GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 368

Short Title:  CFTF Memb. Change.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Easterling, Diamont, Luebke; Bowie, Colton, Cunningham, Fitch, Gottovi, Holt, H. Hunter, Jeffus, Lemmond, Redwine, Smith, and R. Thompson.
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Referred to:  Children, Youth and Families.
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February 25, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT A RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHILD FATALITY TASK FORCE TO ADD A LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CHILD FATALITY TASK FORCE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143-573(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The Task Force shall be composed of 30 members, 12 of whom shall be ex officio members, four of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, seven of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and seven of whom shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The ex officio members other than the Chief Medical Examiner may designate representatives from their particular departments, divisions, or offices to represent them on the Task Force. The members shall be as follows:
(1)	The Chief Medical Examiner;
(2)	The Attorney General;
(3)	The Director of the Division of Social Services;
(4)	The Director of the State Bureau of Investigation;
(5)	The Director of the Division of Maternal and Child Health of the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources;
(6)	The Director of the Governor's Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office;
(7)	The Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(8)	The Chairman of the State Board of Education;
(9)	The Director of the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services;
(10)	The Secretary of the Department of Human
	Resources
(11)	The Secretary of the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources;
(11.1)	The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts;
(12)	A director of a county department of social services appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the President of the North Carolina Association of County Directors of Social Services;
(13)	A representative from a Sudden Infant Death Syndrome counseling and education program appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the Director of the Division of Maternal and Child Health of the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources;
(14)	A representative from the North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the President of the Institute;
(14.1)	A local health director appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors;
(15)	A representative from a private group, other than the North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute, that advocates for children, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives upon recommendation of private child advocacy organizations;
(16)	A pediatrician, licensed to practice medicine in North Carolina, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives upon recommendation of the North Carolina Pediatric Society;
(17)	A representative from the North Carolina League of Municipalities appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives upon recommendation of the League;
(18)	Two public members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(19)	A county or municipal law enforcement officer appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate upon recommendation of organizations that represent local law enforcement officers;
(20)	A district attorney appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate upon recommendation of the President of the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys;
(21)	A representative from the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate upon recommendation of the Association;
(22)	Two public members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and
(23)	Two members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and two members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives."
Sec. 2.  Nothing in this act obligates the General Assembly to appropriate any funds to implement this act.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993, and applies to appointments made on or after this date.