NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 956

SENATE BILL 722

 

 

AN ACT TO CREATE A COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND TECHNICAL INSTITUTE PLANNING COMMISSION.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  There is created a Community College and Technical Institute Planning Commission.

1.   Organization of the Commission.

(a)        The Commission shall consist of 13 members; three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House, three members shall be appointed by the President of the Senate and seven members shall be appointed by the Governor. The members of the Commission shall be appointed within 30 days of ratification of this act and they shall serve until termination of this Commission.

(b)        If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the Commission, it shall be filled by action of the officer who appointed the former member who is to be replaced, and the person then appointed shall serve for the remainder of the term of the member whom he succeeds.

(c)        The Commission shall hold its first meeting by July 15, 1979, when the members of the Commission shall elect one of their members as chairman and one as vice-chairman. The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Commission and in his absence the vice-chairman shall act as chairman.

2.   Compensation and reimbursement of members.

(a)        Legislative members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for subsistence and travel expenses at the rates set out in G.S. 120-3.1 from funds available to the Commission.

(b)        Members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the State shall receive reimbursement for travel and subsistence expenses at the rates set out in G.S. 138-6 from funds available to the Commission.

(c)        Other members of the Commission who are not officers or employees of the State shall receive compensation and reimbursement for travel and subsistence expenses at the rates set out in G.S. 138-5 from funds available to the Commission.

3.   Staff support for the Commission.

The Department of Community Colleges shall provide administrative and secretarial services to the Commission. The Commission may hire additional staff in its discretion.

4.   Duties of the Commission.

The Commission shall explore ways and recommend a plan for the orderly transfer of the governance and administration of the Department of Community Colleges from the State Board of Education to the State Board of Community Colleges and Technical Institutes. During its exploration the Commission shall examine, evaluate and make recommendations on the following matters:

(a)        the impact of a separate board of governance for community colleges and technical institutes in Chapter 115D of the General Statutes;

(b)        the current method of funding and other methods of funding community colleges and technical institutes (including course offerings); and

(c)        the classification and salary scale of employees of community colleges and technical institutes.

5.   Report by Commission.

The Commission shall report 20 days prior to the 1979 General Assembly (Second Session, 1980). The report of the Commission shall summarize the information obtained during the course of its inquiry, and set forth its findings and conclusions. The Commission shall terminate upon the filing of its report.

6.         Appropriations to the Commission.

There is appropriated to the Community College and Technical Institute Planning Commission from the General Fund of the State twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for fiscal year 1979-80. These funds shall be used to carry out the duties set forth in this act.

Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 8th day of June, 1979.