GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 491

Short Title:  Consolidate Youth Councils/AB.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Easterling; Goodwin and Jeffus.

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Referred to:  State Government.

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March 10, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CONSOLIDATE THE YOUTH ADVISORY AND NORTH CAROLINA INTERNSHIP COUNCILS WITHIN THE YOUTH ADVOCACY COUNCIL IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES TO OTHER RELATED STATUTES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Parts 7 and 18 of Article 9 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes are repealed.
Section 2.  G.S. 143B-414 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143B-414. Governor's Advocacy Council on Children and Youth – creation; powers and duties.
(a)	There is hereby created the Governor's Advocacy Council on Children and Youth of the Department of Administration. The Council shall be organized into the following committees:  an Advocacy Committee, a State Youth Programs Committee, and an Internship Program Committee.
(b)	The Council shall have the following functions and duties:
(1)	To act as an advocate for children and youth within State and local governments, and with private agencies serving children and youth;
(2)	To provide assistance to individuals and children in child advocacy systems within the State;
(3)	To perform a continuing review of existing programs of State  government for children and youth and their families;
(4)	To, in cooperation with State, local or private agencies, identify needs of children and youth and their families that are not currently being met and recommend new programs or improvement of existing programs;
(5)	To review any new programs affecting children and youth proposed by any State agency and recommend changes to avoid duplication of services, to promote better planning, or otherwise to make more effective use of available resources;
(5.1)	To screen applications for student internships and select from these applications the recipients of student internships;
(5.2)	To determine the appropriateness of proposals for projects for student interns submitted by the offices and departments enumerated in subdivision (5.3) of this subsection;
(5.3)	To determine the number of student interns to be allocated to each of the following offices or departments:
a.	Office of the Governor
b.	Department of Administration
c.	Department of Correction
d.	Department of Cultural Resources
e.	Department of Revenue
f.	Department of Transportation
g.	Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources
h.	Department of Commerce
i.	Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
j.	Department of Human Resources
k.	Office of the Lieutenant Governor
l.	Office of the Secretary of State
m.	Office of the State Auditor
n.	Office of the State Treasurer
o.	Department of Public Instruction
p.	Department of Agriculture
q.	Department of Labor
r.	Department of Insurance
s.	Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives
t.	Justices of the Supreme Court and Judges of the Court of Appeals
u.	Department of Community Colleges
v.	Office of State Personnel
w.	Office of the Senate President Pro Tempore;
(5.4)	To advise the youth councils of North Carolina;
(5.5)	To encourage State and local councils to take active part in governmental and civic affairs, promote and participate in leadership and citizenship programs, and cooperate with other youth-oriented groups;
(5.6)	To establish procedures for the election of youth representatives by the Council;
(5.7)	To monitor legislation;
(5.8)	To receive on behalf of the Department of Administration and to recommend expenditure of gifts and grants from public and private donors;
(5.9)	To award mini-grant recipients and North Carolina Fund for Children and Families grants recipients;
(6)	To present an annual report to the Governor concerning the health and well-being of North Carolina's children and youth;
(7)	To provide information to the general public and State, local and private agencies serving children and youth and their families concerning the activities and findings of the Council; 
(8)	To perform other advisory functions assigned by the Secretary of Administration or a legislative committee; and
(9)	To adopt bylaws, guidelines, and policies necessary to carry out its powers and duties.
(c)	The State Youth Programs Committee shall include the following groups:  the State Youth Council and Students Against Driving Drunk (SADD)."
Section 3.  G.S. 143B-415 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143B-415.  Governor's Advocacy Council on Children and Youth – members; selection; quorum; compensation.
(a)	The Governor's Advocacy Council on Children and Youth shall consist of 30 members as follows:
(1)	One Senator appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(2)	One representative of a child or youth organization appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(3)	One Representative appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(4)	One representative of a child or youth organization appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(5)	Twenty-six members appointed by the Governor as follows:
a.	An attorney.
b.	Four former State government interns.
c.	Two public college or university representatives.
d.	Two private college or university representatives.
e.	Two male and two female youths, each of whom is a member of a local youth council and who is 18 years of age or under at the time of appointment.
f.	One male and one female youth, each of whom is not a member of a local youth council and who is 28 years of age or under at the time of appointment.
g.	Eleven representatives of children and youth organizations.
  The members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall serve for two-year terms to commence as of July 1.  The members appointed by the Governor shall serve for four-year terms to commence as of July 1.  Of the members appointed by the Governor, at least one shall come from each congressional district in accordance with G.S. 147-12(3)(b).
(a1)	The membership of the committees established pursuant to G.S. 143B-414(a) is as follows:
(1)	The Advocacy Committee shall consist of the following eight persons from the Governor's Advocacy Council on Children and Youth and designated by the chair of the Council:
a.	Five representatives of children and youth organizations;
b.	An attorney;
c.	A Senator;
d.	A Representative; and
e.	Two youths who are not members of local youth councils.
(2)	The State Youth Programs Committee shall consist of the following nine persons from the Governor's Advocacy Council on Children and Youth and designated by the chair of the Council:
a.	Four local youth council members; and
b.	Six representatives of children and youth organizations.
(3)	The Internship Program Committee shall consist of the following 10 persons from the Governor's Advocacy Council on Children and Youth and designated by the chair of the Council:
a.	The four former State government interns;
b.	The two public college or university representatives;
c.	The two private college or university representatives; and
d.	Two representatives of children and youth organizations.
(b)	The members of the Council after July 1, 1997, shall be those members whose terms had not expired on or before that date and shall be those persons appointed subsequently by the respective appointing authorities pursuant to this section.
  Vacancies in appointments made by the General Assembly shall be filled in accordance with G.S. 120-122.  Other vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(c)	Each appointing officer may remove any member of the Council appointed by the Governor.
The Governor shall designate from the membership of the Council a chair and a vice-chair to serve at the Governor's pleasure.
The members of the Council shall receive per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 138-5.
A majority of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  A majority of a committee's membership shall constitute a quorum for transaction of committee business.
(c1)	The committees shall present reports to the Council for approval.
(d)	All clerical and other services required by the Council shall be supplied by the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office in the Department of Administration."
Section 4.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1997.