GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 354

Short Title:  GPAC/Indexing of Journals.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Martin of Guilford.
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Referred to:  Government Performance Audit.
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February 24, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT A RECOMMENDATION OF THE GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THAT THE HOUSE AND SENATE JOURNALS ARE PRODUCED WITH CONSISTENT INDEXES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 120-28 reads as rewritten:
"§ 120-28. Journals indexed by clerks.
The principal clerks of the two houses of the General Assembly shall provide full and complete indexes for the journals of their respective houses.  The indexes for the journals shall be produced in a manner consistent with procedures established by the Legislative Services Commission under G.S. 120-32(7)a."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 120-32 reads as rewritten:
"§ 120-32. Commission duties.
The Legislative Services Commission is hereby authorized to:
(1)	Determine the number, titles, classification, functions, compensation, and other conditions of employment of the joint legislative service employees of the General Assembly, including but not limited to the following departments:
a.	Legislative Services Officer and personnel,
b.	Electronic document writing system,
c.	Proofreaders,
d.	Legislative printing,
e.	Enrolling clerk and personnel,
f.	Library,
g.	Research and bill drafting,
h.	Printed bills,
i.	Disbursing and supply;
(2)	Determine the classification and compensation of employees of the respective houses other than staff elected officers; however, the hiring of employees of each house and their duties shall be prescribed by the rules and administrative regulations of the respective house;
(3)	Acquire and dispose of furnishings, furniture, equipment, and supplies required by the General Assembly, its agencies and commissions and maintain custody of same between sessions. It shall be a misdemeanor for any person(s) to remove any state-owned furniture, fixtures, or equipment from the State Legislative Building for any purpose whatsoever, except as approved by the Legislative Services Commission;
(4)	Contract for services required for the operation of the General Assembly, its agencies, and commissions; however, any departure from established operating procedures, requiring a substantial expenditure of funds, shall be approved by appropriate resolution of the General Assembly;
(5)	a.	Provide for engrossing and enrolling of bills,
b.	Appoint an enrolling clerk to act under its supervision in the enrollment and ratification of acts;
(6)	a.	Provide for the duplication and limited distribution of copies of ratified laws and joint resolutions of the General Assembly and forward such copies to the persons authorized to receive same,
b.	Maintain such records of legislative activities and publish such documents as it may deem appropriate for the operation of the General Assembly;
(7)	a.	Provide for the indexing and printing of the session laws of each regular, extra or special session of the General Assembly, provide for the printing of the journal of each house of the General Assembly, and establish procedures for the principal clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate to use in producing uniform indexes,
b.	Provide and supply to the Secretary of State such bound volumes of the journals and session laws as may be required by him to be distributed under the provisions of G.S. 147-45, 147-46.1 and 147-48.
(8)	Repealed by Session Laws 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1014, s. 40.
(9)	To establish a bill drafting division to draft bills at the request of members or committees of the General Assembly.
(10)	To select the locations for buildings occupied by the General Assembly, and to name any building occupied by the General Assembly.
(11)	To specify the uses within the General Assembly budget of funds appropriated to the General Assembly which remain available for expenditure after the end of the biennial fiscal period, and to revert funds under G.S. 143-18.
(12)	Provide insurance to provide excess indemnity for any occurrence which results in a claim against any member of the General Assembly, as provided in G.S. 143-300.2 through G.S. 143-300.6. That insurance may not provide for any indemnity to be payable for any claim not covered by the above cited statutes, nor for any criminal act by a member, nor for any act committed by a member or former member prior to the inception of insurance.
(13)	Provide insurance to provide excess indemnity for any occurrence that results in a claim against any employee, officer, or committee, subcommittee, or commission member in the legislative branch other than a member of the General Assembly, as provided in G.S. 143-300.2 through G.S. 143-300.6. That insurance may not provide for any indemnity to be payable for any claim not covered by the above cited statutes, nor for any criminal act, nor for any act committed prior to the inception of insurance."
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.