6/30/2021
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H 71 (2021) LIVING DONOR PROTECTION ACT. Filed Feb 1 1 2021 . AN ACT TO PROTECT LIVING DONORS FROM POTENTIAL
INSURANCE DISCRIMINATION, TO PROVIDE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR UNREIMBURSED MEDICAL EXPENSES
RESULTING FROM CERTAIN ORGAN AND MARROW DONATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE UP TO THIRTY DAYS' PAID LEAVE TO
STATE EMPLOYEES AND OTHER STATE-SUPPORTED PERSONNEL WHO SERVE AS LIVING ORGAN DONORS AND UP TO
SEVEN DA YS' PAID LEAVE FOR BONE MARROW DONORS.
House committee substitute amends the 3rd edition as follows.
Part II.
Amends proposed GS 105-153. 1 1, which establishes a tax credit for live organ donation. Allows the credit to be claimed by a
taxpayer who is allowed to claim as a dependent a person who makes a live organ donation, defining dependent as a qualifying
child or qualifying relative as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code (was, a person who claims as a dependent
under section 151 of the Code a person who makes a live organ donation).
Intro, by Shepard. Hurley, Morey. GS 58, GS 105, GS 126, GS 13 IE
Business and Commerce, Insurance, Education, Elementary
and Secondary Education, Higher Education, Government,
State Agencies, UNC System, State Government, State
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Personnel, Tax, Health and Human Services, Health, Health
Insurance
H 159 (2021) EDUCATION LAW CHANGES.- AB Filed Feb 24 2021, AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO EDUCATION
LAWS.
Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 5th edition.
Partlll.
Deletes the proposed changes to GS 1 15C-450 regarding school food services. Instead, directs the Department of Public
Instruction (DPI) to require all local school nutrition programs to submit 11 categories of specified information in relation to
the 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21 school years, by September 15, 2021. Directs DPI to compile the information submitted
and provide the responses to the specified NCGA committee by December 1 5, 202 1 .
Part IV.
Further revises GS 1 15C-218. 1(c) to now require the State Board of Education (State Board) to charge a SI. 000 initial and
renewal charter application fee (previously, required the State Board to establish a $1,000 fee. in accordance with the
Administrative Procedure Act).
Intro, by Torbett, Blackwell.
APPROP, GS I ISC
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Education, Elementary and Secondary Education,
Government, APA/Rule Making, Budget/Appropriations,
State Agencies, Department of Public Instruction, State Board
of Education, Local Government
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