GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 1993

Short Title:  UNC Budget Process Study.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Jones; and Bowman.
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Referred to:  Rules.
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May 11, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CREATE THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CAPITAL BUDGET PROCESS STUDY COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE CURRENT CAPITAL BUDGET PROCESS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The University of North Carolina Capital Budget Process Study Commission is created.  The Commission shall:
(1)	Review the current capital budget process for The University of North Carolina;
(2)	Determine which factors the Board of Governors takes into consideration when formulating its recommendations on capital improvements priorities;
(3)	Determine whether the Board of Governors takes into consideration:
a.	The number of square feet of space per weekly hour of scheduled instruction;
b.	The number of square feet of space per student; and
c.	The data in the Facilities Inventory and Utilization Study when formulating its recommendations on capital improvements priorities;
(4)	Review the authority of the Board of Governors pursuant to G.S. 116-11 and determine if this authority is presently exercised properly;
(5)	Determine the desirability of establishing priorities based upon the intended use of any proposed new construction;
(6)	Determine the desirability of taking into consideration other factors when formulating priorities for repairs and renovations, such as the age of a building, the condition of a building, or any other factors;
(7)	Determine whether the general administration of a particular campus limits the amount which that campus may request for capital improvements;
(8)	Determine the desirability of requiring the Board of Governors to make recommendations regarding a particular project or a particular project category, and if deemed desirable, determine what effect the General Assembly initiating a capital project should have on a project's priority;
(9)	Determine what the impact of a capital project on one campus has on the university system as a whole;
(10)	Review systemwide long-range capital needs and the impact of these needs on the preparation of capital budget requests; and
(11)	Consider any other issues that the Commission deems pertinent.
Sec. 2.  The Commission shall consist of 15 members to be appointed as follows:
(1)	The President of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina serving as a voting ex officio member;
(2)	Five members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated cochair;
(3)	Five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be designated cochair; and
(4)	Four members appointed by the Governor.
Sec. 3.  Members appointed to the Commission shall serve until the Commission makes its final report.  Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments were made.
Sec. 4.  Upon request of the Commission or its staff, all State departments and agencies and all local government agencies shall furnish to the Commission or its staff any information in their possession or available to them.
Sec. 5.  The Commission shall submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before the first day of the 1990 Regular Session of the 1989 General Assembly, by filing the report with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, the Appropriations Committee on Education, and the substantive standing committee on the subject of higher education.  The Commission shall terminate upon filing its final report.
Sec. 6.  The Commission shall have its initial meeting on or before October 15, 1989.  The Commission shall meet upon the call of the cochairs.
Sec. 7.  Upon approval of the Legislative Services Commission, the Legislative Services Officer shall assign professional and clerical staff to assist in the work of the Commission.  Clerical staff shall be furnished to the Commission through the offices of House and Senate supervisors of clerks.  The expenses of employment of the clerical staff shall be borne by the Commission.  The Commission may meet in the Legislative Building or the Legislative Office Building upon the approval of the Legislative Services Commission.
Sec. 8.  Members of the Commission shall be paid per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances as follows:
(1)	Commission members who are also members of the General Assembly, at the rate established in G.S. 120-3.1;
(2)	Commission members who are officials or employees of the State or local government agencies, at the rate established in G.S. 138-6;
(3)	All other Commission members at the rate established in G.S. 138-5.
Sec. 9.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the General Assembly the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for the 1989-90 fiscal year to fund the Commission created by this act.
Sec. 10.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.