GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION

CHAPTER 573
SENATE BILL 373

AN ACT TO ADD FOUR MEMBERS TO THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 143B-426.31 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143B-426.31. North Carolina Board of Science and Technology; membership; organization; compensation; staff services.
(a)	The North Carolina Board of Science and Technology consists of the Governor, the Science Advisor to the Governor, and 17 members appointed as follows: the Governor shall appoint one member from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one member from North Carolina State University at Raleigh, and two members from other components of the University of North Carolina, all nominated by the President of the University of North Carolina; one member from Duke University, nominated by the President of Duke University; one member from a private college or university, other than Duke University, in North Carolina, nominated by the President of the Association of Private Colleges and Universities; one member from the Research Triangle Institute, nominated by the executive committee of the board of that institute; one member from the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina, nominated by the executive committee of the board of that center; one member from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, nominated by the executive committee of the board of that center; four members from private industry in North Carolina, at least one of whom shall be a professional engineer registered pursuant to Chapter 89C of the General Statutes or a person who holds at least a bachelors degree in engineering from an accredited college or university; and two members from public agencies in North Carolina.  Two members shall be appointed by the General Assembly, one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the President of the Senate, and one shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in accordance with G.S. 120-121.  The nominating authority for any vacancy on the Board among members appointed by the Governor shall submit to the Governor two nominations for each position to be filled, and the persons so nominated shall represent different disciplines.
(b)	Members appointed to the Board by the General Assembly shall serve for two-year terms beginning 1 July of odd-numbered years.  Vacancies in appointments made by the General Assembly shall be filled in accordance with G.S. 120-122.  The two members from public agencies shall serve for terms expiring at the end of the term of the Governor appointing them.  The other 13 members appointed to the Board by the Governor shall serve for four-year terms, and until their successors are appointed and qualified.  Of those 13 members, six shall serve for terms that expire on 30 June of years that follow by one year those years that are evenly divisible by four, and seven shall serve for terms that expire on 30 June of years that follow by three years those years that are evenly divisible by four.  Any appointment to fill a vacancy on the Board created by the resignation, dismissal, death, or disability of a member shall be for the balance of the unexpired term.
(c)	The Governor shall serve as chairman of the Board.  The vice chairman of the Board shall be designated by the Governor from among the members of the Board.  The Science Advisor to the Governor shall serve as executive director of the Board.  The Secretary of Administration or his designee shall serve as secretary to the Board.
(d)	The Governor may remove any member of the Board from office in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 143B-16.
(e)	Members of the Board who are employees of State agencies or institutions shall receive subsistence and travel allowances authorized by G.S. 138-6.  Legislative members of the Board shall receive subsistence and travel allowances authorized by G.S. 120-3.1.
(f)	A majority of the Board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
(g)	The Secretary of Administration shall provide all clerical and other services required by the Board."
Sec. 2.  Of the initial members of the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology that are added to the Board by this act, two shall be appointed by the Governor to serve for two-year terms that expire on 30 June 1993 and two shall be appointed by the Governor to serve for four-year terms that expire on 30 June 1995.
Sec. 3.  This act shall not be construed to obligate the General Assembly to make any appropriation to implement the provisions of this act.  The North Carolina Board of Science and Technology and the Department of Administration shall implement the provisions of this act from funds otherwise appropriated or available to the Board or to the Department.
Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective 1 July 1991.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 8th day of July, 1991.

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James C. Gardner
President of the Senate

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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives