A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to add members to the membership of the NCWorks Commission.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 143B‑438.10 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143B‑438.10.  NCWorks Commission.
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(b)	Membership. – The Commission shall consist of 37 members appointed as follows:
(1)	By virtue of their offices, the following persons, or their designees, shall serve on the Commission:
a.	The Governor.
b.	The Secretary of the Department of Administration.
c.	The Secretary of the Department of Commerce.
d.	The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
e.	The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
f.	The President of the Community Colleges System Office.
g.	The President of The University of North Carolina system.
h.	The State official with primary responsibility for Adult Education and Family Literacy (Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113‑128, as amended).
i.	The State official with primary responsibility for Vocational Rehabilitation or Services for the Blind (Title IV of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, P.L. 113‑128, as amended).
(2)	Pursuant to the provisions of section 101 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the Governor shall appoint 28 members as follows:
a.	Nineteen members representing business and industry in the State.
b.	Seven members representing the workforce in the State.
c.	One member representing local elected city officials in the State.
d.	One member representing local elected county officials in the State.
(3)	Repealed by Session Laws 2015‑241, s. 15.11(a), effective July 1, 2015.
(b1)	Terms. – The persons listed in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section shall serve on the Commission while they hold their respective offices. The terms of the members appointed by the Governor pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section shall be for four years, except as provided in this subsection. The terms shall be staggered and shall begin on November 1 and expire on October 31. Upon the expiration of the term of each member in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by reappointing the member or appointing another person of like qualification to serve a four‑year term. If a vacancy occurs for any reason other than the expiration of the member's term, the Governor shall appoint a person of like qualification to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
In order to provide for staggered terms, six persons appointed to the positions designated in sub‑subdivision a. of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section and three persons appointed to the positions designated in sub‑subdivision b. of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section shall be appointed for initial terms ending on October 31, 2019. Five persons appointed to the positions designated in sub‑subdivision a. of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, two persons appointed to the positions designated in sub‑subdivision b. of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, and one person appointed to the position designated in sub‑subdivision c. of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section shall be appointed for initial terms ending on October 31, 2017. Six persons appointed to the positions designated in sub‑subdivision a. of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, two persons appointed to the positions designated in sub‑subdivision b. of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, and one person appointed to the position designated in sub‑subdivision d. of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section shall be appointed for initial terms ending on October 31, 2016. Two persons appointed to the positions designated in sub‑subdivision a. of subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section shall be appointed for an initial term ending on October 31, 2021.
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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.