A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to establish the joint legislative study commission on the use of repairs and renovations funds by the university of north carolina.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  There is established the Joint Legislative Study Commission on the Use of Repairs and Renovations Funds by The University of North Carolina to examine the way that The University System has used Repairs and Renovations allocated to the system in recent years. The Commission shall do at least the following:
(1)	Examine The University of North Carolina Funding Allocation Model for Reserve for Repairs and Renovations adopted by the Board of Governors, including changes to the Model over the previous 10 years.
(2)	Examine the number, type, and dollar value of projects that have received Repairs and Renovations funds during the previous 10 years, including projects that are not supported by the General Fund.
(3)	Ascertain whether there are unmet repairs and renovations needs that could be ameliorated by changes to The University of North Carolina Funding Allocation Model for Reserve for Repairs and Renovations.
(4)	Consider whether it would be desirable and appropriate to require that the amount of a constituent institution's allocation of Repairs and Renovations funds be based in part on the availability of non‑State funds to the institution, including changes in the availability of such funds that could reasonably be anticipated to result if a particular project were to receive Repairs and Renovations funds.
(5)	Examine any other matter that the chairs of the Commission deem relevant to the work of the Commission.
SECTION 1.(b)  The Commission shall consist of eight members appointed as follows:
(1)	Four members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
(2)	Four members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
SECTION 1.(c)  The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one representative as cochair, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall designate one senator as cochair. Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled by the same appointing authority who made the initial appointment. The Commission shall expire upon delivering its final report.
The Commission, while in the discharge of its official duties, may exercise all powers provided for under G.S. 120‑19 and G.S. 120‑19.1 through G.S. 120‑19.4. The Commission may meet at any time upon the joint call of the cochairs. The Commission may meet in the Legislative Building or the Legislative Office Building. The Commission may contract for professional, clerical, or consultant services as provided by G.S. 120‑32.02.
The Legislative Services Commission, through the Legislative Services Officer, shall assign professional staff to assist the Commission in its work. The House of Representatives' and the Senate's Supervisors of Clerks shall assign clerical staff to the Commission, and the expenses relating to the clerical employees shall be borne by the Commission. Members of the Commission shall receive subsistence and travel expenses at the rates set forth in G.S. 120‑3.1, 138‑5, or 138‑6, as appropriate.
SECTION 2.  The Commission shall report its findings and any recommendations to the 2014 Regular Session of the 2013 General Assembly upon convening.
SECTION 3.  The University of North Carolina shall furnish the Commission with any information in their possession or available to them that is requested by the Commission.
SECTION 4.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2013.