A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the state budget act regarding the judicial Branch.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 143C‑6‑4 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(i)	Transfers in Programs, Objects, Line Items in the Judicial Branch Budget. – The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may approve transfers and expenditures for more than was authorized in the enacted budget for programs, objects, or line items in the budget of the judicial branch; however, nonpersonal services funds or lapsed salary funds may not be used to create new positions or to fund salary increases. Program transfers shall not be used to avoid year‑end reversions or to inflate increases in the continuation budget. Transfers approved by the Chief Justice in accordance with this section must be reported quarterly, beginning October 31, to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 143C‑6‑6(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to The University of North Carolina or the judicial branch."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2008.