NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 818

SENATE BILL 320

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 143B-394 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES TO INCREASE TO 20 THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 143B-394, as the same appears in the 1975 Supplement to Volume 3C of the General Statutes, is hereby amended by rewriting the first paragraph to read as follows:

"§ 143B-394.  Council on the Status of Women-members; selection; quorum; compensation. — The Council on the Status of Women of the Department of Administration shall consist of 20 members appointed by the Governor. The initial members of the council shall be the appointed members of the Council on the Status of Women three of whose appointments expire June 30, 1977, and four of whose appointments expire June 30, 1978. Thirteen additional members shall be appointed in 1977, six of whom shall serve terms expiring June 30, 1978, and seven of whom shall serve terms expiring June 30, 1979. At the ends of the respective terms of office of the initial members of the council and of the 13 members added in 1977, the appointment of their successors shall be for terms of two years and until their successors are appointed and qualify. Any appointment to fill a vacancy on the council created by the resignation, dismissal, death, or disability of a member shall be for the balance of the unexpired term. Members of the council shall be representative of age, sex, ethnic and geographic backgrounds."

Sec. 2.  Nothing herein contained shall be construed to obligate the General Assembly to make additional appropriations to implement the provisions of this act.

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 29th day of June, 1977.