A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to REQUIRE the legislative research commission to study fire safety in local confinement facilities.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Legislative Research Commission shall study the issue of fire safety in local confinement facilities and consider whether the current process for inspecting those facilities is sufficient to ensure that those facilities are in compliance with all applicable State and local laws and regulations related to fire safety for existing facilities, including the provisions of the National Fire Protection Code 101 (1991 Edition) applicable to existing detention facilities, the North Carolina State Building Code in force at the time the facility was constructed, modified, or renovated, the current North Carolina Fire Prevention Code, and the requirements set forth in Subchapter 10‑3J of the North Carolina Administrative Code.
SECTION 2.  The Legislative Research Commission shall report its findings and any recommendations to the 2004 Regular Session of the 2003 General Assembly.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.