GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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SENATE BILL 659

Short Title:  National Guard Awards.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Staton; Ballance, Carpenter, Conder, Daughtry, Hunt, Hyde, Johnson, Lee, Murphy, Parnell, Perdue, Plyler, Sherron, Smith, Walker and Winner.
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Referred to:  Veteran and Military Affairs, Law Enforcement, and Senior Citizens.
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April 17, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO STATUTES GOVERNING NATIONAL GUARD AWARDS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 127A-45 reads as rewritten:
"§ 127A-45. North Carolina National Guard State Active Duty Award.
There is hereby created the North Carolina National Guard State Active Duty Award which shall be a ribbon of appropriate design. This ribbon and appurtenances thereto shall be of a design approved by the Governor or his designated representative. The Adjutant General of North Carolina is authorized to present this ribbon to members of the North Carolina national guard who, on or after July 1, 1974, by order of the Governor, satisfactorily serve a tour of State active duty. These tours of State active duty to be determined by the Adjutant General of North Carolina to be of such nature as to be a distinct and notable service to the State or a community and worthy of this award.  On or after July 1, 1991, this award may also be presented to Active Guard/Reserve personnel who satisfactorily participate in tours of State Active Duty."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 127A-44 reads as rewritten:
"§ 127A-44. North Carolina National Guard Commendation Medal.
There is hereby created the North Carolina National Guard Commendation Medal which shall be of appropriate design, and a ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in lieu thereof. This medal and appurtenances thereto shall be of a design approved by the Governor or his designated representative. The Adjutant General of North Carolina or his designated representative, who shall not be below the rank of colonel (O-6), is authorized to award this medal. Any member or former member of the armed forces discharged under honorable conditions, who distinguishes himself by his example or the performance of a specific act in behalf of the North Carolina national guard, is eligible for this award."
Sec. 3.  Chapter 127A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 127A-44.1.  North Carolina National Guard Achievement Medal.
	There is hereby created the North Carolina National Guard Achievement Medal which shall be of appropriate design, and a ribbon, together with a rosette or other device to be worn in lieu thereof.  This medal and appurtenances thereto shall be of a design approved by the Governor or his designated representative, the Adjutant General of North Carolina or his designated representative, who shall not be below the rank of lieutenant colonel (O-5), is authorized to award this medal.  Any member or former member of the armed forces discharged under honorable conditions, who distinguishes himself by his example or the performance of a specific act in behalf of the North Carolina National Guard, is eligible for this award."
Sec. 4.  Chapter 127A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 127A-45.2A.  North Carolina National Guard Outstanding Unit Award.
There is hereby created the North Carolina National Guard Outstanding Unit Award which shall be a streamer, a unit emblem, and a certificate, all of appropriate design as approved by the Governor or his designated representative.  The Adjutant General is authorized to present this citation to any unit of the North Carolina National Guard distinguishing itself through meritorious achievement or service to the State of North Carolina.  The required meritorious service, while of a lesser degree than that required for the award of the North Carolina National Guard Meritorious Unit Citation, must nevertheless have been accomplished with distinction."
Sec. 5.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991.