A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make technical and clarifying amendments to the General statutes.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 90D‑5(b)(6) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Composition and Terms. – The Board shall consist of nine members who shall serve staggered terms. The initial Board members shall be selected on or before July 1, 2003, as follows:
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(6)	A member of the Hearing Loss Association of America‑North Carolina State Association (HLAA‑NC) with knowledge of the interpreting process and deafness. This member shall be appointed by the General Assembly, upon recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and serve for a term of three years.
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SECTION 2.(a)  G.S. 65‑47 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e)	A columbarium built in compliance with the requirements of former subsection (d) of this section is not subject to the provisions of Article 9 of this Chapter on or after January 23, 2015, as long as the columbarium (i) continues to exist on the grounds of a private, self‑contained retirement community and (ii) continues to be reserved exclusively for the residents of that community."
SECTION 2.(b)  This section becomes effective January 23, 2015.
SECTION 3.  Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.