GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION
CHAPTER 72
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 120-74 reads as rewritten:
"§ 120-74. Appointment of members; terms of office.
The Commission shall consist of 22 members. The President
of the Senate, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker pro
tempore of the House, and the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of
the House shall serve as ex officio members of the Commission. The Speaker of
the House of Representatives shall appoint nine members from the House. The
President pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint eight nine members
from the Senate. Vacancies created by resignation or otherwise shall be filled
by the original appointing authority. Members shall serve two-year terms
beginning and ending on January 15 of the odd-numbered years, except that
initial appointments shall begin on July 1, 1975. Members shall not be
disqualified from completing a term of service on the Commission because they
fail to run or are defeated for reelection. Resignation or removal from the
General Assembly shall constitute resignation or removal from membership on the
Commission. The terms of the initial members of the Commission shall expire
January 15, 1977."
Sec. 2. G.S. 120-75 reads as rewritten:
"§ 120-75. Organization of the Commission.
The President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve as cochairmen of the Commission. Either of the cochairmen may call a meeting of the Commission."
Sec. 3. G.S. 120-78 reads as rewritten:
"§ 120-78. Compensation and expenses of Commission members.
Members of the Commission, who are also members of the
General Assembly, shall receive subsistence and travel expenses at the rates
set forth in G.S. 120-3.1 for General Assembly members. The President
of the Senate shall receive subsistence and travel expenses at the rates set
forth in G.S. 138-6. The Commission shall be funded by the
Legislative Services Commission from appropriations made to the General
Assembly for that purpose."
Sec. 4. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 7th day of May, 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