NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

CHAPTER 348

HOUSE BILL 457

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 111 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES TO PROVIDE THAT THE RESPECTIVE BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MAY AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO PERFORM ACTS AND FUNCTIONS, THE PERFORMANCE OF WHICH IS DELEGATED TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BY THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 111.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  Chapter 111 of the General Statutes is hereby amended by adding a new section to be numbered G.S. 111-35 to read as follows:

"§ 111-35.  Authority of director of social services. — The respective boards of county commissioners of each county are hereby authorized to empower and confer upon the county director of social services for their respective counties the authority to perform any or all acts or functions which the previous sections of this Article direct or authorize the county boards of commissioners to perform. Any act or function performed by a county director of social services under the authority of this section shall be reported by him to the respective county board of commissioners for its review, and for alternative action or disposition where deemed appropriate by such board. Provided that the respective boards of county commissioners shall make no alternative or different disposition of a matter which the county director of social services is empowered to act upon which would prejudicially affect the status of any aid to the blind recipient without first affording such recipient reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1971.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 10th day of May, 1971.