GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
SESSION LAW 2018-12
SENATE BILL 462
AN ACT to change The name of the University of North Carolina General Administration to the University of North Carolina System Office.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 116‑17.3 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116‑17.3. Board of Governors monitors certain human resources actions.
(a) The Board of Governors
of The University of North Carolina shall monitor nonlegislative annual
employee salary increases in the amount of five percent (5%) or more granted at
constituent institutions or within the General Administration The
University of North Carolina System Office (i) to employees having annual
salaries of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or greater or (ii) that
would result in an annual employee salary of one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000) or greater. No such salary increase shall become effective unless or
until it is reported to the Board by a consultation that includes the
justification for the increase or otherwise complies with consultation
requirements adopted by the Board.
(b) The Board of Governors
of The University of North Carolina shall monitor new personnel positions
created at constituent institutions or within the General Administration The
University of North Carolina System Office having annual salaries of seventy
thousand dollars ($70,000) or greater. No such new position may be filled
unless or until its creation is reported to the Board by a consultation that
includes the justification for the new position or otherwise complies with
consultation requirements adopted by the Board."
SECTION 2. G.S. 116‑30.3(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Of the General Fund current operations appropriations credit balance remaining at the end of each fiscal year in each of the budget codes listed in this subsection, any amount of the General Fund appropriation for that budget code for that fiscal year (i) may be carried forward to the next fiscal year in that budget code, (ii) is appropriated in that budget code, and (iii) may be used for any of the purposes set out in subsection (f) of this section. However, the amount carried forward in each budget code under this subsection shall not exceed two and one‑half percent (2.5%) of the General Fund appropriation in that budget code. The Director of the Budget, under the authority set forth in G.S. 143C‑6‑2, shall establish the General Fund current operations credit balance remaining in each budget code.
The budget codes that may carry forward a General Fund current operations appropriations credit balance remaining at the end of each fiscal year pursuant to this section are the budget codes for each of the following:
(1) Each special responsibility constituent institution.
(2) The Area Health Education Centers of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
(3) General Administration
University of North Carolina System Office Budget Code 16010."
SECTION 3. G.S. 116‑30.7 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116‑30.7. Biennial projection of enrollment growth for The University of North Carolina.
By December 15 of each even‑numbered
year, the General Administration System Office of The University
of North Carolina shall provide to the Joint Education Legislative Oversight
Committee and to the Office of State Budget and Management a projection of the
total student enrollment in The University of North Carolina that is
anticipated for the next biennium. The enrollment projection shall be divided
into the following categories and shall include the projected growth for each
year of the biennium in each category at each of the constituent institutions:
undergraduate students, graduate students (students earning master's and
doctoral degrees), first professional students, and any other categories deemed
appropriate by General Administration.The University of North
Carolina System Office. The projection shall also distinguish between on‑campus
and distance education students. The projections shall be considered by the
Director of the Budget when determining the amount the Director proposes to
appropriate to The University of North Carolina in the Recommended State Budget
submitted pursuant to G.S. 143C‑3‑5(b)."
SECTION 4. G.S. 116‑31.12 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116‑31.12. Acquisition and disposition of real property by lease.
Notwithstanding G.S. 143‑341(4),
and in addition to the powers granted in G.S. 116‑198.34(5), the
Board of Governors may authorize the constituent institutions and the General
Administration The University of North Carolina System Office to
acquire or dispose of real property by lease if the lease is for a term of not
more than 10 years. The Board of Governors shall establish a policy for
acquiring and disposing of an interest in real property for the use of The
University of North Carolina and its constituent institutions by lease. This
policy may delegate authorization of the acquisition or disposition of real
property by lease to the boards of trustees of the constituent institutions or
to the President of The University of North Carolina. The Board of Governors
shall submit all initial policies adopted pursuant to this section to the State
Property Office for review prior to adoption by the Board. Any subsequent
changes to these policies adopted by the Board of Governors shall be submitted
to the State Property Office for review. Any comments by the State Property
Office shall be submitted to the President of The University of North Carolina.
After the acquisition or disposition of an interest in real property by lease,
The University of North Carolina shall promptly file a report concerning the
acquisition or disposition to the Secretary of Administration. Acquisitions and
dispositions of an interest in real property by lease pursuant to this section
shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 36 of Chapter 143 of the
General Statutes or to the provisions of Article 6 or 7 of Chapter 146 of the
General Statutes."
SECTION 5. G.S. 116‑40.22(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e) Electronic Commerce.
– The University is authorized to contract with service providers specializing
in services offered to institutions of higher learning that offer systems or
services under arrangements that provide for the receipt of funds
electronically, provided the services are in compliance with the requirements
of the payment industry security standards. For any funds collected and
remitted to the University that are on deposit with the State Treasurer
pursuant to G.S. 147‑77, the funds shall be subject to the daily
deposit requirements of the statute; provided that the State Treasurer may
exempt the applicability of the daily deposit requirement for any standard
business process resulting in a delay in the University receiving the funds
from a service provider, when the exemption is based upon an acceptable
business case that demonstrates an overall efficiency to the University and
State. Such business case must first be endorsed by theThe
University of North Carolina General Administration System Office before
submission to the State Treasurer for consideration."
SECTION 6. G.S. 116‑41.31 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116‑41.31. Oversight of Future Teachers of North Carolina.
(a) FTNC General
Administration. – FTNC shall be administratively located in The University of
North Carolina General Administration.System Office. The
President shall select three constituent institutions with highly successful
schools of education located in the western, central, and eastern regions of
the State, respectively, to collaborate on development of curricula for FTNC
and to provide professional development to high school teachers who will teach
FTNC courses. The three constituent institutions shall also work with other
constituent institutions and other institutions of higher education in the
State to seek input in the development of curricula and professional
development for FTNC and to create a network of college faculty to provide
support to high schools offering FTNC courses.
(b) FTNC Site Applications.
– All high schools in the State are encouraged to offer FTNC courses to
students. A high school shall apply to offer FTNC courses with the
geographically appropriate constituent institution overseeing FTNC and shall
ensure that all teachers teaching FTNC courses have received appropriate
training. High schools shall also seek a partner institution of higher
education to provide support from college faculty. High schools participating
in the FTNC program shall report demographic, survey, and other available
outcome data to The University of North Carolina General Administration System
Office as necessary for completion of the FTNC annual report required by
G.S. 116‑41.32.
(c) FTNC Institution of
Higher Education Partners. – Constituent institutions that partner with high
schools shall offer dual credit for high school students who successfully
complete the FTNC course with a grade of "B" or higher. Other
institutions of higher education that partner with high schools are encouraged
to offer dual credit for high school students who successfully complete the
FTNC course with a grade of "B" or higher. Constituent institutions
shall provide annually to The University of North Carolina General
AdministrationSystem Office data on students who have received dual
credit for completion of an FTNC course and students who applied for admission
into an educator preparation program at a constituent institution who indicated
in the application for admission that the student completed an FTNC course. Other
institutions of higher education are encouraged to provide annually to The
University of North Carolina General AdministrationSystem Office
data on students who have received dual credit for completion of an FTNC course
and students who applied for admission into an educator preparation program at
the institution of higher education who indicated in the application for
admission that the student completed an FTNC course."
SECTION 7. G.S. 116‑41.32 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116‑41.32. Future Teachers of North Carolina reporting.
The University of North Carolina General
Administration System Office shall report annually, beginning
October 15, 2019, on the following:
(1) Total number and names of local school administrative units with high schools participating in FTNC, total number and names of high schools offering FTNC, partner institution of higher education for each high school, and number of sections of the course being offered at each high school.
(2) Demographic information of students enrolled in FTNC courses.
(3) Percentage of students who, after completing the course, reported the following:
a. The student plans to choose teaching as a profession.
b. The course was very or somewhat effective in helping the student formulate a positive perception of the education profession.
c. The coursework and activities increased the student's knowledge of the teaching profession and other careers in education.
d. The field experience helped the student understand the many factors that contribute to effective teaching.
(4) Percentage of students who completed an FTNC course who received dual credit for successful completion of the course, by institution.
(5) Percentage of students who completed an FTNC course who applied for admission into an educator preparation program, by institution.
(6) Number of teachers provided professional development for FTNC."
SECTION 8. G.S. 116‑189 reads as rewritten:
As used in this Article, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context shall indicate another or different meaning or intent:
…
(4) The word
"institution" shall mean each of the institutions enumerated in
G.S. 116‑2, the University of North Carolina Health Care System, and
theThe University of North Carolina General Administration.System
Office.
…."
SECTION 9. G.S. 116‑209.62 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116‑209.62. North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program established; administration.
(a) Program. – There is
established the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program to be administered by
the General Administration System Office of The University of
North Carolina, in conjunction with the Authority and the Commission. The
purpose of the Program is to recruit, prepare, and support students residing in
or attending institutions of higher education located in North Carolina for
preparation as highly effective STEM or special education teachers in the
State's public schools. The Program shall be used to provide a forgivable loan
to individuals interested in preparing to teach in the public schools of the
State in STEM or special education licensure areas.
(b) Trust Fund. – There is
established the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program Trust Fund to be
administered by the Authority, in conjunction with the General
AdministrationSystem Office of The University of North Carolina. All
funds (i) appropriated to, or otherwise received by, the Program for forgivable
loans, (ii) received as repayment of forgivable loans, and (iii) earned as
interest on these funds shall be placed in the Trust Fund. The purpose of the
Trust Fund is to provide financial assistance to qualified students for
completion of teacher education and licensure programs to fill STEM or special
education licensure areas in the public schools of the State.
…."
SECTION 10. G.S. 116‑244 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116‑244. Duties of board of directors.
The Board of Directors of the Arboretum has the following duties and responsibilities:
…
(5) Recommendations to the
General Administration The University of North Carolina System Office of
candidates for Executive Director of the Arboretum;
(6) Recommendations to the
General Administration The University of North Carolina System Office for
necessary termination of the Executive Director or other personnel of the
Arboretum;
…
(9) Approval of annual
expenditures and budget requests to be submitted to The University of North
Carolina General Administration.System Office.
…."
SECTION 11. G.S. 116‑291(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c) Administration of
Fund. – The University of North Carolina General AdministrationSystem
Office shall administer the Cheatham‑White Scholarships Fund and the
Cheatham‑White Scholarships program."
SECTION 12. G.S. 116‑294 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116‑294. Cheatham‑White Scholarships; administration of scholarships.
The University of North Carolina General
AdministrationSystem Office shall administer the Cheatham‑White
Scholarships, in consultation and collaboration with North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University and North Carolina Central
University, pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Trustees of both
constituent institutions. As part of its administrative responsibilities, The
University of North Carolina General Administration,System Office,
in consultation and collaboration with North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University and North Carolina Central University, shall do all
of the following:
…."
SECTION 13. G.S. 116D‑56(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b) Board of Governors
Reporting Required. – The Board shall report its findings and recommendations
to the Office of State Budget and Management, the Joint Legislative Commission
on Governmental Operations, the State Treasurer, and The University of North
Carolina General AdministrationSystem Office by April 1 of each
year. The report shall be accompanied by each of the reports provided to the
Board pursuant to subsection (c) of this section."
SECTION 14. G.S. 127B‑20 reads as rewritten:
"§ 127B‑20. Collaboration on research to address health and other problems required; report by UNC General Administration.
(a) The General
Administration System Office of The University of North Carolina, in
collaboration with Operation Re‑Entry North Carolina at East Carolina
University, North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute, other
institutions of higher education in this State, the North Carolina National
Guard, and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, shall, to the
extent available resources allow, collaborate on research to address the
behavioral health problems and challenges facing military personnel, veterans,
and their families.
…
(d) On July 1, 2012, and
annually thereafter, the General AdministrationSystem Office of
The University of North Carolina shall report its findings to the Joint
Legislative Health Care Oversight Committee and to the House of Representatives
and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Health and Human Services."
SECTION 15. G.S. 143‑48.3(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) The Department of
Administration shall develop and maintain electronic or digital standards for
procurement. The Department of Administration shall consult with the Office of
the State Controller, the Department of Information Technology, the Department
of State Auditor, the Department of State Treasurer, The University of North
Carolina General Administration,System Office, the Community
Colleges System Office, and the Department of Public Instruction."
SECTION 16. G.S. 143‑49(8) reads as rewritten:
"(8) To establish and
maintain a procurement card program for use by State agencies, community
colleges, and nonexempted constituent institutions of The University of North
Carolina. The Secretary of Administration may adopt temporary rules for the
implementation and operation of the program in accordance with the payment
policies of the State Controller, after consultation with the Department of
Information Technology. These rules would include the establishment of
appropriate order limits that leverage the cost savings and efficiencies of the
procurement card program in conjunction with the fullest possible use of the
North Carolina E‑Procurement Service. Prior to implementing the program,
the Secretary shall consult with the State Controller, the UNC General
Administration,System Office, the Community Colleges System Office,
the State Auditor, the Department of Public Instruction, a representative
chosen by the local school administrative units, and the Department of
Information Technology. The Secretary may periodically adjust the order limit
authorized in this section after consulting with the State Controller, the UNC General
Administration,System Office the Community Colleges System Office,
the Department of Public Instruction, and the Department of Information
Technology."
SECTION 17. G.S. 143‑64.17M(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Energy Savings
Analysis Required Prior to Implementation. – Prior to implementing an energy
conservation measure pursuant to G.S. 143‑64.17L, an energy savings
analysis shall be performed to validate the economic assumptions that
purportedly support the implementation of the measure. This analysis shall be
performed by a third party selected by the constituent institution and shall
include an energy consumption analysis to develop a baseline of previous costs
of all utilities' energy consumption for the institution on the assumption that
the energy conservation measure was not undertaken. The completed analysis
shall be submitted to The University of North Carolina General
AdministrationSystem Office and to the State Energy Office."
SECTION 18. G.S. 143‑170.2(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) The State Librarian in consultation with the State Auditor shall administer and periodically revise guidelines to be used by all State agencies and community colleges in developing publication procedures manuals for public documents. The initial guidelines developed by the Department of Administration shall be released no later than December 1, 1989 and shall address at least the following elements of publication production for public documents:
(1) Bibliographic style, substantially in accord with a recognized style manual approved by the State Librarian; provided, however, the Department shall not develop guidelines concerning the design, layout, size or appearance of publications except as otherwise permitted herein;
(2) Procedures for the notification of the State Library for title changes in serial publications;
(3) Pricing of documents for resale;
(4) Use of publication services at State‑operated printing facilities;
(5) Purchase of commercial publication services; and
(6) The distribution of publications.
The Department of Administration
shall submit the initial guidelines to State agencies for review and comment
for a period of 60 days; provided, however, that submission to theThe
University of North Carolina General AdministrationSystem Office
shall satisfy this requirement with respect to universities. The Department, in
consultation with at least the State Librarian and the State Auditor, shall
consider the comments of the State agencies before adopting final guidelines.
The Department of Administration shall adopt and release the final guidelines
no later than four months after the release of the initial guidelines."
SECTION 19. G.S. 147‑54 reads as rewritten:
"§ 147‑54. Printing, distribution and sale of the North Carolina Manual.
The Secretary of State shall have printed biennially for distribution and sale, two thousand three hundred fifty (2,350) copies of the North Carolina Manual, and shall make distribution to the State agencies, individuals, institutions and others as herein set forth.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE GOVERNMENT:
Members of the General Assembly .................................................................................. 1 ea.
Officers of the General Assembly .................................................................................... 1 ea.
Offices of the Clerk of each House of the General Assembly.......................................... 1 ea.
Legislative Services Officer.................................................................................................... 1
Legislative Library.................................................................................................................. 6
Members of the Council of State....................................................................................... 2 ea.
Appointed Secretaries of Executive Departments............................................................. 2 ea.
Personnel of the Department of the Secretary of State..................................................... 1 ea.
Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement................................................. 2
Divisions of Archives and History, Director.......................................................................... 1
Search Room........................................................................................................................ 3
Publications Section............................................................................................................. 2
State Library.......................................................................................................................... 10
Libraries within State Agencies........................................................................................ 1 ea.
Justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court.................................................................. 1 ea.
Judges of the North Carolina Court of Appeals................................................................ 1 ea.
Judges of the North Carolina Superior Court.................................................................... 1 ea.
Supreme Court Library......................................................................................................... 12
Court of Appeals Library........................................................................................................ 2
Clerk of the Supreme Court.................................................................................................... 1
Clerk of the Court of Appeals................................................................................................. 1
Reporter of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals............................................................ 1
Administrative Office of the Courts....................................................................................... 5
NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS:
University of North Carolina System
General
Administration OfficesThe University of
North Carolina System Office.............. 12
Chancellors of the Constituent Institutions....................................................................... 1 ea.
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Library............................................................. 15
North Carolina State University Library................................................................................. 5
East Carolina University Library............................................................................................ 5
North Carolina Central University Library............................................................................. 5
Appalachian State University Library.................................................................................... 4
University of North Carolina – Charlotte Library.................................................................. 4
University of North Carolina – Greensboro Library............................................................... 4
Western Carolina University Library...................................................................................... 4
Other Constituent Institutions Libraries............................................................................ 3 ea.
North Carolina School of the Arts, redesignated effective August 1, 2008, as the "University of North Carolina School of the Arts"................................................................................................... 2
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Government......................................... 2
Community Colleges and Technical Institutes.................................................................. 2 ea.
Private Colleges and Universities
Duke University Library......................................................................................................... 6
Wake Forest University.......................................................................................................... 6
Campbell University Library.................................................................................................. 5
Davidson College Library....................................................................................................... 4
All other Libraries of Senior and Junior Colleges............................................................. 2 ea.
Public and Private Schools containing grades 8‑12.......................................................... 1 ea.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Clerks of Court.................................................................................................................. 1 ea.
Registers of Deeds............................................................................................................. 1 ea.
Public Libraries of North Carolina.................................................................................... 1 ea.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT:
President of the United States................................................................................................. 1
North Carolina Members of the Presidential Cabinet....................................................... 1 ea.
North Carolina Members of the United States Congress.................................................. 2 ea.
Library of Congress................................................................................................................ 3
Resident Judges of the Federal Judiciary
and United States Attorneys in North Carolina.............................................................. 1 ea.
Secretaries of State of the United States
and Territories................................................................................................................ 1 ea.
After making the above distribution, the remainder shall be sold at the cost of publication plus tax and postage and the proceeds from such sales deposited with the State Treasurer for use by the Publications Division of the Secretary of State's Office to defray the expense of publishing the North Carolina Manual. Libraries and educational institutions not covered in the above distribution shall be entitled to a twenty percent (20%) discount on the cost of any purchase(s)."
SECTION 20. The General Statutes are further amended by substituting the phrase "University of North Carolina System Office" for the phrase "University of North Carolina General Administration" wherever that phrase may appear.
SECTION 21. All statutory and other legal authority, powers, duties, functions, records, personnel, property, and unexpended balances of appropriations or other funds of The University of North Carolina General Administration remain those of The University of North Carolina System Office.
SECTION 22. Nothing in this act requires the immediate replacement of any stationery, other supplies, or any emblems or other symbols used by The University of North Carolina System Office as they existed prior to the enactment of this act. The University of North Carolina System Office shall use funds within its budget to replace these items as necessary.
SECTION 23. This act becomes effective July 1, 2018.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 12th day of June, 2018.
s/ Philip E. Berger
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
s/ Tim Moore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Roy Cooper
Governor
Approved 3:06 p.m. this 15th day of June, 2018