S681 - Agency Policy Directives/2019-2020. (SL 2020-78)

Overview: Section 11.1 of S.L. 2020-78 amends G.S. 17C-20 by modifying the definition of "Eligible County" regarding participation in the Criminal Justice Fellows Program. The modifications (i) increase the population ceiling under which a county must exist in order to be eligible to participate in the Criminal Justice Fellows Program; the population ceiling was increased to 125,000 from the previous ceiling of 75,000, and (ii) designates all development tier one counties pursuant to G.S. 143B-437.08 as also eligible to participate in the Criminal Justice Fellows Program.

This section became effective July 1, 2020, and applies to Criminal Justice Fellows Program recipients selected on or after that date.