A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to change the composition of the boards of trustees for the teachers' and state employees' retirement system and the local governmental employees' system.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 128‑28(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Members of Board. – The Board shall consist of  seven members designated by the  Governor:
(1)	One  member shall be a mayor, or a member of the governing  of a city or town participating in the Retirement  System;
(2)	 One member shall be a county commissioner  of a county participating in the Retirement  System;
(3)	 One member shall be a law‑enforcement officer employed by an employer participating in the Retirement System:
(4)	One member shall be an active employee of a city or town participating in the Retirement System;
(5)	One member shall be a retired employee of a city or town participating in the Retirement System;
(6)	One member shall be an active managerial employee of a city or town participating in the Retirement System; and
(7)	One member shall be a member of the general public.
The Governor shall designate these  seven members on April 1 of years in which an election is held for the office of Governor, or as soon thereafter as possible, and the three  members designated by the Governor shall serve on the Board in addition to the regular duties of their city, town, or county office: Provided, that if for any reason any  member appointed pursuant to subdivisions (1) through (6) of this subsection vacates the city, town, or county office which he held at the time of this designation, the Governor shall designate  another member to serve until the next regular date for the designation of  members to serve on the Board."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 135‑6 reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Membership of Board; Terms. – The Board shall consist of  10 members, as follows:
(1)	The State Treasurer, ex officio;
(2)	The Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex officio;
(3)	Ten members to be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate of North Carolina. One of the appointive members shall be a member of the teaching profession of the State;  one of the appointive members shall be a representative of higher education appointed by the Governor for a term of four years commencing July 1, 1969, and quadrennially thereafter; one of the appointive members shall be a retired teacher who is drawing a retirement allowance, appointed by the Governor for a term of four years commencing July 1, 1969, and quadrennially thereafter; one shall be a retired State employee who is drawing a retirement allowance, appointed by the Governor for a term of four years commencing July 1, 1977, and quadrennially thereafter; one to be a general State  employee; one appointive member shall be a law‑enforcement officer employed by the State, appointed by the Governor, for a term of four years commencing April 1, 1985. At the expiration of these terms of office the appointment shall be for a term of four years;
(4)	Two members appointed by the General Assembly, one appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one appointed upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate in accordance with G.S. 120‑121. Neither of these members may be an active or retired teacher or State employee or an employee of a unit of local government. The initial members appointed by the General Assembly shall serve for terms expiring June 30, 1983. Thereafter, their successors shall serve for two‑year terms beginning July 1 of odd‑numbered years. Vacancies in appointments made by the General Assembly shall be filled in accordance with G.S. 120‑122."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective April 1, 2004.