.

§ 120-230. Creation and purpose of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology.
There is established the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology. The Committee shall review current information technology that impacts public policy, including electronic data processing and telecommunications, software technology, and information processing. The goals and objectives of the Committee shall be to develop electronic commerce in the State and to coordinate the use of information technology by State agencies in a manner that assures that the citizens of the State receive quality services from all State agencies and that the needs of the citizens are met in an efficient and effective manner. The Committee shall examine, on a continuing basis, systemwide issues affecting State government information technology, including, but not limited to, State information technology operations, infrastructure, development, financing, administration, and service delivery. The Committee may examine State agency or enterprise-specific information technology issues. The Committee shall make ongoing recommendations to the General Assembly on ways to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of State government information technology. (1999-237, s. 22(a); 2004-129, s. 7A(b).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 26 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology. › § 120-231 - Committee duties; reports.

§ 120-231. Committee duties; reports.
(a) The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology may:
(1) Evaluate the current technological infrastructure of State government and information systems use and needs in State government and determine potential demands for additional information staff, equipment, software, data communications, and consulting services in State government during the next 10 years. The evaluation may include an assessment of ways technological infrastructure and information systems use may be leveraged to improve State efficiency and services to the citizens of the State, including an enterprise-wide infrastructure and data architecture.
(2) Evaluate information technology governance, policy, and management practices, including policies and practices related to personnel and acquisition issues, on both a statewide and project level.
(3) Study, evaluate, and recommend changes to the North Carolina General Statutes relating to electronic commerce.
(4) Study, evaluate, and recommend action regarding reports received by the Committee.
(5) Study, evaluate, and recommend any changes proposed for future development of the information highway system of the State.
(b) The Committee may consult with the State Chief Information Officer on statewide technology strategies and initiatives and review all legislative proposals and other recommendations of the State Chief Information Officer.
(c) The Committee shall submit annual reports to the General Assembly on or before the convening of the regular session of the General Assembly each year. The Committee may submit interim reports at any time it deems appropriate. (1999-237, s. 22(a); 2004-129, ss. 7A(c), 36; 2006-264, s. 10.)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 26 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology. › § 120-232 - Committee membership; terms; organization; vacancies.

§ 120-232. Committee membership; terms; organization; vacancies.
(a) The Committee shall consist of 16 members as follows:
(1) Eight members of the Senate at the time of their appointment, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. At least two appointees shall be members of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
(2) Eight members of the House of Representatives at the time of their appointment, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. At least two appointees shall be members of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee.
(3), (4) Repealed by Session Laws 2004-129, s. 7A(d), effective July 1, 2004.
(b) Members of the Committee shall serve terms of two years beginning at the convening of the General Assembly in each odd-numbered year, with no prohibition against being reappointed, except initial appointments shall begin on appointment and end on the day of convening of the 2005 General Assembly.
(c) Members may complete a term of service on the Committee even if they do not seek reelection or are not reelected, but resignation or removal from service constitutes resignation or removal from service on the Committee.
(d) The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each select a legislative member from their appointees to serve as cochair of the Committee.
(e) The Committee shall meet at least once a quarter and may meet at other times upon the call of the cochairs. A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at meetings of the Committee shall be necessary for action to be taken by the Committee.
(f) All members shall serve at the will of their appointing officer. A member continues to serve until the member's successor is appointed. A vacancy shall be filled within 30 days by the officer who made the original appointment. (1999-237, s. 22(a); 2001-486, s. 2.7; 2004-129, s. 7A(d).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 26 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology. › § 120-233 - Assistance; per diem; subsistence; and travel allowances.

§ 120-233. Assistance; per diem; subsistence; and travel allowances.
(a) The Committee may contract for consulting services as provided by G.S. 120-32.02. Upon approval of the Legislative Services Commission, the Legislative Services Officer shall assign professional and clerical staff to assist in the work of the Committee. The professional staff shall include the appropriate staff from the Fiscal Research, Legislative Analysis, Legislative Drafting, and Information Systems Divisions of the Legislative Services Office of the General Assembly. Clerical staff shall be furnished to the Committee through the offices of the Senate and the House of Representatives Supervisors of Clerks. The expenses of employment of the clerical staff shall be borne by the Committee. The Committee may meet in the Legislative Building or the Legislative Office Building upon the approval of the Legislative Services Commission.
(b) Members of the Committee shall receive per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances as follows:
(1) Committee members who are members of the General Assembly, at the rate established in G.S. 120-3.1.
(2) Committee members who are officials or employees of the State or of local government agencies, at the rate established in G.S. 138-6.
(3) All other Committee members, at the rate established in G.S. 138-5. (1999-237, s. 22(a); 2018-142, s. 4(g).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 26 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology. › § 120-234 - Committee authority.

§ 120-234. Committee authority.
The Committee may obtain information and data from all State officers, agents, agencies, and departments, while in discharge of its duties, under G.S. 120-19, as if it were a committee of the General Assembly. The provisions of G.S. 120-19.1 through G.S. 120-19.4 shall apply to the proceedings of the Committee as if it were a committee of the General Assembly. Any cost of providing information to the Committee not covered by G.S. 120-19.3 may be reimbursed by the Committee from funds appropriated to it for its continuing study. (1999-237, s. 22(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 26 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology. › § 120-235 - Committee subcommittees; noncommittee membership.

§ 120-235. Committee subcommittees; noncommittee membership.
The Committee cochairs may establish subcommittees for the purpose of making special studies pursuant to its duties, and may appoint noncommittee members to serve on each subcommittee as resource persons. Resource persons shall be voting members of the subcommittee and shall receive subsistence and travel expenses in accordance with G.S. 138-5 and G.S. 138-6. (1999-237, s. 22(a).)
2023 North Carolina General Statutes › Chapter 120 - General Assembly › Article 29 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Capital Improvements. › § 120-261 - Creation and membership of Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Capital Improvements.

§ 120-261. Creation and membership of Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Capital Improvements.
The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Capital Improvements is established. The Committee consists of 16 members as follows:
(1) Eight members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, at least two of whom are members of the minority party.
(2) Eight members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, at least two of whom are members of the minority party.
Terms on the Committee are for two years and begin on the convening of the General Assembly in each odd-numbered year, except the terms of the initial members, which begin on appointment and end on the day of the convening of the 2017 General Assembly. Members may complete a term of service on the Committee even if they do not seek reelection or are not reelected to the General Assembly, but resignation or removal from service in the General Assembly constitutes resignation or removal from service on the Committee.
A member continues to serve until the member's successor is appointed. A vacancy shall be filled within 30 days by the officer who made the original appointment. (2015-241, s. 31.16(a).)