A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT authorizing the legislative research commission to conduct a study on holding a parent accountable for harm done to the parent's child before birth due to the parent's abuse of controlled substances.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.(a)  The Legislative Research Commission (Commission) may study matters pertaining to holding a parent accountable for the harm done to the parent's child before birth as a result of the parent's abuse of controlled substances.
SECTION 1.(b)  The Commission may report its findings and recommendations to the 2018 Regular Session of the 2017 General Assembly by April 1, 2018.
SECTION 2.  The Legislative Services Officer shall allocate funds appropriated to the General Assembly for the expenditures of the Legislative Services Commission in conducting this study.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.