Title: S.L. 1979-668
Category: Introduced Bills

General Assembly of North Carolina	1979

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1979 SESSION

CHAPTER 668
SENATE BILL 586

AN ACT TO RETITLE AND REORGANIZE THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Part 5 of Article 10 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes is rewritten to read:
"PART 5.
"North Carolina Board of Science and Technology.
"§ 143B-440.  North Carolina Board of Science and Technology; creation; powers and duties. — The North Carolina Board of Science and Technology of the Department of Commerce is created. The board has the following powers and duties:
(1)	to identify, and to support and foster the identification of, important research needs of both public and private agencies, institutions and organizations in North Carolina;
(2)	to make recommendations concerning policies, procedures, organizational structures and financial requirements that will promote effective use of scientific and technological resources in fulfilling the research needs identified;
(3)	to allocate funds available to the board to support research projects, to purchase research equipment and supplies, to construct or modify research facilities, to employ consultants, and for other purposes necessary or appropriate in discharging the duties of the board.
"§ 143B-441.  North Carolina Board of Science and Technology; membership; organization; compensation; staff services. —- The North Carolina Board of Science and Technology consists of the Governor, the Science Advisor to the Governor, and 13 members appointed as follows: The Governor shall appoint one member from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one member from North Carolina State University at Raleigh, and two members from other components of The University of North Carolina, all nominated by the President of The University of North Carolina; one member from Duke University, nominated by the President of Duke University; one member from a private college or university, other than Duke University, in North Carolina, nominated by the President of the Association of Private Colleges and Universities; one member from the Research Triangle Institute, nominated by the executive committee of the board of that institute; two members from private industry in North Carolina; and two members from public agencies in North Carolina. One member shall be from the membership of the North Carolina Senate, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; and one member shall be from the membership of the North Carolina House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House. The nominating authority for any vacancy on the board among members appointed by the Governor shall submit to the Governor two nominations for each position to be filled, and the persons so nominated shall represent different disciplines.
The member of the North Carolina Senate and the member of the North Carolina House of Representatives appointed initially to the board shall serve for terms expiring June 30, 1981. Thereafter their successors shall serve for terms of two years each. The members from public agencies shall serve for terms expiring at the end of the term of the Governor appointing them. Of the remaining nine appointments by the Governor, five shall serve for four years expiring June 30, 1983, and four shall serve for two years expiring June 30, 1981; thereafter terms of all nine of these remaining members appointed by the Governor shall be for four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Any appointment to fill a vacancy on the board created by the resignation, dismissal, death or disability of a member shall be for the balance of the unexpired term.
The Governor shall serve as chairman of the board. The vice chairman of the board shall be designated by the Governor from among the members of the board. The Science Advisor to the Governor shall serve as executive director of the board. The Secretary of Commerce or his designee shall serve as secretary to the board.
The Governor may remove any member of the board from office in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 143B-16.
Members of the board who are employees of State agencies or institutions shall receive subsistence and travel allowances authorized by G.S. 138-6. Legislative members of the board shall receive subsistence and travel allowances authorized by G.S. 120-3.1. All other members of the board shall receive per diem and travel and subsistence allowances authorized by G.S. 138-5.
A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
The Secretary of Commerce shall provide all clerical and other services required by the board."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 143B-433 is amended by deleting on line 15 the words: "Science and Technology Committee," and inserting in lieu thereof "Board of Science and Technology."
Sec. 3.  G.S. 143B-443 is amended by striking from line 2 the words "Science and Technology Committee" and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "Department of Commerce."
Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective May 1, 1979.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 29th day of May, 1979.

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