A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the legislative research commission to study the consolidation of the north carolina council for women and the domestic violence commission into one commission to improve services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and services to displaced homemakers.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The Legislative Research Commission may study the issues involved in consolidating the North Carolina Council for Women and the Domestic Violence Commission into one commission to improve services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and services to displaced homemakers. If the Legislative Research Commission determines that consolidating the North Carolina Council for Women and the Domestic Violence Commission into one commission would improve services to domestic violence and sexual assault victims and to displaced homemakers, then the Legislative Research Commission may further consider the composition and duties of the new consolidated commission and the statutory changes necessary to achieve consolidation.
SECTION 2.  In its study, the Legislative Research Commission may consider the matters contained in the First Edition of House Bill 757 of the 2011 Regular Session of the General Assembly, including whether to consolidate funds for domestic violence, sexual assault, and displaced homemakers and authorize the board of county commissioners in each county to use the funds to make quarterly grants to any of the following:
(1)	A center for victims of domestic violence.
(2)	A center for victims of sexual assault or rape crisis.
(3)	A center for displaced homemakers.
(4)	A center providing any combination of services as described in subdivisions (1) through (3) of this section.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.