2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 120-217. Commission membership; terms; compensation.

§ 120‑217.  Commission membership; terms; compensation.

(a)       The Commission shall consist of 25 members, as follows:

(1)       Eleven members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, among them:

a.         Four shall be members of the House of Representatives at the time of their appointment,

b.         One shall be the director of a local health department,

c.         One shall be the director of a county department of social services,

d.         One shall be a representative of the general public who has knowledge of issues relating to children and youth,

e.         One shall be a licensed physician who is knowledgeable about the health needs of children and youth, and

f.          One shall be a chief district court judge recommended by the Council of Chief District Judges.

g.         One shall be a representative from the Covenant with North Carolina Children.

(2)       Eleven members appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, as follows:

a.         Four shall be members of the Senate at the time of their appointment,

b.         One shall be the director of a mental health area authority,

c.         One shall be a representative of the Association of County Commissioners,

d.         One shall be a representative of the general public who has knowledge of issues relating to children and youth,

e.         One shall be a licensed attorney whose practice includes the representation of parents accused of criminal or civil abuse or neglect, and

f.          One shall be a chief district court judge recommended by the Council of Chief District Judges.

g.         One shall be a representative from the North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute.

h.         One shall be a representative from the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force.

(3)       The following shall serve ex officio as nonvoting members of the Commission:

a.         The Secretary of Health and Human Services, or the Secretary's designee,

b.         The State Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the Superintendent's designee,

c.         The Secretary of Administration, or the Secretary's designee, and

d.         The Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts, or the Director's designee.

(b)       Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority who made the initial appointment and by a person having the same qualification. Members' terms shall last for two years. Members may be reappointed for two consecutive terms and may be appointed again after having been off the Commission for two years.

(c)       Commission members shall receive no salary as a result of serving on the Commission but shall receive necessary subsistence and travel expenses in accordance with G.S. 120‑3.1, 138‑5, and 138‑6, as applicable. (1997‑390, s. 11; 1997‑443, s. 11A.122; 1997‑483, s. 3.1.)