NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1314

SENATE BILL 968

 

 

AN ACT TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION'S ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REVIEW COMMITTEE AND TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR THE COMMITTEE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  The second and third sentences of G.S. 120-30.26 are rewritten to read as follows:

"The Committee is composed of nine members. On October 1 of each odd-numbered year, the cochairmen of the Legislative Research Commission shall jointly appoint Committee members from the membership of the General Assembly for terms of two years, and the members appointed shall elect one of their number to serve as chairman."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 120-30.27 is amended after the first sentence and before the second sentence by inserting the following:

"A quorum of the Committee shall consist of the chairman and three other Committee members, or a majority of the Committee, whichever is fewer."

Sec. 3.  Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 120-30.26, the new appointments authorized by this act shall be made not later than July 15, 1980. The term of office of a new appointee shall be from time of appointment until October 1, 1981, or until the appointee ceases to be a member of the General Assembly, whichever occurs first.

Sec 4.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 25th day of June, 1980.