GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

 

SESSION LAW 2016-70

SENATE BILL 898

 

 

AN ACT TO appoint persons to various public OFFICES upon the recommendations of the president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and The majority leader of the senate, and to make technical changes.

 

Whereas, G.S. 120‑121 authorizes the General Assembly to make certain appointments to public offices upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

Whereas, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have made recommendations; and

Whereas, G.S. 143B‑168.12 authorizes the General Assembly to appoint a member of the public to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader of the Senate; and

Whereas, the Majority Leader of the Senate has made a recommendation; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

PART I. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE'S RECOMMENDATIONS

SECTION 1.1.  Effective October 1, 2016, Owen D. Andrews of Craven County is appointed to the Outdoor Heritage Advisory Council for a term expiring on September 30, 2020.

SECTION 1.2.  G.S. 90‑471 requires the terms of members of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine Board of Directors to be staggered. To stagger the terms, the terms of Keith Holtsclaw of Mitchell County and Dr. Penney Burlingame Deal of Onslow County appointed to the North Carolina Institute of Medicine Board of Directors expire on December 31, 2017.

SECTION 1.3.  Effective January 1, 2017, Joshua T. Brown of Durham County and Jeffrey H. Ledford of Cleveland County are appointed to the 911 Board for terms expiring on December 31, 2020.

SECTION 1.4.  Dr. Kevin Sharp of Forsyth County is appointed to the North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.5.  Virginia R. Smith of Johnston County is appointed to the Board of Trustees of the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees for a term expiring on June 30, 2018.

SECTION 1.6.  Toni Rittenberg of Craven County and Ji Fei "Jeffrey" Wang of Mecklenburg County are appointed to the Acupuncture Licensing Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.7.  Aaron Fleming of Wake County and Cory S. Causby of Haywood County are appointed to the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Board of Trustees for terms expiring June 30, 2020.

SECTION 1.8.  Belinda Ann Tate of Forsyth County is appointed to the African‑American Heritage Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.9.  Dr. Charles Bruce Williams of New Hanover County is appointed to the North Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.10.  Jennifer Sullivan of Cumberland County is appointed to the North Carolina Arboretum Board of Directors for a term expiring on June 30, 2020.

SECTION 1.11.  Effective March 1, 2016, Vincent DeBenedetto of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Board of Directors for a term expiring on February 28, 2020.

SECTION 1.12.  Elizabeth Gilleland of Wake County and Reverend Charles F. McDowell III of Scotland County are appointed to the North Carolina Child Care Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2018.

SECTION 1.13.  William Toole of Gaston County is appointed to the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees Council for a term expiring on July 1, 2019.

SECTION 1.14.  Michael S. Edwards of Wake County is appointed to the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the North Carolina State Bar for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.15.  Effective January 1, 2017, Jonathan A. Jeffries of Randolph County is appointed to the North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board for a term expiring on December 31, 2019.

SECTION 1.16.  Richard L. Hill of Pitt County and Cynthia R. Barringer of Cabarrus County are appointed to the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.17.  William Russell Davis of Onslow County is appointed to the North Carolina On‑Site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.18.  Cynthia Tart of Brunswick County is appointed to the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.19.  Rhett N. Mabry of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the Permanency Innovation Initiative Oversight Committee for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.20.  Michael J. Atkins of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Recreational Therapy Licensure Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.21.  Robin L. Ross of Caldwell County is appointed to the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.22.  Zenas E. Fearing of Dare County, Edward Brent Lane of Wake County, and Clark S. Twiddy of Dare County are appointed to the Roanoke Island Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2018.

SECTION 1.23.  Pamela J. Cundiff of Rockingham County and Heath R. Jenkins of Gaston County are appointed to the Rural Infrastructure Authority for terms expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.24.  Effective April 1, 2016, Edward Ashby of Surry County is appointed to the North Carolina State Banking Commission for a term expiring on March 31, 2020.

SECTION 1.25.  Susan B. Lewis of Gaston County is appointed to the North Carolina State Building Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.26.  Effective January 1, 2017, Daniel Zeller of Guilford County is appointed to the State Ethics Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2020.

SECTION 1.27.  Diane R. Smith of Caldwell County is appointed to the North Carolina State Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.28.  Jerome J. Cook of Forsyth County is appointed to the North Carolina State Ports Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2018.

SECTION 1.29.  Melinda L. Baran of Wake County is appointed to the Supplemental Retirement Board of Trustees for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.30.  Ronald Cooper of Pitt County and Perri Morgan of Wake County are appointed to the Umstead Act Unfair Competition Panel for terms expiring on June 30, 2020.

SECTION 1.32.  Dr. Brian B. Sheitman of Wake County and Robin Todd‑Hall of Caldwell County are appointed to the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services for terms expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.33.  Charles E. Vines of Mitchell County is appointed to the North Carolina State Water Infrastructure Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2018.

SECTION 1.34.  Effective on the date this act becomes law, Ernie L. Coleman of Beaufort County and Benjamin J. Curtis of Rockingham County are appointed to the Governor's Crime Commission for terms expiring on February 28, 2017.

SECTION 1.35.  Effective September 1, 2016, Angela L. Harris of Franklin County, Gregory C. Light of Rockingham County, The Honorable David V. Byrd of Wilkes County, and Maureen H. Krueger of Moore County are appointed to the Domestic Violence Commission for terms expiring on August 31, 2018.

SECTION 1.36.  Michael J. Martini of Guilford County and Sajjan Agarwal of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Education and Workforce Innovation Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.37.  Effective January 1, 2017, Marie D. Inscore of Nash County, James P. Danahy of Guilford County, and Lorraine Benthin of Rockingham County are appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., for terms expiring on December 31, 2019.

SECTION 1.38.  Effective January 1, 2017, Hugh Campbell of Surry County is appointed to the North Carolina State Judicial Council for a term expiring on December 31, 2020.

SECTION 1.39.  H. Vernon Massengill of Caswell County is appointed to the North Carolina State Fire and Rescue Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 1.40.  Effective on the date this act becomes law, Leslie T. Everett of Pitt County is appointed to the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2018, to fill the unexpired term of Chris Nuckolls.

SECTION 1.41.  Effective on the date this act becomes law, Michael Caron of Union County is appointed to the North Carolina Landscape Contractors' Licensing Board for a term expiring on July 31, 2018.

 

PART II. SPEAKER'S RECOMMENDATIONS

SECTION 2.1.  Karen A. Vaughn of New Hanover County is appointed to the Acupuncture Licensing Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 2.2.  Effective October 1, 2016, Marvin N. Arrington of Pitt County is appointed to the African‑American Heritage Commission for a term expiring on September 30, 2016.

SECTION 2.3.  Harold T. Owen of Alamance County is appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Arboretum for a term expiring on June 30, 2020.

SECTION 2.4.  Anthony L. Gordon of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 2.5.  Effective October 1, 2016, Craig Fitzgerald of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Brain Injury Advisory Council for a term expiring on September 30, 2020.

SECTION 2.6.  Kirby J. Robinson of Forsyth County is appointed to the North Carolina State Building Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2018, to fill the unexpired term of Kent Jackson.

SECTION 2.7.  Robert Seligson of Wake County is appointed to the Centennial Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2020.

SECTION 2.8.  Kristin Weaver of Wake County, Brooke H. King of Wayne County, and Amelie F. Schoel of Union County are appointed to the North Carolina Child Care Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2018.

SECTION 2.9.  Charles E. Vines of Mitchell County is appointed to the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees for a term expiring on July 1, 2019.

SECTION 2.10.  James B. Steele of New Hanover County and Allen Kelly of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Code Officials Qualifications Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2020.

SECTION 2.11.(a)  Joel R. Shores of Cleveland County is appointed to the Criminal Justice Information Network Governing Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2017, to fill the unexpired term of Robert A. Graves.

SECTION 2.11.(b)  William M. Bryan of Nash County is appointed to the Criminal Justice Information Network Governing Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2019, to fill the unexpired term of Norlan Graves.

SECTION 2.12.  Effective September 1, 2016, Johnette R. Smith of Wake County, Michael C. Phillips of Wake County, Mary Catherine Stevens of Surry County, Charles E. Campbell, II, of Moore County, and Julia B. Freeman of Haywood County are appointed to the Domestic Violence Commission for terms expiring on August 31, 2018.

SECTION 2.13.  Effective December 1, 2016, Russell L. Proctor of Nash County is appointed to the Economic Investment Committee for a term expiring on November 30, 2018.

SECTION 2.14.  Effective January 1, 2017, Representative D. Craig Horn of Union County is appointed to the Education Commission of the States for a term expiring on December 31, 2019.

SECTION 2.15.  Judith E. Irwin of Johnston County and Anthony D. Fogleman of Cleveland County are appointed to the North Carolina Education and Workforce Innovation Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 2.16.  Effective September 1, 2016, Ronda Jones of Stokes County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Electrolysis Examiners for a term expiring on August 31, 2019.

SECTION 2.17.  Effective January 1, 2017, Robert E. Moseley, Jr., of Wake County is appointed to the State Ethics Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2020.

SECTION 2.18.  Michael C. "Mike" Stone of Lee County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service for a term expiring on December 31, 2017, to fill the unexpired term of James B. Combs.

SECTION 2.19.  Wanda Burns‑Ramsey of Johnston County is appointed to the North Carolina State Commission for Indian Affairs for a term expiring on June 30, 2018.

SECTION 2.20.  Effective September 1, 2016, David Mark Hullender of Cleveland County is appointed to the Commission on Indigent Defense Services for a term expiring on August 31, 2020.

SECTION 2.21.  Effective January 1, 2017, Tammy B. Owens of Wake County, Joe M. Cabaleiro of Wake County, Michael Tramber of Forsyth County, and Cathy L. Swanson of Caldwell County are appointed to the License to Give Trust Fund for terms expiring on December 31, 2018.

SECTION 2.22.  Effective January 1, 2017, James M. "Mike" Williams of Henderson County is appointed to the North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board for a term expiring on December 31, 2019.

SECTION 2.23.  Effective January 1, 2017, Charles D. Greene of Forsyth County and Eric S. Cramer of Wake County are appointed to the 911 Board for terms expiring on December 31, 2020.

SECTION 2.24.  Jerry O. Pearce of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina On‑Site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board for a term expiring on July 1, 2019.

SECTION 2.25.(a)  Effective October 1, 2016, William Larry Stone of Cleveland County is appointed to the Outdoor Heritage Advisory Council for a term expiring on September 30, 2020.

SECTION 2.25.(b)  If House Bill 1030, 2016 Regular Session of the 2015 General Assembly becomes law, then effective October 1, 2016, James A. Harrill, III, of Wake County is appointed to the Outdoor Heritage Advisory Council for a term expiring on September 30, 2018.

SECTION 2.26.  Lydia Boesch of Moore County is appointed to the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority for a term expiring on July 1, 2019.

SECTION 2.27.  Daniel L. Gurley of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina State Ports Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2018.

SECTION 2.28.  Roy E. Carroll of Guilford County is appointed to the North Carolina Railroad Board of Directors for a term expiring on June 30, 2019, to fill the unexpired term of Gervais Oxendine.

SECTION 2.29.  Tracy J. Warren of Beaufort County is appointed to the North Carolina Recreational Therapy Licensing Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 2.30.  Kenneth J. Daidone of Dare County, James W. "Walt" Spruill of Dare County, and Areca J. Oliff of Dare County are appointed to the Roanoke Island Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2018.

SECTION 2.31.  Jeannette K. Doran of Wake County and Paul Powell of Guilford County are appointed to the Rules Review Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2018.

SECTION 2.32.  Lige Daughtridge of Nash County and Frank A. Stewart of Gaston County are appointed to the Rural Infrastructure Authority for terms expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 2.33.  Donald L. Wells of Vance County is appointed to the North Carolina Board for Licensing of Soil Scientists for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 2.34.  Kevin S. Gordon of Cleveland County is appointed to the State Fire and Rescue Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 2.35.  Dr. Donald L. Martin, Jr., of Forsyth County is appointed to the Board of Trustees of the State Health Plan for Teachers and State employees for a term expiring on June 30, 2018.

SECTION 2.36.  Effective January 1, 2017, James A. Phillips, Jr., of Stanly County is appointed to the State Judicial Council for a term expiring on December 31, 2020.

SECTION 2.37.  Calvin H. Stiles of Cherokee County is appointed to the State Water Infrastructure Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2018.

SECTION 2.38.  Michael H. Lewis of Wake County is appointed to the Supplemental Retirement Board of Trustees for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 2.39.  Effective January 14, 2017, T. Scott Aman of Halifax County is appointed to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority Board for a term expiring on January 14, 2023.

SECTION 2.40.  Justin N. Barefoot of Johnston County and David J. Brown of Yadkin County are appointed to the Well Contractors Certification Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 2.41.  Brian Maness of Guilford County is appointed to the Permanency Innovation Initiative Oversight Committee for a term expiring on June 30, 2019.

SECTION 2.42.  If House Bill 1146, 2016 Regular Session of the 2015 General Assembly becomes law, then R. Eugene Davis, Jr., of Wake County and Mary Jo Cresimore of Wake County are appointed to the Museum of Art Board of Directors for terms expiring on June 30, 2020.

SECTION 2.43.  If House Bill 630, 2016 Regular Session of the 2015 General Assembly becomes law, then Johnny Hutchins of Cleveland County is appointed to the North Carolina Mining Commission for a term beginning June 1, 2016, and expiring on December 31, 2018.

SECTION 2.44.(a)  If House Bill 630, 2016 Regular Session of the 2015 General Assembly becomes law, then Dr. Karen Sullivan Glaser of Lee County is appointed to the North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission for a term beginning June 1, 2016, and expiring on December 31, 2018.

SECTION 2.44.(b)  If House Bill 630, 2016 Regular Session of the 2015 General Assembly becomes law, then Raymond P. Covington of Guilford County is appointed to the North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission for a term beginning June 1, 2016, and expiring on December 31, 2019.

 

PART III. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER'S RECOMMENDATION

SECTION 3.  Effective January 1, 2017, Cheryl Cavanaugh of Onslow County is appointed to the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., Board of Directors for a term expiring on December 31, 2019.

 

PART IV. CORRECTIONS

SECTION 4.1.  Section 1.12 of S.L. 2015‑254 reads as rewritten:

"SECTION 1.12.  Effective August 1, 2015,July 1, 2015, J. Frank Bragg of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees for a term expiring on July 31, 2017.July 1, 2018."

SECTION 4.2.  Section 1.58 of S.L. 2015‑254 reads as rewritten:

"SECTION 1.58.  Effective September 1, 2015, Sheriff James "Alan" Norman of Cleveland County is appointed to the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2017.August 31, 2018."

 

PART V. EFFECTIVE DATE

SECTION 5.  Unless otherwise provided, this act becomes effective July 1, 2016.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 1st day of July, 2016.

 

 

                                                                    s/  Tom Apodaca

                                                                         Presiding Officer of the Senate

 

 

                                                                    s/  Tim Moore

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives