GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

 SESSION 2011

SESSION LAW 2012-141

HOUSE BILL 1234

AN ACT to appoint persons to various public OFFICES upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate and to make technical corrections to previous appointments.

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

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

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Part I. Speaker's Recommendations

SECTION 1.1.  Effective October 1, 2012, Lavonda R. Daniels of Durham County is appointed to the African-American Heritage Commission for a term expiring on September 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.2.  Thomas C. Hege of Davidson County is appointed to the North Carolina Agriculture Finance Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.3.  Larry W. McClellan of Forsyth County and John Thompson of Robeson County are appointed to the Alarm Systems Licensing Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.4.  Lucas S. Jack of Buncombe County is appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Arboretum for a term expiring on June 30, 2016.

SECTION 1.5.  Effective October 1, 2012, Craig Fitzgerald of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Brain Injury Advisory Council for a term expiring on September 30, 2016.

SECTION 1.6.(a)  Rick A. Whitaker of Durham County is appointed to the State Building Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2013.

SECTION 1.6.(b)  Robert W. Hites, Jr., of Iredell County is appointed to the State Building Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.7.  Robert Seligson of Wake County is appointed to the Centennial Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2016.

SECTION 1.8.  Robin Kegerise of Wake County and Kevin R. Campbell of Mecklenburg County are appointed to the Child Care Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 1.9.  Charles E. Vines of Mitchell County and Kevin W. Markham of Wake County are appointed to the Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees for terms expiring on June 30, 2016.

SECTION 1.10.  Harry Schrum of Alexander County and Allen Kelly of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2016.

SECTION 1.11.  Diane L. Danchi of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.12.(a)  The Honorable Karen B. Ray of Iredell County is appointed to the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the North Carolina State Bar for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.12.(b)  Effective January 1, 2013, Representative Shirley Randleman of Wilkes County is appointed to the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the North Carolina State Bar for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.13.  Effective October 1, 2012, Lorrie Dollar of Wake County is appointed to the Dispute Resolution Commission for a term expiring on September 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.14.  Effective September 1, 2012, Jo M. Liles of Hertford County, George S. York, Jr., of Wake County, Matthew A. Hambidge of Cleveland County, Representative John Faircloth of Guilford 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, 2014.

SECTION 1.15.  Effective December 1, 2012, Russell L. Proctor III of Nash County is appointed to the Economic Investment Committee for a term expiring on November 30, 2014.

SECTION 1.16.  Effective January 1, 2013, Representative Craig Horn of Union County is appointed to the Education Commission of the States for a term expiring on December 31, 2016.

SECTION 1.17.  Benne C. Hutson of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the Environmental Management Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 1.18.  Effective January 1, 2013, the Honorable John M. Tyson of Cumberland County is appointed to the State Ethics Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2016.

SECTION 1.19.  Effective September 1, 2012, Dan W. Kornelis of Forsyth County, Daniel C. Ayscue of Cleveland County, R. Scott Dedman of Buncombe County, Brian D. Coyle of Wake County, and Melody Smith of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Housing Partnership for terms expiring on August 31, 2015.

SECTION 1.20.  Faline Locklear Dial of Robeson County is appointed to the North Carolina State Commission of Indian Affairs for a term expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 1.21.  Effective September 1, 2012, David Mark Hullender of Cleveland County is appointed to the Commission on Indigent Defense Services for a term expiring on August 31, 2016.

SECTION 1.22.  Effective October 1, 2012, Michael Currin of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Irrigation Contractors' Licensing Board for a term expiring on September 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.23.  Effective January 1, 2013, Mary M. Tucker of Wake County, Emmit Ray of Cabarrus County, Bob M. Russ of Forsyth County, and David Stone of Wake County are appointed to the License to Give Trust Fund Commission for terms expiring on December 31, 2014.

SECTION 1.24.  Effective January 1, 2013, Ralph E. Fuller of Craven County is appointed to the North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board for a term expiring on December 31, 2015.

SECTION 1.25.  Effective September 1, 2012, W. Keith Ballentine of Nash County is appointed to the North Carolina State Lottery Commission for a term expiring on August 31, 2017.

SECTION 1.26.  Michael C. Adcock of Brunswick County, Nina S. Walker of Harnett County, and Douglas S. Ramsey of Alexander County are appointed to the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.27.  David Bedington of Catawba County and Renee D. Hays of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy for terms expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.28.  Peggy S. Terhune of Randolph County, Ann Shaw of Randolph County, and Roger L. Dillard, Jr., of Forsyth County are appointed to the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services for terms expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.29.(a)  If both Senate Bill 810 and 820, 2011 Regular Session, become law, then the following shall be appointed to the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission: Charles E. Holbrook of Moore County (Category 7) for a term expiring on June 30, 2014, Raymond T. Covington of Guilford County (Category 4) and William McNeely III of Transylvania County (Category 6) for terms expiring on June 30, 2015, and Charles Taylor of Lee County (Category 5) for a term expiring on June 30, 2016.

SECTION 1.29.(b)  If Senate Bill 820, 2011 Regular Session, becomes law and Senate Bill 810, 2011 Regular Session, does not become law, then the following shall be appointed to the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission: Charles E. Holbrook of Moore County (Category 7) for a term expiring on June 30, 2014, Raymond T. Covington of Guilford County (Category 4) and Christopher J. Ayers of Wake County (Category 6) for terms expiring on June 30, 2015, and Charles Taylor of Lee County (Category 5) for a term expiring on June 30, 2016.

SECTION 1.30.(a)  Effective January 1, 2013, Robert Smith of Mecklenburg County, Richard Isherwood of Mecklenburg County, and Jean Thaxton of Alamance County are appointed to the 911 Board for terms expiring on December 31, 2016.

SECTION 1.30.(b)  Sheriff Len D. Hagaman, Jr., of Watauga County is appointed to the 911 Board for a term expiring on December 31, 2014, to fill the unexpired term of Sheriff Rick Davis.

SECTION 1.31.  Benjamin C. Hobbs of Chowan County, Steven E. Howell of Northampton County, and Donny L. Lassiter of Northampton County are appointed to the North Carolina's Northeast Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 1.32.  Diana Rashash of Onslow County is appointed to the North Carolina On-Site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board for a term expiring on July 1, 2015.

SECTION 1.33.  Paul A. Herbert of Mecklenburg County and Edward W. Wood of New Hanover County are appointed to the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority for terms expiring on July 1, 2015.

SECTION 1.34.  Luther H. Hodges, Jr., of Watauga County is appointed to the North Carolina State Ports Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 1.35.  Robert M. Clark of Stanly County, Clyde Cook of Wake County, Marcus T. Benson of New Hanover County, and William F. Booth of Brunswick County are appointed to the Private Protective Services Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.36.  Effective November 1, 2012, Paul Coyle of Gaston County and Larry Bruce Simpson of Alamance County are appointed to the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board for terms expiring on October 31, 2015.

SECTION 1.37.  Kenneth J. Daidone of Dare County, Agnes B. Powell of Bertie County, and Robert Partridge of Washington County are appointed to the Roanoke Island Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 1.38.  Jeanette K. Doran of Wake County and Anna Baird Choi of Wake County are appointed to the Rules Review Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 1.39.  Sheriff Maynard B. Reid, Jr., of Randolph County is appointed to the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.40.  Effective January 1, 2013, James A. Phillips, Jr., of Stanly County is appointed to the State Judicial Council for a term expiring on December 31, 2016.

SECTION 1.41.  Mona M. Keech of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Supplemental Retirement Board of Trustees for a term expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 1.42.  Jeremy Freeman of Surry County is appointed to the Teaching Fellows Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.43.  Jonathan S. Loftis of Harnett County is appointed to the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2017.

SECTION 1.44.  Cassandra Champion of Granville County is appointed to the Well Contractors Certification Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.45.  Polly Barnhardt of Davie County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 1.46.  Effective January 15, 2013, T. Scott Aman of Halifax County is appointed to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority for a term expiring on January 14, 2017.

Part II.  President Pro Tempore's Appointments

SECTION 2.1.  Effective January 1, 2013, Bobby Bottoms of Stokes County and Laura Sykora of Wake County are appointed to the 911 Board for terms expiring on December 31, 2016.

SECTION 2.2.  Andrew Kingoff of New Hanover County is appointed to the Acupuncture Licensing Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.3.  Effective October 1, 2012, Charles E. Evans of Cumberland County is appointed to the African-American Heritage Commission for a term expiring on September 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.4.  Patricia Todd of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.5.  Effective September 1, 2012, Christine Mumma of Durham County is appointed to the Commission on Indigent Defense Services for a term expiring on August 31, 2016.

SECTION 2.6.  Joshua Fulton of New Hanover County is appointed to the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the North Carolina State Bar for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.7.(a)  Effective immediately, Marjorie Menestres of Wake County is appointed to the Domestic Violence Commission for a term expiring on August 31, 2013.

SECTION 2.7.(b)  Effective September 1, 2012, Dudley Watts, Jr., of Forsyth County, Alexander Nicely of New Hanover County, Susan Bray of Guilford County, Armor Pyrtle of Rockingham County, and Senator Warren Daniel of Burke County are appointed to the Domestic Violence Commission for terms expiring on August 31, 2014.

SECTION 2.8.  Donnie Loftis of Gaston County is appointed to the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children State Council to serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

SECTION 2.9.  Senator Louis Pate of Wayne County is appointed to the Justus-Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force for a term expiring on June 30, 2013, to fill the unexpired term of the Honorable James Forrester.

SECTION 2.10.  Effective January 1, 2012, Lloyd H. Jordan, Jr., of Pitt County, Robin Surane of Mecklenburg County, Kenneth Burkel of Forsyth County, and Arthur Totillo of Person County are appointed to the License to Give Trust Fund Commission for terms expiring on December 31, 2013.

SECTION 2.11.(a)  Gerald Warren of Sampson County is appointed to the North Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.11.(b)  Ed Emory of Duplin County is appointed to the North Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 2.12.  The Honorable Fern Shubert of Union County is appointed to the North Carolina Appraisal Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.13.  Jennifer Sullivan of Cumberland County is appointed to the North Carolina Arboretum Board of Directors for a term expiring on June 30, 2016.

SECTION 2.14.  Paula Neal of Wake County and Janah Fletcher of Guilford County are appointed to the North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners for terms expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.15.  Kathleen Sodoma of Wayne County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.16.  Effective March 1, 2012, Vincent DeBenedetto of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Board of Directors for a term expiring on March 1, 2016.

SECTION 2.17.  Michael Womble of Mitchell County and Aaron L. Fleming of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Board of Trustees for terms expiring on June 30, 2016.

SECTION 2.18.(a)  William Walton, III, of Pitt County and Elizabeth Gilleland of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Child Care Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 2.18.(b)  April Duvall of Macon County is appointed to the North Carolina Child Care Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2013, to fill the unexpired term of Julie Cardwell.

SECTION 2.19.(a)  Jane Dolan of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2013.

SECTION 2.19.(b)  Ashley Benton of Wake County and Wayne Giese of Burke County are appointed to the North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.20.  Effective October 1, 2012, Frank Snow of Cumberland County is appointed to the North Carolina Irrigation Contractors' Licensing Board for a term expiring on September 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.21.  Effective January 1, 2013, Kelly Reid Barbee of Onslow County and Philip J. Lanier of Forsyth County are appointed to the North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board for terms expiring on December 31, 2015.

SECTION 2.22.  Effective October 1, 2012, the Honorable Hugh Webster of Alamance County is appointed to the North Carolina Manufactured Housing Board for a term expiring on September 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.23.(a)  If both Senate Bill 810 and 820, 2011 Regular Session, become law, then the following shall be appointed to the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission: Ivan Gilmore of Beaufort County (Category 10) for a term expiring on June 30, 2014, James Womack of Lee County (Category 9) for a term expiring on June 30, 2015, Vikram Rao of Orange County (Category 11) and George Howard of Wake County (Category 8) for terms expiring on June 30, 2016.

SECTION 2.23.(b)  If Senate Bill 820, 2011 Regular Session, becomes law and Senate Bill 810, 2011 Regular Session, does not become law, then the following shall be appointed to the North Carolina Mining and Energy Commission: James Womack of Lee County (Category 9) for a term expiring on June 30, 2015, and Vikram Rao of Orange County (Category 11) and George Howard of Wake County (Category 8) for terms expiring on June 30, 2016.

SECTION 2.24.  Westin Bordeaux of New Hanover County and Cynthia K. Tart of Brunswick County are appointed to the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority for terms expiring on July 1, 2015.

SECTION 2.25.  Effective November 1, 2012, Edward Bratzke of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Respiratory Care Board for a term expiring on October 31, 2015.

SECTION 2.26.  Effective April 1, 2012, Edward Ashby III of Surry County is appointed to the North Carolina State Banking Commission for a term expiring on March 31, 2016.

SECTION 2.27.  Benjamin Tuggle of Randolph County is appointed to the North Carolina State Building Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.28.(a)  Effective September 30, 2012, Barry Dodson of Rockingham County is appointed to the North Carolina State Lottery Commission for a term expiring on August 31, 2013.

SECTION 2.28.(b)  Effective September 30, 2012, Jody Tyson of Greene County is appointed to the North Carolina State Lottery Commission for a term expiring on August 31, 2017.

SECTION 2.29.  Patrick Joyce of Carteret County is appointed to the North Carolina State Ports Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 2.30.  Angela Upchurch of Gaston County is appointed to the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission for a term expiring on July 1, 2015.

SECTION 2.31.  J. Garry Spence of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2013, to fill the unexpired term of Doc J. Thurston.

SECTION 2.32.  John M. Tayloe of Bertie County, Richard Halbert of Chowan County, and William J. Moore, Jr., of Chowan County are appointed to the North Carolina's Northeast Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 2.33.  Eric Weaver, Sr., of Wake County, William MacRae of Wake County, and Richard A. Epley of Burke County are appointed to the Private Protective Services Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.34.  Heidi Leo of Dare County, Zenas E. Fearing, Jr., of Dare County, and Edward Brent Lane of Wake County are appointed to the Roanoke Island Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 2.35.  Victor L. Riley of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the State Board of Proprietary Schools for a term expiring on December 30, 2014, to fill the unexpired term of Thom Eastwood.

SECTION 2.36.  Effective January 1, 2013, Les Merritt, Jr., of Wake County is appointed to the State Ethics Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2016.

SECTION 2.37.(a)  Effective January 1, 2013, Hugh B. Campbell, III, of Surry County is appointed to the State Judicial Council for a term expiring on December 31, 2016.

SECTION 2.37.(b)  Effective immediately, Robert L. Harper of Edgecombe County is appointed to the State Judicial Council for a term expiring on December 31, 2014.

SECTION 2.38.  Melinda Baran of Wake County is appointed to the Supplemental Retirement Board of Trustees for a term expiring on June 30, 2014.

SECTION 2.39.  Ronald Cooper, Sr. of Pitt County and Perri L. Morgan of Wake County are appointed to the Panel on Nongovernmental Competition (Umstead Act Unfair Competition Panel) for terms expiring on June 30, 2016.

SECTION 2.40.  Daniel Ortiz of Sampson County is appointed to the Well Contractors Certification Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2015.

SECTION 2.41.  Charles Philip Byers of Rutherford County is appointed to the Western North Carolina Regional Economic Development Commission (AdvantageWest North Carolina) for a term expiring on June 30, 2013, to fill the unexpired term of Elizabeth T. Miller.

SECTION 2.42.  Effective January 1, 2013, Margaret C. Conklin of Guilford County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Nursing for a term expiring on December 31, 2016.

SECTION 2.43.  Effective October 1, 2012, Glenn Edward Holmes, Jr. of Davidson County is appointed to the North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselors for a term expiring on September 30, 2016.

PART III.  TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

SECTION 3.1.  Section 2.22 of S.L. 2010-87 reads as rewritten:

"SECTION 2.22.  William R. (Russ) Davis of Wilson County is appointed to the North Carolina On-Site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board for a term expiring on July 1, 2012. July 1, 2013. Effective July 1, 2012, Glenn Hines of Currituck County is appointed to the North Carolina On-Site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board for a term expiring on July 1, 2013.July 1, 2015."

SECTION 3.2.  Section 1.34 of S.L. 2011-176 reads as rewritten:

"SECTION 1.34.  Effective October 1, 2011, Charles Allen of Cumberland County is appointed to the North Carolina Irrigation Contractors' Licensing Board for a term expiring on September 30, 2014.September 30, 2012, to fill the unexpired term of W. Charles Neiman."

PART IV.  EFFECTIVE DATE

SECTION 4.  Unless otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law, and applies to appointments made on or after that date.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 2^nd day of July, 2012.

                                                                    s/  Walter H. Dalton

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/  Thom Tillis

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives