NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 510

HOUSE BILL 624

 

 

AN ACT TO EXPAND THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE TERMS OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  The first and second paragraphs of G.S. 143B-386, lines one through 23 of the section as the same appears in the 1975 Cumulative Supplement to Volume 3C of the General Statutes, is hereby rewritten to read as follows:

"The State Youth Advisory Council of the Department of Administration shall consist of 20 members. The composition and appointment of the council shall be as follows:

Ten youths to be elected by the procedure adopted by the Youth Advisory Council; and 10 adults to be appointed by the Governor.

The initial members of the council shall be the appointed members of the Youth Advisory Board who shall serve for a period equal to the remainder of their current terms on the Youth Advisory Board. The current terms of the youth members expire July 1, 1976, the current terms of four of the adult members expire April 7, 1976, and the remaining four adult members' terms expire May 1, 1978. At the end of the respective terms of office of the initial members of the council, the appointment of their successors shall be as follows:

(1)        Eight youth members to serve for terms beginning on July 1, 1976, and expiring on June 30, 1977, and two additional youth members to serve for terms beginning on July 1, 1977, and expiring on June 30, 1978. At the end of the terms of office of these youth members of the council, the appointment of their successors shall be for terms of one year and until their successors are appointed and qualify.

(2)        Four adult members to serve for terms beginning on April 8, 1976, and expiring on June 30, 1979; four adult members to serve for terms beginning on May 1, 1978, and expiring on June 30, 1980; one additional adult member to serve for a term beginning July 1, 1977, and expiring June 30, 1978; and one additional adult member to serve for a term beginning July 1, 1977, and expiring June 30, 1979. At the end of the respective terms of office of these adult members of the council, the appointment of their successors shall be for terms of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. The total membership shall reasonably reflect the socioeconomic, ethnic, sexual and sectional composition of the State."

Sec. 2.  It is the intent of the General Assembly that the provisions of this act shall be implemented without additional appropriations to the Department of Administration, and nothing herein contained shall be construed to obligate the General Assembly to appropriate additional funds.

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 9th day of June, 1977.