Daily bulletin [2007 : March 29, v.2007 : no.38]

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 38 Vol. 2007, No. 38 Senate Legislative Day 38 Thursday, March 29, 2007 SUMMARIES OF BILLS FILED HOUSE BILLS H 1253. JUVENILE CODE REVISIONS . Filed 3/29/07. TO REVISE THE JUVENILE CODE WITH REGARD TO SECURE CUSTODY ORDERS, DELINQUENCY HISTORY LEVELS, AND DISPOSITIONAL LIMITS OF DELINQUENT JUVENILES. Amends GS 7B-1 903(d) to allow the court to secure custody for a juvenile who is alleged to have substantially violated (was, violated) probation or post-release supervision, and removes the requirement that it be alleged that the juvenile committed acts that damage property or injure persons. Amends GS 7B-2507(b) to increase from one point to two points the points awarded for each prior adjudication of violations of GS 14-202.2 (indecent liberties between children), GS 14-269 (carrying concealed weapons), and GS 14-269. 7(a) (prohibitions on handguns for minors). Amends GS 7B-2508(a) to increase the offense classification for adjudications of GS 14-202.2, GS 14-269, and GS 14- 269 .7(a) from minor to serious. Amends GS 7B-1501 to define prior adjudication. Amends GS 7B-2510(e) to provide that when the court finds there has been a probation violation, in the court’s discretion, if the juvenile’s disposition is not raised to a higher level, the court may include an order of confinement for up to twice the term authorized for the juvenile’s disposition level (was, in the court’s discretion, part of the new disposition may include an order of confinement in a secure facility for up to twice the term authorized). Makes conforming changes. Effective for offenses committed on or after December 1 , 2007. Intro, by Dickson. GS 7B H 1254. SWINE FARM ENV. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS/FUNDS (=S 1465). Filed 3/29/07. TO CODIFY AND MAKE PERMANENT THE SWINE FARM ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENACTED IN 1998 AND TO ASSIST FARMERS TO VOLUNTARILY CONVERT TO INNOVATIVE ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. Identical to S 1465, filed 3/22/07. Intro, by Hill. GS 1 43, APPROP H 1255. MONTGOMERY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY FUNDS. Filed 3/29/07. TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Appropriates $150,000 for 2007-08 from the General Fund to the Montgomery County Historical Society, Incorporated. Funds may be used to upgrade the Troy Roller Mill, which serves as an arts and historical museum, and to purchase cabinets and display cases for historical artifacts. Effective July 1 , 2007. Intro, by Goodwin. APPROP © 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.