Daily bulletin [2008 : May 20, v.2008 : no.6]

Daily Bulletin ACTIONS BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 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 1 20 Vol. 2008, No. 6 Senate Legislative Day 1 1 8 Tuesday, May 20, 2008 SUMMARIES OF BILLS FILED HOUSE BILLS H 2155. HOLDEN BEACH NO-WAKE ZONE. Filed 5/15/08. TO ESTABLISH A NO-WAKE SPEED ZONE NEAR HOLDEN BEACH. Provides that it is unlawful to operate a vessel at greater than a no-wake speed in the Intracoastal Waterway adjacent to the Town of Holden Beach in specified area. Authorizes the Town of Holden Beach, Brunswick County, or their designees to place markers indicating the no-wake speed zone. Provides that the act is enforceable under GS 75A-17 (providing for enforcement of the Boating Safety Act) and makes a violation a Class 3 misdemeanor. The act is enforceable after markers have been placed in the water. Please note: this digest is a correction to the May 15, 2008 Daily Bulletin, which identified H 2155 as "CASWELL BEACH/BUILDING HEIGHT LIMIT." The Caswell Beach bill is actually H 2144 as identified and digested in the May 1 5, 2008 Daily Bulletin. Intro, by Stiller. BRUNSWICK H 2240. IMPROVE STATE GIS/CGIC FUNDS. Filed 5/19/08. TO IMPLEMENT THE FUNDING RECOMMENDATION OF THE OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT CONCERNING IMPROVEMENT OF THE STATES GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR THAT PURPOSE. Appropriates $635,625 for 2008-09 from the General Fund to the Geographic Information Coordinating Council to fund improvements in the state’s geographical information system that are consistent with recommendations from the Office of State Budget and Management’s (OSBM) report dated February 2008, made in accordance with SL 2007-323, Section 6.13. Provides a review of the recommendations made in the OSBM report. Effective July 1 , 2008. Intro, by Tolson. APPROP H 2241. HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT STUDY/FUNDS. Filed 5/19/08. CREATING THE LEGISLATIVE STUDY COMMISSION ON ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. Creates a 16-member Commission as title indicates. Requires the Commission submit a final report to the 2009 General Assembly, at which time the Commission will terminate. Appropriates $50,000 for 2008-09 from the General Fund to the General Assembly to fund the work of the Commission. Effective July 1 , 2008. Intro, by Tolson. APPROP, STUDY H 2246. TAS IN SPECIAL ED. CLASSES/PERSONAL LEAVE. Filed 5/19/08. TO PROVIDE PERSONAL LEAVE FOR TEACHER ASSISTANTS WHO ARE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW TO HA VE A SUBSTITUTE WHEN THEY ARE OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. © 2008 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.