The Daily Bulletin: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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The Daily Bulletin: Wednesday, May \ 20 13
PUBLIC/ HOUSE BILLS
H 172 (20 13-2014) CLARIFY LEC PROCEDURES/ TC. Filed Feb 27 20 13. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE
LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMITTEE'S INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES AND TO MAKE OTHER TECHNICAL CHANGES AS
RECOMMENDED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMITTEE.
House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes. Clarifies in GS 120- 103.1(c) that the
Legislative Ethics Committee (Committee) must do one of the specified acts including making recommendations to
the chamber in which the legislator who is the subject of the complaint is a member without further investigation if
(1) the referral is from the State Ethics Commission, or (2) the referral alleges conduct that may be unethical but the
Committee determines it does not have jurisdiction.
Intro, by Stam, Glazier, Horn, Lucas. GS 120
Ethics and Lobbying, General Assembly
H 362 (20 13-2014) DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY CHANGES.-AB Filed Mar 19 2013. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO
MAKE TECHNICAL, CLARIFYING, AND SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
AND TO ELIMINATE THE BENCHMARKS CEILING RELATING TO PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS.
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Changes the long title.
Deletes Section 1 of the previous edition which repealed GS 20- 196.3.
Amends GS 143-134, making technical and clarifying changes.
Amends GS 143B-600 (Organization), deleting subsection (b), which was concerned with the powers and duties of
the deputy secretaries, directors, and the respective divisions of the Department.
Amends GS 143B-602(8), making a technical change.
Amends GS 143B-806 (Duties and powers of the Division of J uvenilej ustice of the Department of Public Safety),
providing that the Commissioner of J uvenilej ustice is the head of the Division (previously, the 1st edition only
established that the Director of J uvenilej ustice would have certain powers and duties).
Amends GS 148-132 (Distribution of products and services), establishing that while the Section of Correction
Enterprises of the Division of Adult Correction is empowered to market and sell products and services produced by
the Enterprise to an entity or organization that has tax-exempt status, those products purchased by such an entity
pursuant to this subdivision cannot be resold (previously, no limitation of the resell of the specified products or
services was included) .
Deletes changes made to GS 143- 53(a)( 1), as provided for in the previous edition of the act.
Amends GS 143-53(a)(2), dealing with rules for purchases and contracts. Allows the Secretary to adopt rules that
prescribe the routine, including consistent contract language, for securing bids on items that do not exceed the bid
value benchmark established under the provisions of GS 143- 53. \ 115D- 58. 14, or GS 116-31. 10 (previous edition did
not include a reference to GS 115D- 58.14). Requires that the bid value benchmark for securing offers for each state
department, institution, and agency established under GS 143-53.1 be determined by the Director of the Division of
Purchase and Contract following consultation with the State Budget Officer and the State Auditor. Makes various
other clarifying or technical changes. Replaces the word delegation with benchmark.
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