GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

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HOUSE BILL DRH40159-LG-39   (03/06)

Short Title:      Modify Various Appointments.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative Lewis.
Referred to:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to modify terms of appointment for various boards.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 143‑548 reads as rewritten:

"§ 143‑548.  Vocational Rehabilitation Council.

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(d1)     Terms of Appointment. –

(1)        Length of Term. – Each member of the Council shall serve for a term of not more than three years, except that:

a.         A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which a predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of that term;

b.         The terms of service of the members initially appointed are as specified by the appointing authority for a fewer number of years as will provide for the expiration of terms on a staggered basis and shall include the members of the existing Council to the extent possible with appropriate adjustments to their terms;

c.         The appointing authority shall have the power to remove any member of the Council from office in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 143B‑16; and

d.         A member may continue to serve until a successor for the position is appointed;

(2)        Number of Terms. – No member of the Council other than the representative of the Client Assistance Program Program, the representative of a parent training and information center, and the representative of the directors of projects carried out under section 121 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 741, as amended, may serve more than two consecutive full terms.

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SECTION 2.  G.S. 140‑5.13 reads as rewritten:

"§ 140‑5.13.  Board of Trustees. – establishment; members; selection; quorum; compensation; officers; meetings.

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(b)        The Board of Trustees of the North Carolina Museum of Art shall consist of 25 members, chosen as follows:

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All regular appointments or elections except those by the General Assembly shall be for terms of six years, except that each member shall serve until the member's successor is chosen and qualifies. No person may be appointed or elected to more than two consecutive terms of six years. All regular appointments by the General Assembly shall be for the then current legislative term, and no appointee of the General Assembly may be appointed to more than two consecutive terms of two years.four years, with no person being appointed to more than three consecutive terms.

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SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.