A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the administrative office of the courts to charge fees to applicants for mediator and mediator training program certifications and certification renewal fees.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A‑38.2(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	The Administrative Office of the Courts may charge fees to applicants for mediator and mediator training program certifications and for annual renewal of mediator and mediator training program certifications. Fees shall be set by the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts upon recommendation of the Dispute Resolution Commission with consideration given to the cost of administering the certification process and the maintenance of the Commission's operations and its staff. The fees collected shall be used to administer the certification process and to maintain the operations of the Commission and its staff."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 7A‑38.4A(l) is repealed.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009.