GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1018

Short Title:  Cooperative Extension LRC Study.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Smith; and Wainwright.

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Referred to:  Rules, Calendar and Operations of the House.

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April 21, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO STUDY THE OPERATIONS OF THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Legislative Research Commission may study the operations of the Cooperative Extension Service.  Specifically, the committee will examine the following:
(1)	The division of responsibility between the Cooperative Extension Service central administration and the field offices in the 100 counties;
(2)	The method of allocating funding to the field operations and the adequacy of this financial support;
(3)	The relationship between State and county funding of Cooperative Extension Service programs; and
(4)	The changing role of the Cooperative Extension Service.
Section 2.  (a)	The Legislative Research Commission shall appoint a committee to conduct the study.  The committee will consist of 12 members.  The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate each will appoint six members.
(b)	The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint:
(1)	Four members of the House of Representatives;
(2)	One member nominated by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners; and
(3)	One member nominated by the Director of the Cooperative Extension Service.
(c)	The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint:
(1)	Four members of the Senate;
(2)	One member nominated by the Association of County Commissioners; and
(3)	One member nominated by the Director of the Cooperative Extension Service.
Section 3.  The committee shall submit the final report of its findings and recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission no later than March 15, 1998.
Section 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.