GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SECOND EXTRA SESSION 1996

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SENATE BILL 31

Short Title:  Extend Child Fatality Task Force.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators Winner; Martin of Pitt, Cooper, Martin of Guilford, and Allran.

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Referred to:  Rules and Operation of the Senate.

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July 11, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO EXTEND THE CHILD FATALITY TASK FORCE UNTIL 1999 AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CHILD FATALITY TASK FORCE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143-577(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The Task Force shall provide updated reports to the Governor and General Assembly within the first week of the convening of the 1993 General Assembly, within the first week of the convening of the 1994 Regular Session of the 1993 General Assembly, within the first week of the convening of the 1995 General Assembly, within the first week of the convening of the 1996 Regular Session of the 1995 General Assembly, and within the first week of the convening of the 1997 General Assembly.  The Task Force may provide updated reports to the Governor and General Assembly within one week of the convening of any regular session of the General Assembly meeting in even-numbered years, up to and including 1998.  The Task Force shall provide a final report to the Governor and General Assembly within the first week of the convening of the 1999 General Assembly.  The final report shall include final conclusions and recommendations for each of the Task Force's duties, as well as any other recommendations for changes to any law, rule, and policy that it has determined will promote the safety and well-being of children.  Any recommendations of changes to law, rule, or policy shall be accompanied by specific legislative or policy proposals and detailed fiscal notes setting forth the costs to the State."
Sec. 2.  Section 285(e) of Chapter 321 of the 1993 Session Laws, as amended by Section 27.8(b) of Chapter 769 of the Session Laws of 1993 (1994 Regular Session) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section become effective February 1, 1999.  The remainder of this section is effective upon ratification."
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.