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The Daily Bulletin: Monday, March 2, 2015
PUBLIC/HOUSE BILLS
H 122 (2015-2016) ADD COUNTIES/TOWNS TO STATE HEALTH PLAN. Filed Mar 2 2015, AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE
HAYWOOD, MADISON, AND YANCEY COUNTIES AND THE TOWNS OF BURNSVILLE, CANTON, CLYDE, HOT
SPRINGS. MAGGIE VALLEY, MARSHALL, MARS HILL, AND WAYNESVILLE TO ENROLL THEIR EMPLOYEES AND
DEPENDENTS IN THE ST A
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Amends GS 135-48.47 to additionally authorize Haywood, Madison, and Yancey counties, along with the towns of
Burnsville, Canton, Clyde, Hot Springs, Maggie Valley, Marshall, Mars Hill, and Waynesvillc to enroll their employees
and dependents of those employees in the State Health Plan. Participation is not guaranteed and is contingent on those
local governments complying with specified statutes and Articles, as well as policies adopted by the State Health Plan.
Effective July 1, 2015.
Intro, by Presnell. Haywood, Madison, Yancey, GS 135
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H 123 (2015-2016) LEGISLATORS SPEND TIME IN SCHOOLS. Filed Mar 2 2015 , AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE
LEGISLATORS TO SPEND TIME IN THEIR LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Amends Article 2 of GS Chapter 120, adding a new statute, GS 120-9.1, to provide that each member of the General
Assembly is responsible for educating himself or herself about the needs of the public schools in the member's
legislative district.
Current law provides that members of the General Assembly may receive subsistence and travel allowances when the
legislature is not in session, with approval from the speaker of the House of Representatives in the case of
representatives, or the approval of the president pro tempore of the Senate in the case of senators, providing that the
member is traveling as a representative of the General Assembly or of its committees or commissions, or the member is
otherwise in the service of the state. Amends GS 1 20-3. 1 (a)(3) to provide that the term "in the service of the state," as it
is used in this subdivision, applies to no more than four days per year used to visit public schools in a member's district,
and requires that the host principal or superintendent document each day of attendance by the member.
Includes "whereas" clauses that provide the rationale for the provisions of this act.
Intro, by R. Johnson. GS 120
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Education, Elementary and Secondary' Education,
Government, General Assembly
H 124 (2015-2016) ELIMINATE SECOND PRIMARIES. Filed Mar 2 2015, AN ACT TO ELIMINATE SECOND PRIMARIES
AND MAKE OTHER CONFORMING STATUTORY CHANGES.
