A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appoint persons to various public OFFICES upon the recommendation of the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate.
Whereas, G.S. 120‑121 authorizes the General Assembly to make certain appointments to public offices upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and
Whereas, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate have made recommendations; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

PART I. SPEAKER'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
SECTION 1.1.  Daniel Gonzalez of Buncombe County and Karen S. Velasquez of Wake County are appointed to the Acupuncture Licensing Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 1.2.  Peter T. Daniel of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority for a term expiring on July 1, 2011.
SECTION 1.3.  Donald S. Johnson of Franklin County is appointed to the North Carolina Appraisal Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 1.4.  The Honorable Leslie J. Winner of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Arboretum for a term expiring on June 30, 2012.
SECTION 1.5.  Effective August 1, 2008, Dr. Bruce Vukoson of Chatham County, Ricky L. Parker, Ed.D., of Davidson County, and David M. Mills of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners for terms expiring on July 31, 2011.
SECTION 1.6.  Robert W. Seligson of Wake County is appointed to the Centennial Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2012.
SECTION 1.7.  Linda S. Suggs of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Board of Trustees for a term expiring on June 30, 2009, to fill the unexpired term of Sheryn Northey Waterman.
SECTION 1.8.  Lynn K. Policastro of Wake County is appointed to the Child Care Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 1.9.  C. Lorance "Rance" Henderson of Burke County and Kevin W. Markham of Wake County are appointed to the Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees for terms expiring on July 1, 2012.
SECTION 1.10.  Malcolm I."Butch" Heyworth of Mecklenburg County and Victor N. Shaw of Union County are appointed to the North Carolina Code Officials Qualification Board for terms expiring on July 1, 2012.
SECTION 1.11.  Brenda Burgin Ross of Forsyth County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 1.12.  Effective September 1, 2008, Jo M. Liles of Hertford County, Julia B. Freeman of Haywood County, Representative Marian N. McLawhorn of Pitt County, Sheriff Richard H. Webster of Chatham County, Tammy Drew of Durham County, Jill Dinwiddie of Mecklenburg County, and Lorraine Tweed of Moore County are appointed to the Domestic Violence Commission for terms expiring on August 31, 2010.
SECTION 1.13.  If House Bill 2436, 2007 Regular Session, becomes law, then Arnold Dennis of Durham County, Bennie Walker of Forsyth County, Dr. David B. Strahan of Haywood County, Patrice A. High of Halifax County, and Peggy T. Vick of Cumberland County are appointed to the Committee on Dropout Prevention for terms expiring on December 31, 2010.
SECTION 1.14.  Effective December 1, 2008, H. Eugene Miller, Jr., of New Hanover County is appointed to the Economic Investment Committee for a term expiring on November 30, 2010.
SECTION 1.15.  Effective January 1, 2008, Representative William L. Wainwright of Craven County is appointed to the North Carolina Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council for a term expiring on December 31, 2010.
SECTION 1.16.  Effective January 1, 2009, the Honorable Foyle Hightower, Jr., of Anson County is appointed to the e‑NC Authority Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2011.
SECTION 1.17.  Donnie W. Brewer of Pitt County is appointed to the Environmental Management Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 1.18.  Effective January 1, 2009, Elizabeth Webber of Orange County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service for a term expiring on December 31, 2011.
SECTION 1.19.  Theodore "Ted" W. Triebel of Orange County is appointed to the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board for a term expiring on July 1, 2011, to fill the unexpired term of Terry B. Todd.
SECTION 1.20.  Tonia W. Scott of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Housing Partnership for a term expiring on August 31, 2009, to fill the unexpired term of Lillie M. Brown‑Doggett.
SECTION 1.21.  Ray Littleturtle of Robeson County is appointed to the North Carolina State Commission of Indian Affairs for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 1.22.  Effective September 1, 2008, Richard A. Rosen of Orange County is appointed to the Commission on Indigent Defense Services for a term expiring on August 31, 2012.
SECTION 1.23.  Danette Steelman‑Bridges of Burke County, Robert P. Taylor of Cumberland County, and Valerie D. McMillan of Wilson County are appointed to the North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 1.24.  Effective January 1, 2009, Ginny D. Williams of Beaufort County, Jens Saakvitne of Forsyth County, John C. Moskop, Ph.D., of Pitt County, and Judith B. Brunger of Wake County are appointed to the License to Give Trust Fund Commission for terms expiring on December 31, 2010.
SECTION 1.25.  Effective January 1, 2009, T. Alan Boone of Watauga County is appointed to the North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board for a term expiring on December 31, 2011.
SECTION 1.26.  Effective September 1, 2008, Dr. Edward B. Fort of Guilford County is appointed to the North Carolina State Lottery Commission for a term expiring on August 31, 2013.
SECTION 1.27.  Don Trobaugh of Guilford County is appointed to the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 1.28.  The Honorable Frederick L. Yates of Perquimans County, Steven Elliott Howell of Northampton County, and Frank B. "Bo" Lewis of Beaufort County are appointed to North Carolina's Northeast Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 1.29.  Tina C. Gordon of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Nursing Scholars Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011, to fill the unexpired term of Connie Moore Corey.
SECTION 1.30.  Jeffrey A. Knight of Union County is appointed to the North Carolina On‑Site Wastewater Contractors and Inspections Certification Board for a term expiring on July 1, 2011, to fill the unexpired term of Ralph Hollowell.
SECTION 1.31.(a)  Edward W. Wood of New Hanover County is appointed to the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority for a term expiring on July 1, 2009.
SECTION 1.31.(b)  C. Michael Allen, Ph.D., of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority for a term expiring on July 1, 2011.
SECTION 1.32.  Effective January 1, 2009, Clifton H. Smith of Lincoln County, Derek D. Kelly of Davidson County, the Reverend James R. Horton of Martin County, Robert M. Shinn of Cabarrus County, and Sue Russell of Orange County are appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., for terms expiring on December 31, 2011.
SECTION 1.33.  Jeffrey Starkweather of Chatham County is appointed to the North Carolina Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Funds Council for a term expiring on June 30, 2009, to fill the unexpired term of Thomas S. Blue.
SECTION 1.34.  James C. Stevens of Carteret County is appointed to the Private Protective Service Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 1.35.  Melvin L. "Skip" Alston of Guilford County is appointed to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 1.36.  Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., of Guilford County, Saint Clair Basnight of Dare County, and Malcolm K. Fearing, III, of Dare County are appointed to the Roanoke Island Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 1.37.  Curtis B. Venable of Buncombe County and the Honorable John B. Lewis Jr., of Pitt County are appointed to the Rules Review Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 1.38.  Effective September 1, 2008, Steve O. Hunt of Catawba County is appointed to the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission for a term expiring on August 31, 2010.
SECTION 1.39.(a)  Effective January 1, 2008, Sondra Dickens of Northampton County and Patrick Barnes of Chatham County are appointed to the North Carolina Small Business Contractor Authority for terms expiring on December 31, 2010.
SECTION 1.39.(b)  Effective January 1, 2008, Jeff D. Talbot of Watauga County and Spencer Thompson of Mecklenburg County are appointed to the North Carolina Small Business Contractor Authority for terms expiring on December 31, 2011.
SECTION 1.40.  Bryan S. Evans of Pitt County is appointed to the North Carolina Board for Licensing of Soil Scientists for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 1.41.  John Marvin Thompson of Wake County is appointed to the State Building Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 1.42.  Effective January 1, 2009, William P. Pope of Iredell County is appointed to the State Ethics Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2012.
SECTION 1.43.  Garry W. Cooper of Pamlico County is appointed to the State Fire and Rescue Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2010, to fill the unexpired term of John Wayne Strowd, Jr.
SECTION 1.44.  Jeff D. Etheridge, Jr., of Columbus County is appointed to the North Carolina State Ports Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 1.45.(a)  John E. Hammond, Ph.D., of Chatham County is appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' and State Employees' Comprehensive Major Medical Plan for a term expiring on June 30, 2009, to fill the unexpired term of Lacey P. Barnes.
SECTION 1.45.(b)  D. Steven Beam of Mecklenburg County and Linda Rouse Sutton of Lenoir County are appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Teachers' and State Employees' Comprehensive Major Medical Plan for terms expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 1.46.  Alice Andrews Joyce of Orange County is appointed to the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2012.
SECTION 1.47.  Effective January 14, 2009, Representative Drew Saunders of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority for a term expiring on January 14, 2013.
SECTION 1.48.  Effective January 1, 2009, Representative E. Nelson Cole of Rockingham County and Representative Lucy T. Allen of Franklin County are appointed to the Virginia‑North Carolina High‑Speed Rail Compact Commission for terms expiring on December 31, 2010.

PART II. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE'S RECOMMENDATIONS
SECTION 2.1.  Courtney Brown of Iredell County and J. Richard Lee of Wake County are appointed to the Alarm Systems Licensing Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 2.2.  Michael Leonard of Forsyth County is appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Arboretum for a term expiring on June 30, 2012.
SECTION 2.3.  Dr. Roy Alan Majors of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 2.4.  Dennis Walters of Cumberland County is appointed to the North Carolina Capital Facilities Finance Agency Board of Directors for a term expiring on March 1, 2012.
SECTION 2.5.  Margaret Anne Biddle of Wake County and Lorrie Looper of Watauga County are appointed to the Child Care Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 2.6.  Jim Conrad of Forsyth County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 2.7.  Dr. Joye Willcox of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 2.8.  J. Anderson Little of Orange County is appointed to the Dispute Resolution Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 2.9.  Effective September 1, 2008, Senator Doug Berger of Franklin County, Valerie Asbell of Hertford County, John H. Guard of Pitt County, The Honorable J. Thomas Davis of Rutherford County, and David Badger of Cherokee County are appointed to the Domestic Violence Commission for terms expiring on August 31, 2010.
SECTION 2.10.  If House Bill 2436, 2007 Regular Session, becomes law, then Patsy Ray of Cumberland County, Dean Zoe Locklear of Robeson County, Lisa Daye of McDowell County, Bill Farmer of Mecklenburg County, and Margaret Ellis of Vance County are appointed to the Committee on Dropout Prevention for terms expiring on December 31, 2010.
SECTION 2.11.  Effective September 1, 2008, Margaret Wingate of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Electrolysis Examiners for a term expiring on August 31, 2011.
SECTION 2.12.  Dr. Steven Landau of Johnston County is appointed to the North Carolina Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council for a term expiring on June 30, 2012.
SECTION 2.13.  Effective January 1, 2009, George Parrott of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service for a term expiring on December 31, 2011.
SECTION 2.14.  Effective September 1, 2008, Ted Alexander of Cleveland County, Sallie Surface of Northampton County, Jeanne Tedrow of Wake County, Rita Thuout of Gaston County, and Tom Smith of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Housing Partnership for terms expiring on August 31, 2011.
SECTION 2.15.  Effective September 1, 2008, Sean P. Devereux of Buncombe County is appointed to the Commission on Indigent Defense Services for a term expiring on August 31, 2012.
SECTION 2.16.  James L. Pittman of Robeson County is appointed to the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 2.17.  Walt Israel of Gaston County and Cynthia Tart of Brunswick County are appointed to the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority for terms expiring on July 1, 2011.
SECTION 2.18.  Richard Allen of Anson County and Ronald Burris of Stanley County are appointed to the Private Protective Services Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 2.19.  Ray West of Chatham County is appointed to the North Carolina Recreational Therapy Licensure Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 2.20.  Marsha Jordan of Lincoln County is appointed to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 2.21.  Elmer Midgette of Dare County, William Kealy of Dare County, and Joanne Williams of Dare County are appointed to the Roanoke Island Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 2.22.  Bruce Beasley of Wilson County is appointed to the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics for a term expiring on June 30, 2009, to fill the unexpired term of David C. Smith.
SECTION 2.23.  Kirk Alan Preiss of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology for a term expiring on June 30, 2009.
SECTION 2.24.  Edward Hearn of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Board for Licensing of Soil Scientists for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 2.25.  Stephen Criscenzo of Wake County is appointed to the State Building Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2011.
SECTION 2.26.  Effective September 1, 2008, Norwood Clark of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina State Lottery Commission for a term expiring on August 31, 2013.
SECTION 2.27.  Laura Wilson of New Hanover County is appointed to the North Carolina State Ports Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 2.28.  Pam Silberman of Durham County, Marion Sullivan of Orange County, and Dr. Charles Hayek of Cleveland County are appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Teachers ' and State Employees' Comprehensive Major Medical Plan for terms expiring on June 30, 2010.
SECTION 2.29.  Lonnia Beam of Gaston County is appointed to the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2012.
SECTION 2.30.  Chris Dickey of Cherokee County and A.M. "Buck" Demarest of Wake County are appointed to the Well Contractors Certification Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2011.

PART III. EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECTION 3.1.  The headings to the parts and sections of this act are a convenience to the reader and are for reference only.
SECTION 3.2.  Unless otherwise specified, all appointments made by this act are for terms to begin upon ratification of this act.
SECTION 3.3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.