GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION
CHAPTER 367
AN ACT TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO STATUTES GOVERNING NATIONAL GUARD AWARDS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 127A-45 reads as rewritten:
"§ 127A-45. North Carolina National Guard State Active Duty Award.
There is hereby created the North Carolina National Guard
State Active Duty Award which shall be a ribbon of appropriate design. This
ribbon and appurtenances thereto shall be of a design approved by the Governor
or his designated representative. The Adjutant General of North
Carolina is authorized to award this ribbon to members of the North Carolina
national guard who satisfactorily serve a tour of State active duty on or after
July 1, 1974, by order of the Governor and said tour of State active duty
having been designated by the Adjutant General of North Carolina as worthy of
this award. Said tours of State active duty designated for this award are to be
of such nature as to be a distinct and notable service to a community or the
State. The Adjutant General of North Carolina may present this ribbon to
members of the North Carolina National Guard who, by order of the Governor,
satisfactorily serve a tour of State active duty. To be worthy of this
award, the nature of the tour of State active duty must have been a distinct
and notable service to the State or to a community, as determined by the
Adjutant General of North Carolina. On or after July 1, 1991, this award
may also be presented to active guard personnel and reserve personnel who
satisfactorily participate in tours of State active duty."
Sec. 2. G.S. 127A-44 reads as rewritten:
"§ 127A-44. North Carolina National Guard Commendation Medal.
There is hereby created the North Carolina National Guard
Commendation Medal which shall be of appropriate design, and a ribbon, together
with a rosette or other device to be worn in lieu thereof. This medal and
appurtenances thereto shall be of a design approved by the Governor or his
designated representative. The Adjutant General of North Carolina or his
designated representative, who shall not be below the grade of general
officer, who shall not be below the rank of colonel (O-6), may is
authorized to award this medal. Any member or former member of the armed
forces discharged under honorable conditions, who distinguishes himself by his
example or the performance of a specific act in behalf of the North Carolina
national guard, is eligible for this award."
Sec. 3. Chapter 127A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 127A-44.1. North Carolina National Guard Achievement Medal.
There is hereby created the North Carolina National Guard Achievement Medal which shall be of appropriate design, and a ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in lieu thereof. This medal and appurtenances thereto shall be of a design approved by the Governor or his designated representative. The Adjutant General of North Carolina or his designated representative, who shall not be below the rank of lieutenant colonel (O-5), may award this medal. Any member or former member of the armed forces discharged under honorable conditions, who distinguishes himself by his example or the performance of a specific act in behalf of the North Carolina National Guard, is eligible for this award."
Sec. 4. Chapter 127A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 127A-45.2A. North Carolina National Guard Outstanding Unit Award.
There is hereby created the North Carolina National Guard Outstanding Unit Award which shall be a streamer, a unit emblem, and a certificate, all of appropriate design as approved by the Governor or his designated representative. The Adjutant General may present this citation to any unit of the North Carolina National Guard distinguishing itself through meritorious achievement or service to the State of North Carolina. The required meritorious service, while of a lesser degree than that required for the award of the North Carolina National Guard Meritorious Unit Citation, must nevertheless have been accomplished with distinction."
Sec. 5. Chapter 127A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 127A-45.5A. Other awards.
The Adjutant General may, from time to time, create such other awards and medals to recognize meritorious service or outstanding achievement. The creation of such awards and medals shall be approved by the Governor. The Governor or his designee shall approve the design of such awards and medals."
Sec. 6. This act becomes effective October 1, 1991.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 24th day of June, 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