2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes Article 11 - Legislative Intern Program.

Article 11.

Legislative Intern Program.

§ 120‑56.  Legislative Intern Program Council created.

There is hereby created the Legislative Intern Program Council which shall consist of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the designee of that person, the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the designee of that person, and the chairman of the department of politics at North Carolina State University. Such Council shall establish a program for legislative interns for both houses of the General Assembly. (1969, c. 32; 1995, c. 490, s. 29.)

 

§ 120‑57.  Legislative Intern Program Council to promulgate a plan for the use of legislative interns.

The Legislative Intern Program Council is hereby empowered and is directed to promulgate for each session of the General Assembly a plan providing for the selection, tenure, duties and compensation of legislative interns. Interns shall be selected from institutions of higher education (four‑year colleges and universities) within North Carolina, including but not limited to all units of the university system. The selection shall be based upon guidelines set forth by the Legislative Intern Program Council; these guidelines shall permit the proper consideration of each applicant. (1969, c. 32; 1979, c. 1067, s. 1.)