GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1989 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 64

HOUSE BILL 125

 

AN ACT TO CONTINUE THE BIRTH-RELATED NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT STUDY COMMISSION AND PROVIDE THAT FUNDS PREVIOUSLY APPROPRIATED TO THE COMMISSION SHALL REMAIN AVAILABLE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  The Birth-Related Neurological Impairment Study Commission, created by Section 6.1 of Chapter 1100 of the 1987 Session Laws, shall continue in existence until the sine die adjournment of the 1989 Regular Session.  The Commission shall report to the 1989 General Assembly on the first day the Regular Session meets in 1990, provided that if the 1989 Regular Session does not meet in 1990, the Commission is continued until the convening of the 1991 Regular Session and shall report by that date.

Sec. 2.  The continued Birth-Related Neurological Impairment Study Commission shall have the powers and duties of the original Study Commission as they are necessary to continue the original study, and to plan further activity on the subject of the study.  In addition to the original subjects under study by the Commission, the Commission may also include a study of birth-related neurologically impaired victims, however those impairments are caused.

Sec. 3.  Members and staff of the continued Birth-Related Neurological Impairment Study Commission shall receive compensation and expenses as under the original authorization in Chapter 1100 of the 1987 Session Laws.

Sec. 4.  The members of the Birth-Related Neurological Impairment Study Commission shall be those members originally appointed to the Commission.

Sec. 5.  Unexpended funds appropriated to the Birth-Related Neurological Impairment Study Commission by the 1987 General Assembly shall remain available to fund the continued Birth-Related Neurological Impairment Study Commission.  Nothing in this act shall be construed to obligate the 1989 General Assembly to make additional appropriations to the Birth-Related Neurological Impairment Study Commission.

Sec. 6.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 24th day of April, 1989.