A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide for an assessment of the ADMINISTRATIVE needs of the public schools, the community COLLEGE system, and The University of North Carolina.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  Establishment of the Commission. – There is established in the Office of the State Auditor the Commission to Assess the Overhead and Administrative Personnel Requirements of the Public Schools, the Community College System, and The University of North Carolina.
SECTION 1.(b)  Membership. – The Commission shall consist of eight members who are accountants or management consultants.  Four of the members shall be appointed by the State Auditor, two shall be appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and two shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
The State Auditor shall appoint the chair of the Commission.
Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled by the same appointing authority as made the initial appointment.
SECTION 1.(c)  Duties. – The Commission shall contract with an outside consultant to assess the overhead and administrative personnel requirements of the public schools, the Community College System, and The University of North Carolina.  In the course of the assessment, the public schools, the Community College System, and The University of North Carolina shall each be reviewed for efficiencies, the need to eliminate duplication, and any excessive personnel requirements.
The review and assessment shall be conducted by accountants, management consultants, and other analysts.
SECTION 1.(d)  Per Diem. – Members of the Commission shall receive per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances in accordance with G.S. 120‑3.1, 138‑5, or 138‑6, as appropriate.
SECTION 1.(e)  Final Report. – The Commission shall submit a final report of its findings and recommendations, including any legislative recommendations, to the 2006 Regular Session of the 2005 General Assembly and to the Office of State Budget and Management.
SECTION 1.(f)  Termination of the Commission. – The Commission shall terminate upon the submission of its final report.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2005.