AN ACT To specify the term of office for appointed members of the north CAROLINA longitudinal data system board, TO Make the state INFORMATION officer chair of the NORTH CAROLINA LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM BOARD, to specify the times for meeting of the NORTH CAROLINA LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM BOARD, and to require quarterly reporting of progress on the north carolina longitudinal data system.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 116E‑3(a)(10) reads as rewritten:
"(10)	The State Chief Information Officer."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 116E‑3(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Appointed members of the Board shall serve terms of four years. Terms of appointed members shall begin May 1, 2013, and every four years thereafter. Appointed members may be reappointed but shall not serve more than two consecutive terms. Vacancies among appointed members shall be filled by the appointing entity and shall be for the remainder of the vacant term."
SECTION 3.  G.S. 116E‑3(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The chair of the Board shall be the State Chief Information Officer. The Board shall elect from the appointed members a vice‑chair for a term of two years."
SECTION 4.  G.S. 116E‑3 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e)	The Board shall hold an initial meeting upon appointment of a majority of the appointed members. The Board shall meet at least quarterly, but may meet more frequently upon the call of the chair."
SECTION 5.  G.S. 116E‑4(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The Board shall report quarterly to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee, the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, and the Joint Legislative Committee on Information Technology beginning September 30, 2013.The report shall include the following:
(1)	An update on the implementation of the System's activities.
(2)	Any proposed or planned expansion of System data.
(3)	Any other recommendations made by the Board, including the most effective and efficient configuration for the System."  

SECTION 6.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 6th day of June, 2013.

	s/	 Daniel J. Forest
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Thom Tillis
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Pat McCrory
	 Governor

Approved 4:25 p.m. this 12th day of June, 2013