A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appoint persons to various public OFFICES upon the recommendation of THE President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and the house of representatives.
Whereas, G.S. 120‑121 authorizes the General Assembly to make certain appointments to public offices upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
Whereas, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives have made recommendations; and
Whereas, G.S. 143B‑168.12 authorizes the General Assembly to appoint members of the public to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., upon the recommendation of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives; and
Whereas, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives have made recommendations; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

PART I. President Pro Tempore's RECOMMENDATIONs
SECTION 1.1.  Terra W. Flint of Rockingham County is appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., for a term expiring on December 31, 2022, to fill the unexpired term of Melanie Gayle.
SECTION 1.2.  Effective October 1, 2020, Rev. Dr. Pierre Crawford of Gaston County is appointed to the African‑American Heritage Commission for a term expiring on September 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.3.  Effective July 1, 2020, Larry R. Proctor of Guilford County is appointed to the Alarm Systems Licensing Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.4.  Effective July 1, 2020, Sarah J. Burnham of Catawba County is appointed to the North Carolina Appraisal Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.5.  Effective July 1, 2020, Lee E. Thomason of Buncombe County is appointed to the North Carolina Arboretum Board of Directors for a term expiring on June 30, 2024.
SECTION 1.6.  Effective July 1, 2020, Dr. Michael M. Marushack of New Hanover County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.7.  Effective July 1, 2020, Dr. Elizabeth G. Gilleland of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Child Care Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2020.
SECTION 1.8.  Effective September 1, 2020, Robert J. Kellogg of Gaston County, James Pressly of Iredell County, Thomas E. Smith of Robeson County, Sallie P. Surface of Hertford County, and Owen J. Thomas of Robeson County are appointed to the North Carolina Housing Partnership for terms expiring on August 31, 2023.
SECTION 1.9.  Effective September 1, 2020, Lauren M. Genesky of Wake County, Patrick C. Miller of Greene County, Randall Penfield of Guilford County, Dr. Christopher G. Blanton of Watauga County, and Dr. Hank Weddington of Catawba County are appointed to the North Carolina Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission for terms expiring on August 31, 2022.
SECTION 1.10.  Effective August 1, 2020, Lucinda S. Chandler of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission for a term expiring on July 31, 2023.
SECTION 1.11.  Effective July 1, 2020, Joan Sutton of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Recreational Therapy Licensure Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.12.  Effective July 1, 2020, Leila R. Goodwin of Wake County and Edward Goscicki of Union County are appointed to the North Carolina State Water Infrastructure Authority for terms expiring on June 30, 2022.
SECTION 1.13.  Effective January 1, 2021, Victor Riley of Wake County is appointed to the State Board of Proprietary Schools for a term expiring on December 30, 2026.
SECTION 1.14.  Effective November 1, 2020, Constance H. Rose of Dare County is appointed to the Board of Directors of the Roanoke Island Historical Association, Inc., for a term expiring on September 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.15.  Effective July 1, 2020, Margaret Currin of Wake County, Jeffrey T. Hyde of Guilford County, and Jeanette K. Doran of Wake County are appointed to the Rules Review Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2022.
SECTION 1.16.  Effective July 1, 2020, Todd C. Muench of Orange County and Christopher E. Deal of Pender County are appointed to the Well Contractors Certification Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.17.  Effective July 1, 2020, Walter H. James of Rockingham County is appointed to the North Carolina On‑Site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board for a term expiring on July 1, 2023.
SECTION 1.18.  Effective July 1, 2020, Patricia E. Pitts of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.19.  Effective January 1, 2021, Dr. Clarence G. Newsome of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the State Ethics Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2024.
SECTION 1.20.  Effective July 1, 2020, Cory S. Causby of Haywood County and Julie L. Hart of Henderson County are appointed to the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching Board of Trustees for terms expiring on June 30, 2024.
SECTION 1.21.  Effective September 1, 2020, Sheriff Larry M. Pierce of Wayne County, Christine F. Strader of Rockingham County, Sarah M. Kirkman of Iredell County, and Bryan S. Miller of Caswell County are appointed to the Domestic Violence Commission for terms expiring on August 31, 2022.
SECTION 1.22.  Effective July 1, 2020, Dean C. Hilton of Bladen County and Theodore Westmoreland of Cleveland County are appointed to the Rural Infrastructure Authority for terms expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.23.  Effective October 1, 2020, Owen D. Andrews of Craven County is appointed to the Outdoor Heritage Advisory Council for a term expiring on September 30, 2024.
SECTION 1.24.(a)  Brian T. Drew of Wake County is appointed to the 911 Board for a term expiring on December 31, 2020, to fill the unexpired term of Amy T. Ward.
SECTION 1.24.(b)  Effective January 1, 2021, Chief Jeffrey H. Ledford of Cleveland County is appointed to the 911 Board for a term expiring on December 31, 2024.
SECTION 1.25.  Effective September 1, 2020, Bryan F. Jones of Burke County is appointed to the Commission on Indigent Defense Services for a term expiring on August 31, 2024.
SECTION 1.26.  Effective January 1, 2021, Dianne M. Layden of Perquimans County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Nursing for a term expiring on December 31, 2024.
SECTION 1.27.  Effective July 1, 2020, Michael Daniels of Pitt County and Nyi N. Mint of Orange County are appointed to the North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.28.  Effective October 1, 2020, Zachary Bolen of Wake County is appointed to the Dispute Resolution Commission for a term expiring on September 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.29.  Effective July 1, 2020, Kimberly Turk of Durham County and Valory K. Hicks of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy for terms expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.30.  Effective January 1, 2021, Craig Schauer of Wake County is appointed to the State Judicial Council for a term expiring on December 31, 2024.
SECTION 1.31.  George G. Hoyle of Guilford County is appointed to the University of North Carolina Greensboro Board of Trustees for a term expiring on June 30, 2021.
SECTION 1.32.  Kyle Petty of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Board of Trustees for a term expiring on June 30, 2021.
SECTION 1.33.  Effective July 1, 2020, Stephanie R. Deaver of Guilford County and Dr. Sy A. Saeed of Pitt County are appointed to the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services for terms expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.34.(a)  Holly Audette of Pasquotank County is appointed to the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the North Carolina State Bar for a term expiring on June 30, 2021.
SECTION 1.34.(b)  Heath Jenkins of Lincoln County is appointed to the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the North Carolina State Bar for a term expiring on June 30, 2022.
SECTION 1.35.  Richard B. Montague of Mitchell County is appointed to the North Carolina Institute of Medicine Board of Directors for a term expiring on December 31, 2021.
SECTION 1.36.  Jennifer K. Morris of New Hanover County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Electrolysis Examiners for a term expiring on December 31, 2021.
SECTION 1.37.  Effective July 1, 2020, Robert M. Cox of Mecklenburg County and Nathan Willis of Wake County are appointed to the Umstead Act Unfair Competition Panel for terms expiring on June 30, 2024.
SECTION 1.38.  Perry R. Safran of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina State University Board of Trustees for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 1.39.  Eric J. Bergevin of Chowan County is appointed to the North Carolina State Banking Commission for a term expiring on March 31, 2024.
SECTION 1.40.  Kelly L. Cobb of Caswell County is appointed to the License to Give Trust Fund Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2021.
SECTION 1.41.  Effective January 1, 2021, Robb D. Jansen of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Funeral Service for a term expiring on December 31, 2023.

PART II. SPEAKER'S RECOMMENDATIONS
SECTION 2.1.  Effective July 1, 2020, Laura Puckett Fout of Mecklenburg County and Dr. Lissa H. Juedemann of Henderson County are appointed to the Acupuncture Licensing Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.2.  Effective October 1, 2020, Edward C. Robinson, II, of Durham County is appointed to the African‑American Heritage Commission for a term expiring on September 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.3.  Effective July 1, 2020, Jeffrey J. Smith of Yadkin County is appointed to the North Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority for a term expiring on July 1, 2023.
SECTION 2.4.  Effective July 1, 2020, the Honorable Timothy Tallent of Cabarrus County and Jack C. "Cal" Morgan, III, of New Hanover County are appointed to the North Carolina Appraisal Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.5.  Effective July 1, 2020, Harold T. Owen of Alamance County is appointed to the North Carolina Arboretum Board of Directors for a term expiring on June 30, 2024.
SECTION 2.6.  Effective August 1, 2020, Travis J. Mash of Davie County, Martin H. Baker of Alamance County, and Dr. Jeffrey P. Carley of Cleveland County are appointed to the North Carolina Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners for terms expiring on July 31, 2023.
SECTION 2.7.  Effective July 1, 2020, Robert Seligson of Wake County is appointed to the Centennial Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2024.
SECTION 2.8.  Effective July 1, 2020, John Zackary Everhart of Carteret County and Amelie F. Schoel of Union County are appointed to the North Carolina Child Care Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2022.
SECTION 2.9.  Effective July 1, 2020, Renee D. Kumor of Henderson County is appointed to the North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees for a term expiring on July 1, 2023. 
SECTION 2.10.  Effective July 1, 2020, William J. Turpish of Cleveland County is appointed to the Cleveland County Community College Board of Trustees for a term expiring on June 30, 2024.
SECTION 2.11.  Effective July 1, 2020, James B. Steele of New Hanover County is appointed to the North Carolina Code Qualifications Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2024.
SECTION 2.12.  Effective July 1, 2020, Christi C. Nicholson of Pitt County is appointed to the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.13.  Effective September 1, 2020, Vickie S. Pait of Columbus County, Dawn L. "Kriquette" Davis of Wayne County, Sheriff Hans Miller of Onslow County, Tiffany Bell of Buncombe County, Amedia H. Vaughan‑Jones of Davie County, and Sarah M. Owens of Rutherford County are appointed to the Domestic Violence Commission for terms expiring on August 31, 2022.
SECTION 2.14.  Effective December 1, 2020, Russell L. Proctor, III, of Nash County is appointed to the Economic Investment Committee for a term expiring on November 30, 2022.
SECTION 2.15.  Representative Hugh Blackwell of Burke County is appointed to the Education Commission of the States for a term expiring on December 31, 2021.
SECTION 2.16.  Effective October 1, 2020, Dr. Stacey R. Watkins‑Griffith of Rutherford County and Larry D. Gabriel of Johnston County are appointed to the North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Fee‑Based Practicing Pastoral Counselors for terms expiring on September 30, 2024.
SECTION 2.17.  Effective July 1, 2020, Wanda Burns‑Ramsey of Johnston County is appointed to the North Carolina State Commission of Indian Affairs for a term expiring on June 30, 2022.
SECTION 2.18.  Effective September 1, 2020, William A. "Gus" Anthony of Gaston County is appointed to the Commission on Indigent Defense Services for a term expiring on August 31, 2024.
SECTION 2.19.  Effective July 1, 2020, Pamela R. White of Forsyth County, Cheryl White‑Smith of Bladen County, and Beverly F. Woodel of Burke County are appointed to the North Carolina Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.20.  Effective October 1, 2020, Steven D. Hill of Wake County is appointed to the North Carolina Irrigation Contractors' Licensing Board for a term expiring on September 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.21.  Effective January 1, 2021, Ronald L. Smith, Sr., of Wake County is appointed to the Judicial Standards Commission for a term expiring December 31, 2026.
SECTION 2.22.  Effective January 1, 2021, Joe M. Cabaleiro of Wake County, Dr. David B. Leeser of Pitt County, Michael Tramber of Forsyth County, and Linda Darden of Forsyth County are appointed to the License to Give Trust Fund Commission for terms expiring December 31, 2022.
SECTION 2.23.  Effective January 1, 2021, Patrick B. Armeen of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board for a term expiring on December 31, 2023.
SECTION 2.24.  Effective July 1, 2020, the Honorable William Brawley of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Medical Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.25.  Effective July 1, 2020, Charles Thomas Gunn, Jr., of Cleveland County is appointed to the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.26.  Effective January 1, 2021, Charles D. Greene of Forsyth County, Earl W. Struble of Wake County, and Gregory Coltrain of Beaufort County are appointed to the 911 Board for terms expiring on December 31, 2024.
SECTION 2.27.  Effective July 1, 2020, David R. Swinney of Pasquotank County is appointed to the North Carolina On‑site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board for a term expiring on July 1, 2023.
SECTION 2.28.  Effective October 1, 2020, John "Austin" Barnhill of Wake County is appointed to the Outdoor Heritage Advisory Council for a term expiring on September 30, 2024.
SECTION 2.29.  Effective January 1, 2021, Dr. Paul Popish of Orange County, Madison S. Downing of Pitt County, and Reverend Stanley A. Lewis of Halifax County are appointed to the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., for terms expiring on December 31, 2023.
SECTION 2.30.  Effective July 1, 2020, Patrick Molamphy of Moore County is appointed to the North Carolina State Ports Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2022.
SECTION 2.31.  Effective September 1, 2020, Dr. Charles Westley Wood of Wilkes County, Dr. Van O. Dempsey, III, of New Hanover County, Dr. Connie O. Locklear of Robeson County, and Samuel H. Houston, Jr., of Wake County are appointed to the North Carolina Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission for terms expiring on August 31, 2022.
SECTION 2.32.  Effective January 1, 2021, James A. Galati of Wake County is appointed to the State Board of Proprietary Schools for a term expiring on December 31, 2026.
SECTION 2.33.  Effective July 1, 2020, Thomas R. Lawing, Jr., of Mecklenburg County is appointed to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.34.  Effective July 1, 2020, Rhonda W. Walton is appointed to the North Carolina Recreational Therapy Licensure Board for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.35.  Effective July 1, 2020, Randy O. Overton of Wake County and Paul Powell of Guilford County are appointed to the Rules Review Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2022.
SECTION 2.36.  Effective July 1, 2020, Thomas S. Hester of Vance County and Lige Daughtridge of Nash County are appointed to the Rural Infrastructure Authority for terms expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.37.  Effective July 1, 2020, Harry M. Knight, II, of New Hanover County is appointed to the North Carolina Board for Licensing of Soil Scientists for a term expiring on June 30, 2023.
SECTION 2.38.  Effective January 1, 2021, the Honorable Carl J. Stewart of Gaston County is appointed to the State Ethics Commission for a term expiring on December 31, 2024.
SECTION 2.39.  Effective July 1, 2020, Glenn O. Buck, Jr., of Pitt County and Kathy S. Allen of Cleveland County are appointed to the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board for terms expiring on June 30, 2021.
SECTION 2.40.  Effective July 1, 2020, Dr. Donald L. Martin, Jr., of Forsyth County is appointed to the Board of Trustees of the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees for a term expiring on June 30, 2022.
SECTION 2.41.  Effective January 1, 2021, the Honorable Jonathan Jordan of Ashe County is appointed to the State Judicial Council for a term expiring on December 31, 2024.
SECTION 2.42.  Effective July 1, 2020, the Honorable Calvin H. Stiles of Cherokee County is appointed to the North Carolina State Water Infrastructure Authority for a term expiring on June 30, 2022.
SECTION 2.43.  Effective July 1, 2020, Representative John Torbett of Gaston County and Representative Edward Goodwin of Chowan County are appointed to the Virginia‑North Carolina High‑Speed Rail Compact Commission for terms expiring on June 30, 2024.

PART iii. MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS' RECOMMENDATIONS
SECTION 3.1.  Effective January 1, 2021, Monika Johnson Hostler of Wake County is appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the Senate, for a term expiring on December 31, 2023.
SECTION 3.2.  Effective January 1, 2021, Dr. Rebecca Ayers of Wake County is appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives for a term expiring on December 31, 2023.
SECTION 3.3.  Effective January 1, 2021, Laurie Stradley of Buncombe County is appointed to the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives for a term expiring on December 31, 2023.

PART Iv. EFFECTIVE DATE
SECTION 4.1.  Unless otherwise provided, appointments shall begin upon the effective date of this act.
SECTION 4.2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.