GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 312*

Short Title:  Nursing Study Comm'n. Cont'd.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Nesbitt; Albertson, Barbee, Barnes, Barnhill, Beall, Black, Bowie, Bowman, Brown, Buchanan, Church, Colton, N. J. Crawford, Culp, DeVane, Dial, Diamont, Easterling, Esposito, Fitch, Fletcher, Foster, Gardner, Gottovi, Grady, Greenwood, Hardaway, Hensley, Judy Hunt, R. Hunter, Hurley, James, Jeffus, Jones, Jordan, Kennedy, Kerr, Lilley, Lineberry, Luebke, Lutz, McAllister, McLawhorn, Mercer, Oldham, Payne, Ramsey, Redwine, Robinson, Rogers, Russell, Smith, Stamey, Stewart, Thompson, Wainwright, Wicker, Wilmoth, Wilson, Wood, and Woodard.
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Referred to:  Rules.
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March 25, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CONTINUE THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON NURSING.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a)	The Legislative Commission on Nursing established for the 1989-91 fiscal biennium by Section 15 of Chapter 560 of the 1989 Session Laws, is continued for the 1991-93 fiscal biennium.  The membership of the Commission shall be as follows:
(1)	Four members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate;
(2)	Four members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
(3)	Six members of the general public: three appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and three appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(b)	The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall each appoint one member as cochairperson of the Commission.
(c)	Members of the Commission shall receive per diem and travel allowances in accordance with G.S. 120-3.1 for members who are legislators, and G.S. 138-5 for members who are not legislators.
(d)	The Commission is charged with the following powers and duties:
(1)	To study issues relating to the education and training of nurses in North Carolina;
(2)	To monitor the progress of entities that receive State funding for the education and training of nurses in North Carolina; and
(3)	To make recommendations, including cost estimates, to the General Assembly aimed at having an impact on the nursing shortage.
(e)  The Commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by April 1, 1993.  The Commission shall terminate on June 30, 1993.
(f)  The Commission may, with the approval of the Legislative Services Commission, meet in the State Legislative Building or the Legislative Office Building.  The Legislative Commission on Nursing may use the staff of the General Assembly to the extent authorized by the Legislative Services Commission.  Clerical assistance to the Legislative Commission on Nursing shall be furnished by the General Assembly.  The Legislative Commission on Nursing may enter into contracts for staff and other services, if necessary, after obtaining authorizations from the Legislative Services Commission.
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1991.