Bill Text: NC H622 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Appointee Serves at Pleasure of Appointer
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-10 - Ref To Com On Government [H622 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2013-H622-Introduced.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2013
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HOUSE DRH80243-LB-80A (03/04)
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Short Title: Appointee Serves at Pleasure of Appointer. |
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Representative Speciale. |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to give the governor limited flexibility to remove gubernatorial appointees to boards and commissions during their terms of office.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 128‑7 reads as rewritten:
"§ 128‑7.
Officer Service at the pleasure of Governor; Officer to hold
until successor qualified.
(a) The Governor may remove without cause during a calendar year not more than one‑fourth of the members of a board or commission who are serving a fixed term of office. This subsection does not apply to board or commission members not appointed by the Governor.
(b) All Except if removed from
office, all officers shall continue in their respective offices until their
successors are elected or appointed, and duly qualified."
SECTION 2. G.S. 143B‑13 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d1) As provided by G.S. 128‑7(a) the Governor may remove without cause during a calendar year not more than one‑fourth of the members of a board or commission who are serving a fixed term of office. This subsection does not apply to board or commission members not appointed by the Governor."
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.
