2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973.
§ 143B-164.11. Board of Directors of the Governor Morehead School - creation, powers and duties.

§ 143B‑164.11.  Board of Directors of the Governor Morehead School – creation, powers and duties.

(a)        There is hereby created the Board of Directors of the Governor Morehead School of the Department of Health and Human Services with the power and duty to adopt rules and establish standards to be followed in the conduct of the Governor Morehead School including rules for the professional care of children admitted to the Governor Morehead School and rules to make the Governor Morehead School as nearly self‑supporting as consistent with the purposes of its creation.

(b)        The Board of Directors of the Governor Morehead School may adopt rules not inconsistent with the laws of this State, as may be required by the federal government for grants‑in‑aid that may be available to the State by the federal government. This subsection is to be liberally construed in order that the State and its citizens may benefit from such grants‑in‑aid.

(c)        The Board of Directors of the Governor Morehead School may encourage the establishment of private, nonprofit corporations to support the institution. If the sole purpose of a corporation is to support the Governor Morehead School, the Department of Health and Human Services may, with the approval of the Board of Directors, assign employees to assist with the establishment and operation of the corporation and may make available to the corporation office space, equipment, supplies, and other related resources. The limitation on hours of service by an employee provided in G.S. 143B‑139.4 does not apply to employees assisting a nonprofit corporation pursuant to this subsection. The board of directors of each private, nonprofit corporation that obtains assistance under this subsection shall secure and pay for the services of the State Auditor or employ a certified public accountant to conduct an annual audit of the financial accounts of the corporation. The board of directors of the corporation shall transmit to the Department of Health and Human Services a copy of the annual financial audit report of the corporation. (1989, c. 533, s. 3; 1997‑18, s. 13(b); 1997‑443, s. 11A.118(a); 2001‑412, s. 2.)