Daily bulletin [2009 : March 16, v.2009 : no.27]

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 27 Vol. 2009, No. 27 Senate Legislative Day 27 Monday, March 16, 2009 SUMMARIES OF BILLS FILED HOUSE BILLS H 609. LIMIT STATE-MANDATED TESTS IN SCHOOLS/2 YEARS. Filed 3/16/09. SUSPENDING THE STATEWIDE TESTING PROGRAM IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR TWO YEARS EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW. Prohibits the State Board of Education, except as required by federal law or as a condition of federal grants, from (1 ) requiring the public schools to administer any standardized tests and (2) expending funds to develop or support any standardized tests. Effective July 1, 2009, and expires June 30, 2011. Intro, by Howard, Brubaker. UNCODIFIED H 610. DISAPPROVE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL RULE. Filed 3/16/09. TO DISAPPROVE A RULE ADOPTED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA BUILDING CODE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE RULES REVIEW COMMISSION. Disapproves Chapter 1 1 of the 2006 International Building Code, with 2009 NC Amendments and the referenced ANSI A117.1 Standard, adopted by the NC Building Code Council on March 1 1, 2008, and approved by the Rules Review Commission on May 15, 2008. Intro, by Glazier. UNCODIFIED H 611. CHECK-OFF DONATION: BREAST CANCER SCREENING. Filed 3/16/09. TO PROVIDE SPACE ON THE INCOME TAX RETURN FOR INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE DONATIONS FOR EARL Y DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER. Enacts a new GS 105-269.7 to allow an individual receiving a refund of income taxes to elect to contribute all or part of the refund to be used for early detection of breast cancer at the Cancer Prevention and Control Branch of the Division of Public Health (Division) of the Department of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary of the Department of Revenue (Secretary) to provide space on the individual income tax form with instructions to the taxpayer. Provides that the election becomes irrevocable upon filing the individual’s income tax return. Requires the Secretary to transmit contributions to the State Treasurer to be distributed to the Division. Specifies that the funds be used only for early detection of breast cancer and in accordance with North Carolina’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program’s policies and procedures. States the General Assembly’s intent that these funds are to be used in addition to any current appropriations for early detection of breast cancer. Effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1 , 2009. Intro, by Dollar, Justice, Allen, England. GS 105 © 2009 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 perrrission 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.