A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide for disclosure of campaign contribution activity by appointees to positions in state government.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 22A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 163‑278.23A. Disclosure of contribution‑related activity involving appointees to positions in state government.
(a)	Definitions. – As used in this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)	"Date of appointment." – The day of the public announcement by the appointing authority that the individual will be appointed to the position or the day the appointee begins serving in the position, whichever occurs first. Beginning on the date of appointment, the individual subject to the appointment is, for purposes of this section, the "appointee."
(2)	"Fund‑raising." – The receiving and forwarding of a contribution, or the activity that results in an individual receiving, directly or indirectly, written acknowledgement from a contributor or recipient of the contribution, or from the agent of that contributor or recipient, that the individual is responsible for a contribution. 
(3)	"Immediate family." – As defined in G.S. 138A‑3(17).
(4)	"Relevant political campaign." – A candidate for the office with authority to make the appointment or a political committee controlled by a candidate for the office with authority to make the appointment. 
(b)	Initial Report by Appointees. – Within five days after the date of appointment, the appointee shall submit the following reports to the State Board of Elections in the form required by the State Board for contributions made in the two years preceding the date of appointment:
(1)	A list of contributions made by the appointee or a member of the appointee's immediate family to a relevant political committee. A report is not required if the total of those contributions is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) during the period covered by the report. This subdivision applies to appointees to the Governor's Cabinet, to the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the superior court, and the district court, and to any board or commission exercising executive powers. It does not apply to appointees to any board or commission that has advisory authority only.
(2)	A list of contributions resulting from the appointee's fund‑raising for a relevant political committee. A report is not required if the total of such contributions is less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) during the period covered by the report. This subdivision applies only to appointees to the Governor's Cabinet, to the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the superior court, and the district court, and to the following State boards and commissions:
a.	Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission.
b.	Coastal Resources Commission.
c.	Board of Community Colleges. 
d.	State Board of Education. 
e.	State Board of Elections. 
f.	Employment Security Commission. 
g.	Environmental Management Commission.
h.	Industrial Commission. 
i.	State Personnel Commission. 
j.	Rules Review Commission.
k.	Board of Transportation. 
l.	Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina. 
m.	Utilities Commission. 
n.	Wildlife Resources Commission.
(c)	Timing and Manner of Reporting by the State Board of Elections. – Within three business days of receiving the reports required by subsection (b) of this section, the State Board shall make the reports available in a manner that facilitates access and inspection by the public, including on a page of the State Board's Internet Web site devoted to reporting required by this section. The State Board shall check the reports provided by the appointee for consistency with the State Board's other campaign finance records.
(d)	A violation of a duty under this section by an appointee is a Class 2 misdemeanor."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 143B‑350(i) and (j) are repealed.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2010, and applies to contributions made on or after that date.