Daily Bulletin
ACTIONS BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Institute of Government — School of Government
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Legislative Reporting Service, Box 7294 State Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone 919.733.2484 - Fax 919.715.3464 - www.dbulletin.org
Vol.2006, NO. 49
Monday, August 14, 2006
LEGISLATION ENACTED
SL 2006-201 (H 1843). STATE GOVERNMENT ETHICS ACT-1. AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE STATE
GOVERNMENT ETHICS ACT; TO CREATE THE STATE ETHICS COMMISSION; TO ESTABLISH ETHICAL
STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN STATE PUBLIC OFFICERS , STATE EMPLOYEES, AND APPOINTEES TO
NONADVISORY STATE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS; TO REQUIRE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF ECONOMIC
INTERESTS BY CERTAIN PERSONS IN THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE, AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES; TO
AMEND THE LOBBYING LAWS; AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. Summarized in Daily Bulletin
5/9/06, 5/16/06, 5/17/06, 7/18/06, 7/19/06,
and
7/27/06.
Enacted August 4, 2006. Sections 4-15 and 17-21 are
effective January 1 , 2007. GS 120C-304, as enacted by Section 18, applies to appointments made on or after that
date. The remainder is effective October 1, 2006, and applies to covered persons and legislative employees on or
after January 1, 2007, to gifts received on or after January 1, 2007, to acts and conflicts of interest that arise on or
after January 1, 2007, and to offenses committed on or after January 1, 2007.
SL 2006-202 (H 2873). SAFE DRINKING WATER/PRIVATE WELLS. AN ACT TO REQUIRE PERMITTING
AND INSPECTION OF NEW PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELLS AND TO REQUIRE WATER QUALITY
TESTING OF PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELLS. Summarized in Daily Bulletin
5/25/06, 6/29/06, 7/6/06,
7/10/06,
and
7/17/06.
Enacted August 7, 2006. GS 87-97, as enacted by Section 4, is effective July 1, 2008,
except that GS 87-97(i) is effective August 7, 2006. The remainder is effective August 7, 2006.
SL 2006-203 (H 914). STATE BUDGET ACT. AN ACT TO RECODIFY MANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF
THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET ACT AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING ACT INTO A STATE
BUDGET ACT THAT REVISES AND CLARIFIES THE PROCEDURES FOR PREPARING, ENACTING, AND
ADMINISTERING THE STATE BUDGET, TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES, AND TO REPEAL VARIOUS
STATUTES AND SESSION LAWS. Summarized in Daily Bulletin
3/28/05, 4/20/05,
and
7/18/06.
Enacted August
7, 2006. Effective July 1 , 2007, and applicable beginning with the budget for the 2007-09 biennium.
SL 2006-204 (H 2762). DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES EMPLOYEES/PERSONNEL ACT.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA BATTLESHIP COMMISSION AND RELATING TO
COVERAGE UNDER THE STATE PERSONNEL ACT OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
CULTURAL RESOURCES. Summarized in Daily Bulletin
5/25/06
and
7/19/06.
Enacted August 8, 2006. Effective
August 8, 2006.
SL 2006-205 (S 1216). DSS DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION/ABUSE/NEGLECT. AN ACT TO (1)
ALLOW LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO SHARE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WITH
OTHER CHILD PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS WHEN THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO
PROTECTA CHILD FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT, AND (2) ALLOW ENTITIES DESIGNATED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH
A LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES THAT IS RELEVANT TO AN ASSESSMENT OF REPORTS
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