GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 509

Short Title:  Sec'y of State on Development Bd.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Conder.
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Referred to:  Economic Development.
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March 22, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ADD THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS A MEMBER OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143B-434(a) reads as rewritten:
	"(a)	There is created within the Department of Commerce an Economic Development Board. The Board shall advise the Secretary of Commerce on:
(1)	The formulation of a program for the economic development of the State of North Carolina; and
(2)	The formulation of a budget and the hiring of the head of each division of the Department of Commerce concerned with the expansion of the travel and tourism industry.
The Secretary shall prepare the budget of the Department and shall hire the heads of the above-mentioned divisions who shall serve at his pleasure. The Board shall meet at least quarterly at the call of its chairman or the Secretary. Each quarter the Secretary shall report to the Board on the program and progress of this State's economic development.
The Economic Development Board shall consist of 27 members. The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of State, the President of the Senate or his appointee, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives or his appointee, shall be members of the Board. The Governor shall appoint 23 members of the Board. Of his appointees, the Governor shall appoint at least one member residing in each congressional district of the State.
The initial appointments by the Governor shall be made on or after the date of ratification, 11 terms to expire July 1, 1979, and 11 terms to expire on July 1, 1981. Thereafter, at the expiration of each stipulated term of office all appointments made by the Governor shall be for a term of four years. The initial term of the person appointed to represent the 12th Congressional District shall commence January 3, 1993, and expire June 30, 1995. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Economic Development Board appointed by the Governor shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term. The Governor shall have the authority to remove any member of the Economic Development Board appointed by the Governor.
The Governor shall designate from among the members of the Economic Development Board a chairman and a vice-chairman. The Secretary of Commerce or his designee shall serve as Secretary of the Economic Development Board. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Lieutenant Governor, the President pro tempore shall fill the vacancy. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Speaker pro tempore shall fill the vacancy.
The members of the Economic Development Board appointed by the Governor shall receive per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses payable to members of State Boards and agencies generally pursuant to G.S. 138-5 and 138-6, as the case may be; provided, however, that the chairman of the Economic Development Board, the Secretary of State, and the Lieutenant Governor shall not be entitled to receive per diem in addition to salary. The members of the Economic Development Board who are members of the General Assembly shall not receive per diem but shall receive necessary travel and subsistence expenses at rates prescribed by G.S. 120-3.1."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.