A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to restrict the authority of a social worker to enter a private residence for investigation purposes.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7B‑302 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(h)	A social services worker may not enter a private residence for investigation purposes without at least one of the following:
(1)	The permission of the head of the household.
(2)	The accompaniment of a law enforcement officer who has legal authority to enter the residence."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2003.