A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to transfer the north carolina center for nursing to the department of administration and to amend the appointment procedure for one of the board members.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The North Carolina Center for Nursing and all resources, assets, liabilities, operations, and personnel are transferred and shall be located administratively under the Department of Administration but shall exercise its powers and duties through its own board of directors. This transfer shall have all of the elements of a Type II transfer, as that term is defined in G.S. 143A‑6(b). Where a conflict arises regarding the transfer, the conflict shall be resolved by the Governor, and the decision of the Governor shall be final.
SECTION 2.  G.S. 90‑171.71(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The North Carolina Center for Nursing shall be governed by a policy‑setting board of directors. The Board shall consist of 16 members, with a simple majority of the Board being nurses representative of various practice areas. Other members shall include representatives of other health care professions, business and industry, health care providers, and consumers. The Board shall be appointed as follows:
(1)	Four members appointed by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, at least one of whom shall be a registered nurse and at least one other a representative of the hospital industry;
(2)	Four members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, at least one of whom shall be a registered nurse and at least one other a representative of the long‑term care industry;
(3)	Four members appointed by the Governor, two of whom shall be registered nurses; and
(4)	Four nurse educators, one of whom shall be appointed by the President of The University of North Carolina, one other by the State Board of Community Colleges, one other by the North Carolina Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and one by the Area Health Education Centers Program."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.