GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 948

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Sponsors: Senators Cochrane, Kerr, Parnell, Plexico, Horton, Kincaid, Little, Simpson, Hartsell, Hoyle, McDaniel, Blackmon, Ballantine, Carrington, Martin of Pitt, Allran, and Forrester.

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Referred to:  Rules and Operation of the Senate

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May 2, 1995

A JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE USE OF OUTSIDE COUNSEL BY THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
Section 1.  There is created the Legislative Joint Select Committee on the Use of Outside Counsel by the State of North Carolina.  The Committee shall consist of:
(1)	Three members of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, at least one of whom was recommended by the Senate Minority Leader; and
(2)	Three members of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, at least one of whom was recommended by the House Minority Leader.
The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each designate a cochair for the Committee.
Sec. 2.  The Committee shall study the use, costs, and practices associated with the hiring of outside counsel by officers and agencies of the State.  In the course of its study, the Committee shall consider whether and to what extent the procedures established in G.S. 147-17 are being followed when outside counsel is employed.
Sec. 3.  The Committee shall report the results of its study to the Joint Appropriations Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives prior to May 1, 1995.  The report shall include any legislation necessary to implement the recommendations of the Committee.
Sec. 4.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.