Daily bulletin [2007 : January 29, v.2007 : no.3]

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 House Legislative Day 3 Vol. 2007, No. 3 Senate Legislative Day 3 Monday, January 29, 2007 SUMMARIES OF BILLS FILED HOUSE BILLS H 26. STUDY/TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS. Filed 1/29/07. ACT TO IMPLEMENT A RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOUSE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES TO DIRECT THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO REPORT ON THE EFFICACY OF THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS TO TEACH STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. Directs the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina to (1) study the effectiveness of current teacher education programs in preparing new teachers to teach students with disabilities and (2) report its findings to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by May 15, 2008. Intro, by Farmer-Butterfield, E. Warren, STUDY Parmon, Wiley. H 27. DUTY TO REPORT CHILD PORN. Filed 1/29/07. TO PROVIDE THAT A RETAIL OR WHOLESALE FILM PROCESSOR , PHOTO FINISHER , OR COMPUTER TECHNICIAN WHO , IN THE COURSE OF WORK, ENCOUNTERS AN IMAGE OF A MINOR ENGAGING IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY MUST REPORT THE NAME OF THE CUSTOMER REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FILM OR IN POSSESSION OF THE COMPUTER TO THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN AND TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Amends GS Chapter 14, Article 26 by adding a new GS 14-190.25 as title indicates. Provides a person acting in compliance with the statute immunity from any civil or criminal liability. Makes conforming changes to GS 14-190.13. Effective December 1, 2007. Intro, by Ray, Goforth, Glazier, Spear. GS 14 H 28. UP PENALTIES/SEX OFFENSES WITH CHILD VICTIM (=S 17). Filed 1/29/07. TO AMEND CERTAIN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY LA И BY AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF CERTAIN PORNOGRAPHY LAWS, INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR SOLICITATION OF A CHILD BY COMPUTER TO COMMIT AN UNLAWFUL SEX ACT, AND INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR A SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE OF TAKING INDECENT LIBERTIES WITH CHILDREN Identical to S 17, filed 1/25/07. Intro, by Ray, Goforth, Spear. GS 14 H 29. SEX OFFENDER GPS/DOC REQUESTS. Filed 1/29/07. TO CLARIFY THE PROCEDURE FOR SATELLITE-BASED MONITORING OF SEX OFFENDERS AND TO MAKE OTHER CHANGES TO THE SEX OFFENDER LAWS. Amends Part 5 (Sex Offender Monitoring) of Article 27A (Sex Offender and Public Protection Registration Programs) of GS Chapter 14 by enacting four new sections as follows: © 2007 Institute of Government — School of Government The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This work is copyrighted and subject to "fair use" as permitted by federal copyright law. No portion of this publication maybe reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the express written permission of the publisher. Distribution by third parties is prohibited. Prohibited distribution includes, but is not limited to, posting, e-mailing, faxing, archiving in a public database, installing on intranets or servers, and redistributing via a computer network or in printed form. Unauthorized use or reproduction may result in legal action against the unauthorized user.