2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 120 - General Assembly.
§ 120-240. Creation and membership of Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services.
Article 27.
The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee On Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services.
§ 120‑240. Creation and membership of Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services.
(a) Establishment; Definition. There is established the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services.
(b) Membership. The Committee shall consist of 16 members, as follows:
(1) Eight members of the Senate appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, as follows:
a. At least two members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
b. The chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Human Resources.
c. At least two members of the minority party.
(2) Eight members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, as follows:
a. At least two members of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations.
b. The cochairs of the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services.
c. At least two members of the minority party.
(c) Terms. Terms on the Committee are for two years and begin on the convening of the General Assembly in each odd‑numbered year, except the terms of the initial members, which begin on appointment and end on the day of the convening of the 2001 General Assembly. Members may complete a term of service on the Committee even if they do not seek reelection or are not reelected to the General Assembly, but resignation or removal from service in the General Assembly constitutes resignation or removal from service on the Committee.
A member continues to serve until the member's successor is appointed. A vacancy shall be filled within 30 days by the officer who made the original appointment. (2000‑83, s. 2.)
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