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The Daily Bulletin: 2019-04-15 | Legislative Reporting Service
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The Daily Bulletin: 2019-04-15
PUBLIC/HOUSE BILLS
H 1 18 (2019-2020) FIRST RESPONDERS ACT OF 2019. Filed Feb 1 9 20 19, AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY THE NEED FOR INTERSTATE ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS TO ASSIST FIRST RESPONDERS AND
FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO ALLOW CERTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL TO CARRY
CONCEALED WEAPONS WHEN PROVIDING TACTICAL ASSISTANCE TO LAW 7 ENFORCEMENT IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
House committee substitute to the 3rd edition makes the following changes.
Deletes Part 1 of the act. which created a tax deduction for firefighters. Deletes Part II of the act which created a property tax
homestead exclusion for surviving the spouse of qualifying emergency personnel. Amends the act's long title.
Intro, by Warren, Corbin, D. Hall, Potts. STUDY, GS 14, GS 20, GS 58, GS 1 22C
Courts/Judiciary, Motor Vehicle, Criminal Justice, Criminal
Law and Procedure, Government, Public Safety and
Emergency Management, State Agencies, Department of
Transportation, Health and Human Services, Mental Health
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H 151 (2019-2020) KATELYN'S LAW. Filed Feb21 2019, AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT
RULES EXCUSING ABSENCES FOR STUDENTS VISITING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND ENSURING THAT CERTAIN EXCUSED
ABSENCES DO NO T AFFECT A STUDENT'S PAR TICIPA TION IN AN A PPRO VED A TTENDANCE RECOGNITION PROGRAM.
House amendment #1 makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.
Further modifies the proposed changes to GS 115C-379 to now require the State Board of Education's rules on excusing
absences to at least require school principals to authorize a minimum of two excused absences each year for religious
observances required by the faith of a student or the student's parents (maintaining existing statutory language) as well as a
maximum of four excused absences each academic year for visiting the General Assembly for any purpose, including as a
legislative page (previously required excusing absences for attendance at a legislative event or service as a Governor's page,
with no specificity as to the number allowable number).
Amends the act's long title.
Intro, by Lambeth.
GS 1 15C
Education, Elementary and Secondary Education,
Government, General Assembly, State Government, Executive
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H 289 (2019-2020) POW/MIA SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE. Filed Mar 6 2019, AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF
MOTOR VEHICLES TO PRODUCE A "POW/MIA BRING THEM HOME" SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE.
House committee substitute to the 1st edition changes the effective date ofthe act to January 1. 2020 (was, July 1. 2019).
Intro, by Cleveland, Shepard, Torbett, Speciale.
GS 20
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