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House Legislative Day 116 Vol. 201 0, No. 2 Senate Legislative Day 1 1 4
Thursday, May 13, 2010
SUMMARIES OF BILLS FILED
HOUSE BILLS
H 1705. CONSUMER GUIDELINES FOR HEARING AID PURCHASES. Filed
5/13/10.
TO REQUIRE THE
HEARING AID DEALERS AND FITTERS BOARD TO COORDINATE A TASK FORCE THAT WILL DEVELOP
GUIDELINES FOR CONSUMERS TO USE WHEN PURCHASING A HEARING AID , AS RECOMMENDED BY
THE NORTH CAROLINA STUDY COMMISSION ON AGING.
As title indicates. Requires the Task Force to report to the North Carolina Study Commission on Aging by
October 15, 2010.
Intro, by Pierce, Farmer-Butterfield, England, STUDY
Weiss.
H 1706. EXPAND TARHEEL CHALLENGE PROGRAM/FUNDS. Filed
5/13/10.
TO EXPAND THE TARHEEL
CHALLENGE PROGRAM TO A SECOND CAMPUS TO BE LOCATED IN BADIN, NORTH CAROLINA.
Requires that in 2010-11, $875,000 from the funds appropriated in SL 2009-451 (appropriation act) be used
to assist the National Guard to convert, establish, and begin operations at a second Tarheel ChalleNGe campus
in Badin, notwithstanding Section 7.13(f) in SL 2009-451 , which appropriated funds for dropout prevention.
Effective July 1 , 2010.
Intro, by Burr. APPROP
H 1707. SHP/ AGE-OUT DEPENDENTS; TOBACCO USE TESTING. Filed
5/13/10.
(1) TO ALLOW ALREADY
ENROLLED DEPENDENT CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-SIX WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
EMPLOYER-BASED HEALTH CARE TO REMAIN ON THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE HEALTH PLAN FOR
TEACHERS AND STATE EMPLOYEES FOR PLAN YEAR 2010-201 1 AND (2) TO DIRECT THE STATE
HEALTH PLAN TO CONSULT WITH THE COMMITTEE ON HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL BENEFITS BEFORE
IMPLEMENTING ANY TOBACCO USE PROGRAM.
Allows a dependent child, enrolled in the North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State
Employees (Plan) as of May 1 , 2010, to remain on the Plan through the end of the month following the child’s
26th birthday, regardless of GS 135-45. 2(d)(1) (requiring that the dependent child be a full-time student to qualify)
and provided that the child is not eligible for other employer-sponsored health benefit coverage; effective June 1,
201 0, and repealed July 1 , 201 1 . Directs the executive administrator of the Plan to consult with the Committee on
Employee and Hospital Medical Benefits before implementing a plan to verify tobacco use by Plan members.
Intro, by Holliman, Tarleton, Gill, Jackson. UNCODIFIED
H 1708. CLEAN MARINAS AMENDMENTS. Filed
5/13/10.
TO DELAY THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CLEAN
COASTAL WATER AND VESSEL ACT FROM JULY 1, 2010, TO DECEMBER 1, 2010 , AND TO LIMITTHE
ACT'S APPLICATION TO ONL Y THOSE AREAS THAT ARE DESIGNATED AS NO DISCHARGE ZONES BY
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