GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1993 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 777

SENATE BILL 1504

 

AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES IN THE BUDGET OPERATION OF THE STATE AND OTHER STATUTORY CHANGES.

 

SWITCH

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

ED BROADBAND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Section 1. (a)       G.S. 143B-426.39 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

"(16)   Establish switched broadband telecommunications services and permit in addition to State agencies, cities, counties, and other local government units, the following organizations and entities to share on a not-for-profit basis:

a.         Nonprofit educational institutions;

b.         The Microelectronics Center of North Carolina ('MCNC');

c.         Research affiliates of MCNC for use only in connection with research activities sponsored or funded, in whole or in part, by MCNC, if such research activities relate to health care or education in North Carolina;

d.         Agencies of the United States government operating in North Carolina for use only in connection with activities that relate to health care or education in North Carolina; or

e.         Hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities for use only in connection with activities that relate to health care or education in North Carolina.

Provided, however, that sharing of the switched broadband telecommunications services by State agencies with entities or organizations in the categories set forth herein shall not cause the State, the Office of State Controller, or the MCNC to be classified as a public utility as that term is defined in G.S. 62-3(23)a.6.  Nor shall the State, the Office of State Controller, or the MCNC engage in any activities that may cause those entities to be classified as a common carrier as that term is defined in the federal Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. § 153(h).  Provided further, authority to share the switched broadband telecommunications services with the non-State agencies set forth above in subdivision (16)a. through subdivision (16)e. shall terminate one year from the effective date of a tariff that makes the broadband services available to any customer."

(b)       G.S. 62-3(23) is amended by adding a new subparagraph as follows:

"i.         The term public utility shall not include the State, the Office of the State Controller, or the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina in the provision or sharing of switched broadband telecommunications services with non-State entities or organizations of the kind or type set forth in G.S. 143B-426.39."

 

REDUCE PUBLICATION COSTS TO THE STATE/AUTHORIZE PUBLICATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE BY CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE BUSINESS

Sec. 2.  G.S. 150B-21.18 reads as rewritten:

"§ 150B-21.18.  North Carolina Administrative Code.

The Codifier of Rules must compile all rules into a Code known as the North Carolina Administrative Code.  The format and indexing of the Code must conform as nearly as practical to the format and indexing of the North Carolina General Statutes.  The Codifier must publish printed copies of the Code and may publish the Code in other forms.  The Codifier must keep the Code current by publishing the Code in a loose-leaf format and periodically providing new pages to be substituted for outdated pages, by publishing the Code in volumes and periodically publishing cumulative supplements, or by another means.  The Codifier may authorize and license the private indexing, marketing, sales, reproduction, and distribution of the Code.  The Codifier must keep superseded rules."

 

SCHOOL TEXTBOOK LAW CHANGES

Sec. 3.  (a)            G.S. 115C-88 reads as rewritten:

"§ 115C-88.  Commission to evaluate books textbooks offered for adoption.

The members of the Commission who are teachers, principals or the parent of students in the elementary grades shall evaluate all  textbooks offered for adoption in the elementary grades. The members who are teachers, principals or the parent of students in the high schools shall evaluate all books offered for adoption in the high school grades. adoption.

Each member shall examine carefully and file a written evaluation of each book textbook offered for adoption in the category for which he is responsible. adoption.

The evaluation report shall give special consideration to the suitability of the book textbook to the instructional level for which it is offered, the content or subject matter, and other criteria prescribed by the Board.

Each evaluation report shall be signed by the member making the report and filed with the Board not later than a day fixed by the Board when the call for adoption is made."

(b)       G.S. 115C-99 reads as rewritten:

"§ 115C-99.  Legal custodians of books textbooks furnished by State.

Local boards of education are the custodians of all books furnished by the State. textbooks purchased by the local boards with State funds. They shall provide adequate and safe storage facilities for the proper care of these books textbooks and emphasize to all students the necessity for proper care of textbooks."

(c)       G.S. 115C-100 reads as rewritten:

"§ 115C-100.  Rental fees for textbooks prohibited; damage fees authorized.

No local board of education may charge any pupil a rental fee for the use of textbooks. A pupil's parents or legal guardians may be charged damage fees for abuse or loss of textbooks under rules adopted by the State Board of Education. All money collected on State-owned books as damage fees or from the sale of books textbooks purchased with State funds under the provisions of this Part shall be paid annually as collected to the State Board of Education."

 

CHANGE NAME OF NORTH CAROLINA AIR CARGO AIRPORT AUTHORITY TO NORTH CAROLINA GLOBAL TRANSPARK AUTHORITY

Sec. 4.  (a)            The title of Chapter 63A of the General Statutes reads as rewritten:

"North Carolina Air Cargo Transport Global TransPark Authority."

(b)       G.S. 63A-1 reads as rewritten:

"§ 63A-1.  Short title and intent.

This Chapter is the 'North Carolina Air Cargo Airport Global TransPark Authority Act.' It is enacted in part pursuant to Article V, Section 13, of the North Carolina Constitution with the intent that the body politic and corporate created by this Chapter shall have all power and authority as may be provided to it under that section of the Constitution."

(c)       G.S. 63A-2(3) reads as rewritten:

"(3)      Authority. - The North Carolina Air Cargo Airport Global TransPark Authority."

(d)       G.S. 63A-3(a) reads as rewritten:

"(a)      Creation.  The North Carolina Air Cargo Airport Global TransPark Authority is created as a body corporate and politic having the powers and jurisdiction as provided under this Chapter or any other law. The Authority is a State agency created to perform essential governmental and public functions. The Authority shall be located within the Department of Transportation, but shall exercise all of its powers, including the power to employ, direct, and supervise all personnel, independently of the Secretary of Transportation and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the Secretary only with respect to the management functions of coordinating and reporting."

(d1)     G.S. 63A-3(b) reads as rewritten:

"(b)      Board of Directors.  The Authority shall be governed by a Board of Directors.  The Board shall consist of at least the following 19 20 members:

(1)       Seven members appointed by the Governor.

(2)       Three members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in accordance with G.S. 120-121.

(3)       Three members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate in accordance with G.S. 120-121.

(4)       The State Treasurer, who shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member.

(5)       The President of the North Carolina System of Community Colleges, provided that the President of the North Carolina Community Colleges may instead appoint to the Board of Directors one member of the board of trustees of a community college or one president of a community college.  If such an appointment is made, the appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the President.

(6)       The President of The University of North Carolina, provided that the President of the University of North Carolina may instead appoint to the Board of Directors one member of the board of trustees of a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, or one chancellor of a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina.  If such an appointment is made, the appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the President.

(7)       The Chairman of the State Ports Authority.

(8)       One member appointed by the board of county commissioners of any county in which the cargo airport complex site is located.

(9)       One member appointed by the city council of the city which is a county seat of any county in which the cargo airport complex site is located.

(10)     The Commissioner of Agriculture.

Within 90 days after the Authority acquires land, either by purchase or condemnation, for development as part of a cargo airport complex site, the board of county commissioners in any county in which a portion of the land is located and the city council of the city which is the county seat of the county shall, by resolution, each appoint a person to serve as a member of the Board.  If the board of commissioners or the city council appoints one of its own members to the Board, the county commissioner or the member of the city council who is appointed is considered to be serving on the Board as an ex officio voting member as part of the duties of the office of county commissioner or the office of city council member, in accordance with G.S. 128-1.2, and is not considered to be serving in a separate office.  Notwithstanding G.S. 116-31(h), a member of the board of trustees of a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina appointed to the Board of Directors under subdivision (6) of this subsection may concurrently serve on the board of trustees and the Board of Directors.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Governor may serve on the Board of Directors by his own appointment on or after July 16, 1991, under subdivision (1) of this subsection.

As the holder of an office, each member of the Board shall take the oath required by Article VI, § 7 of the North Carolina Constitution before assuming the duties of a Board member."

(e)       G.S. 66-58(b)(17) reads as rewritten:

"(17)   The North Carolina Air Cargo Airport Global TransPark Authority or a lessee of the Authority."

(f)        G.S. 120-123(25a) reads as rewritten:

"(25a)  The North Carolina Air Cargo Airport Global TransPark Authority as established under G.S. 63A-3."

(g)       G.S. 126-5(c1)(15) reads as rewritten:

"(15)   Employees of the North Carolina Air Cargo Airport Global TransPark Authority."

(h)       G.S. 143-336 reads as rewritten:

"§ 143-336.  Definitions.

As used in this Article:

'Agency' includes every agency, institution, board, commission, bureau, council, department, division, officer, and employee of the State, but does not include counties, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, county and city boards of education, and other local public bodies.

'Community college buildings' means all buildings, utilities, and other property developments located at a community college, which is defined in G.S. 115D-2(2).

'Department' means the Department of Administration, unless the context otherwise requires.

'Public buildings' means all buildings owned or maintained by the State in the City of Raleigh, but does not mean any building which a State agency other than the Department of Administration is required by law to care for and maintain.

'Public buildings and grounds' means all buildings and grounds owned or maintained by the State in the City of Raleigh, but does not mean any building or grounds which a State agency other than the Department of Administration is required by law to care for and maintain.

'Public grounds' means all grounds owned or maintained by the State in the City of Raleigh, but does not mean any grounds which a State agency other than the Department of Administration is required by law to care for and maintain.

'Secretary' means the Secretary of Administration, unless the context otherwise requires.

'State buildings' mean all State buildings, utilities, and other property developments except the State Legislative Building, railroads, highway structures, bridge structures, and any buildings, utilities, or property owned or leased by the North Carolina Air Cargo Airport Global TransPark Authority.

But under no circumstances shall this Article or any part thereof apply to the judicial or to the legislative branches of the State."

(i)        G.S. 147-69.2(b)(11) reads as rewritten:

"(11)   With respect to assets of the Escheat Fund, obligations of the North Carolina Air Cargo Airport Global TransPark Authority authorized by G.S. 63A-4(a)(22), not to exceed twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), that have a final maturity not later than September 1, 1999. The obligations shall bear interest at the rate set by the State Treasurer. No commitment to purchase obligations may be made pursuant to this subdivision after September 1, 1993, and no obligations may be purchased after September 1, 1994.  In the event of a loss to the Escheat Fund by reason of an investment made pursuant to this subdivision, it is the intention of the General Assembly to hold the Escheat Fund harmless from any such loss by appropriating to such Escheat Fund funds equivalent to such loss."

(j)        G.S. 150B-1(d)(5) reads as rewritten:

"(5)      The North Carolina Air Cargo Airport Global TransPark Authority with respect to the acquisition, construction, operation, or use, including fees or charges, of any portion of a cargo airport complex."

(k)       G.S. 150B-1(e)(10) reads as rewritten:

"(10)   The North Carolina Air Cargo Airport Global TransPark Authority with respect to the acquisition, construction, operation, or use, including fees or charges, of any portion of a cargo airport complex."

(l)        Any reference to the North Carolina Air Cargo Airport Authority in any other act of the General Assembly is deemed to refer to the North Carolina Global TransPark Authority.

 

TORT CLAIMS AWARD INCREASE

Sec. 5.   (a)           G.S. 143-291(a) reads as rewritten:

"(a)      The North Carolina Industrial Commission is hereby constituted a court for the purpose of hearing and passing upon tort claims against the State Board of Education, the Board of Transportation, and all other departments, institutions and agencies of the State.  The Industrial Commission shall determine whether or not each individual claim arose as a result of the negligence of any officer, employee, involuntary servant or agent of the State while acting within the scope of his office, employment, service, agency or authority, under circumstances where the State of North Carolina, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the laws of North Carolina.  If the Commission finds that there was such negligence on the part of an officer, employee, involuntary servant or agent of the State while acting within the scope of his office, employment, service, agency or authority, which was the proximate cause of the injury and that there was no contributory negligence on the part of the claimant or the person in whose behalf the claim is asserted, the Commission shall determine the amount of damages which the claimant is entitled to be paid, including medical and other expenses, and by appropriate order direct the payment of such damages by the department, institution or agency concerned, but in no event shall the amount of damages awarded exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) cumulatively to all claimants on account of injury and damage to any one person.  Community colleges and technical colleges shall be deemed State agencies for purposes of this Article. The fact that a claim may be brought under more than one Article under this Chapter shall not increase the foregoing maximum liability of the State."

(b)       This section becomes effective October 1, 1994, and applies to claims arising on or after that date.

 

DECELERATION OF DOWNDRIFT BEACH EROSION

Sec. 6.  (a)            G.S. 113-229(i) reads as rewritten:

"(i)       All Subject to subsection (h1) of this section, all materials excavated pursuant to such permit, regardless of where placed, shall be encased or entrapped in such a manner as to minimize their moving back into the affected water."

(b)       G.S. 113-229 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(h1)    All construction and maintenance dredgings of beach-quality sand may be placed on the downdrift beaches or, if placed elsewhere, an equivalent quality and quantity of sand from another location shall be placed on the downdrift beaches."

 

FIRST FLIGHT COMMISSION ESTABLISHED

Sec. 7. (a)Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new Article to read:

"ARTICLE 67.

"First Flight Centennial Commission.

"§ 143-640. Commission established; purpose; members; terms of office; quorum; compensation; termination.

(a)       Establishment. - There is established the First Flight Centennial Commission.  The Commission shall be located within the Department of Cultural Resources for organizational, budgetary, and administrative purposes.

(b)       Purpose. - The purpose of the Commission is to develop and plan activities to commemorate the centennial of the first successful manned, controlled, heavier-than-air, powered flight (in this Article referred to as 'the First Flight') and other historical events related to the development of powered flight.

(c)       Membership. - The Commission shall consist of 26 members, as follows:

(1)       Four persons appointed by the Governor.

(2)       Four persons appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(3)       Four persons appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

(4)       The following persons or their designees, ex officio:

a.         The Governor.

b.         The President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

c.         The Speaker of the House of Representatives.

d.         The United States Senators from this State.

e.         The member of the United States House of Representatives for the Third Congressional District.

f.          The Governor of the State of Ohio.

g.         The Secretary of the Department of Cultural Resources.

h.         The Superintendent of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore of the United States National Park Service.

i.          The chair of the Centennial of Flight Commemoration Commission.

j.          The President of the First Flight Society.

k.         The chair of the Dare County Board of Commissioners.

l.          The Mayor of the Town of Kill Devil Hills.

m.        The chair of the Dare County Tourism Board.

The members appointed to the First Flight Centennial Commission shall be chosen from among individuals who have the ability and commitment to promote and fulfill the purposes of the Commission, including individuals who have demonstrated expertise in the fields of aeronautics, aerospace science, or history, who have contributed to the development of the fields of aeronautics or aerospace science, or who have demonstrated a commitment to serving the public.

(d)       Terms. - Members shall serve for two-year terms, with no prohibition against being reappointed, except initial appointments shall be for terms as follows:

(1)       The Governor shall initially appoint two members for a term of two years and two members for a term of three years.

(2)       The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall initially appoint two members for a term of two years and two members for a term of three years.

(3)       The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall initially appoint two members for a term of two years and two members for a term of three years.

Initial terms shall commence on July 1, 1994.

(e)       Chair. - The chair shall be appointed biennially by the Governor from among the membership of the Commission.  The initial term shall commence on July 1, 1994.

(f)        Vacancies. - A vacancy in the Commission or as chair of the Commission resulting from the resignation of a member or otherwise shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made and the term shall be for the balance of the unexpired term.

(g)       Compensation. - The Commission members shall receive no salary as a result of serving on the Commission but shall receive per diem, subsistence, and travel expenses in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 120-3.1, 138-5, and 138-6, as applicable.  When approved by the Commission, members may be reimbursed for subsistence and travel expenses in excess of the statutory amount.

(h)       Removal. - Members may be removed in accordance with G.S. 143B-13 as if that section applied to this Article.

(i)        Meetings. - The chair shall convene the Commission.  Meetings shall be held as often as necessary, but not less than four times a year.

(j)        Quorum. - A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  The affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at meetings of the Commission shall be necessary for action to be taken by the Commission.

(k)       Termination of Commission. - The Commission shall terminate June 30, 2004, which is six months after the 100th anniversary of the First Flight.

"§ 143-641. Powers and duties of the Commission.

(a)       Powers and Duties. - The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:

(1)       To plan and develop activities appropriate to commemorate the centennial of the First Flight, including the coordination of activities throughout the State and nation.

(2)       To coordinate with the national Centennial of Flight Commemoration Commission and the 2003 Fund Commission of Ohio in planning and promoting commemorative events and activities.

(3)       To appoint a director, who shall be exempt from the State Personnel Act, to employ other staff as it deems necessary, subject to the State Personnel Act, and to fix their compensation.

(4)       To adopt bylaws by a majority vote of the Commission.

(5)       To accept grants, contributions, devises, bequests, gifts, and services for the purpose of providing support to the Commission.  The funds and property shall be retained by the Commission, and the Commission shall prescribe rules under which the Commission may accept donations of money, property, or personal services, and determine the value of donations of property or personal services.

(6)       To design, seek clearance for, and register with the Secretary of State a logo as the official emblem of the First Flight celebration, in coordination with the federal advisory commission. The Commission shall issue rules regarding the use of the logo.

(b)       Commemoration Activities. - In planning and implementing appropriate activities to commemorate the centennial of the First Flight, the Commission shall give due consideration to:

(1)       The historical setting in which the First Flight of the Wright Brothers took place.

(2)       The contribution of powered flight to the development of transportation worldwide.

(3)       The contribution that powered flight has made to worldwide trade and the economic development of the United States and all nations.

(4)       The contribution that powered flight has made to world peace and security.

(5)       The need to educate the public regarding the research and development of powered flight, and to acknowledge the development of aeronautics, aerospace science, and the aerospace industry, including the development of the glider and Orville and Wilbur Wright's contribution to the development of the glider.

(6)       The development of aerospace science and the aerospace industry since the First Flight, including the development of space exploration.

(7)       The importance of activities to commemorate the First Flight and to honor Orville and Wilbur Wright and their contribution to powered flight.

(8)       The need to expand the facilities of the Wright Brothers National Memorial to honor Orville and Wilbur Wright and to educate the public regarding the development of powered flight and the development of aeronautics and aerospace science since the First Flight.

(9)       The commitment and efforts of the First Flight Society and the National Park Service to preserving the Wright Brothers National Memorial and to honoring Orville and Wilbur Wright on the centennial of the First Flight.

(c)       Contract Authority. - The Commission may procure supplies, services, and property as appropriate, and may enter into contracts, leases, or other legal agreements to carry out the purposes of this Article.  All contracts, leases, or legal agreements entered into by the Commission shall terminate on the date of termination of the Commission.  Termination shall not affect any disputes or causes of action of the Commission that arise before the date of termination, and the Department of Cultural Resources may prosecute or defend any causes of action arising before the date of termination.  All property acquired by the Commission that remains in the possession of the Commission on the date of termination shall become the property of the Department of Cultural Resources.

"§ 143-642.  Assignment of property; offices.

(a)       Assignment of Property. - Upon request of the Commission, the head of any State agency may assign property, equipment, and personnel of such agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under this Article.  Assignments under this subsection shall be without reimbursement by the Commission to the agency from which the assignment was made.  Property and equipment that remains in the possession of the Commission on the date of the termination of the Commission shall revert to the agency from which the property was acquired.

(b)       Office Space. - The Department of Cultural Resources shall provide office space in Raleigh for use as offices by the First Flight Centennial Commission, and the Department of Cultural Resources shall receive no reimbursement from the Commission for the use of the property during the life of the Commission.

"§ 143-643. Commission reports.

(a)       Annual Report. - Before July 1, 1995, the Commission shall submit to the General Assembly a comprehensive report incorporating specific recommendations of the Commission for commemoration of the First Flight and other historical events related to the development of powered flight.  After the initial report, the Commission shall submit a report to the General Assembly within 30 days of the convening of each Regular Session of the General Assembly until the Commission terminates.  The report shall include:

(1)       Recommendations for appropriate activities for the commemoration, including:

a.         Publications, both printed and electronic, of books, periodicals, films, videotapes, and other promotional and educational materials.

b.         Scholarly projects, conferences, lectures, seminars, and programs.

c.         Libraries, exhibits, and museums.

d.         Competitions and awards for historical, scholarly, artistic, and other works and projects related to the centennial.

e.         Ceremonies and celebrations, including a calendar of major activities, commemorating the centennial and other related historical events and achievements.

(2)       Recommendations for legislation and administrative action to promote and develop the commemoration.

(3)       An accounting of funds received and expended.

(b)       Final Report. - The Commission shall submit a final report to the General Assembly no later than June 30, 2004.  The final report shall include:

(1)       A summary of the activities of the Commission.

(2)       A final accounting of funds received and expended by the Commission.

(3)       Recommendations concerning the disposition of historically significant property donated to or acquired by the Commission."

(b)       The Department of Cultural Resources shall use funds within its budget for the 1994-95 fiscal year, in the amount of seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) for the establishment and operation of the First Flight Centennial Commission during the term of the Commission.

 

RANDLEMAN DAM RESERVE RELEASE RESTRICTIONS

Sec. 8.  (a)            The funds appropriated in Chapter 769 of the 1993 Session Laws for the Randleman Dam shall be held in a Reserve and released only as provided in this section.

(b)       If the May 12, 1994, order of the Wake County Superior Court nullifying the decision and certificate of the Environmental Management Commission authorizing the Piedmont Triad Water Authority to condemn land and to carry out certain interbasin transfers of water is appealed, then the funds shall be released on the earlier of:

(1)       The Court of Appeals or Supreme Court overturning the Superior Court decision or remanding it for further consideration; or

(2)       A final decision by the Environmental Management Commission granting authority to proceed with the project, in the event the issue is either remanded for a new hearing or a new hearing is scheduled by consent of the parties or there is a new hearing process before the Environmental Management Commission pertaining to a certificate for interbasin transfers.

(c)       All funds appropriated in Chapter 769 of the 1993 Session Laws for the construction of Randleman Dam shall revert to the General Fund on October 1, 1996, if construction has not begun before that date.

 

TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS CHAPTER 769

Sec. 9. (a) Section 3 of Chapter 769 of the 1993 Session Laws is amended in the NONRECURRING column by adding one million eight hundred thousand dollars ($1,800,000) to the line for North Carolina School of the Arts and a like amount to the total for The University of North Carolina - Board of Governors.

(b)       Section 3 of Chapter 769 of the 1993 Session Laws is amended in the NONRECURRING column by changing the amount in the line for Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources to "8,106,546".

(c)       Section 3 of Chapter 769 of the 1993 Session Laws is amended in the NONRECURRING column by changing the amount in the line for Department of Commerce to "18,785,509".

(d)       The second Section 24.8 of Chapter 769 of the 1993 Session Laws is redesignated as Section 24.8A.

(e)       Section 19.26(d) of Chapter 769 of the 1993 Session Laws is amended by adding a period at the end.

(f)        Section 16.2(b) of Chapter 769 of the 1993 Session Laws is amended by deleting "160A", and substituting "163".

(g)       Section 19.17 of Chapter 769 of the 1993 Session Laws is amended in the first paragraph by deleting the language "fifty-five million eight hundred twenty-four thousand one hundred thirty-six dollars ($55,824,136)"and substituting "forty-five million eight hundred fifty-six thousand four hundred thirty-eight dollars ($45,856,438)".

Sec. 10.  Unless otherwise specified, this act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 17th day of July, 1994.

 

 

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Dennis A. Wicker

President of the Senate

 

 

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Daniel Blue, Jr.

Speaker of the House of Representatives