A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the division of motor vehicles to produce a "teachnc" special registration plate.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑63(b1) reads as rewritten:
"(b1)	The following special registration plates do not have to be a "First in Flight" plate, "First in Freedom" plate, or "National/State Mottos" plate as provided in subsection (b) of this section. The design of the plates that are not "First in Flight" plates, "First in Freedom" plates, or "National/State Mottos" plate must have a background design developed in accordance with G.S. 20‑79.4(a3). The Division may not issue a plate with a full‑color background under this subsection unless it receives the required number of applications set forth in G.S. 20‑79.3A(a)(2).
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()	TeachNC.
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SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑79.4(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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()	TeachNC. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle. The plate shall bear a phrase and logo promoting the Department of Public Instruction's TeachNC teacher recruitment initiative.
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SECTION 3.  The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20‑63(b1), 20‑79.4(b), and 20‑81.12 to ensure that all the special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.
SECTION 4.  The plate authorized by this act is not subject to the requirements to establish a new special registration plate in G.S. 20‑79.3A and the expiration of special registration plate authorization in G.S. 20‑79.8.
SECTION 5.  This act is effective when it becomes law.