2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973.
§ 143B-270. Substance Abuse Advisory Council.

Part 5. Substance Abuse Advisory Council.

§ 143B‑270.  Substance Abuse Advisory Council.

(a)        There is created a Substance Abuse Advisory Council to consult with the Secretary of the Department of Correction in the administration of the Substance Abuse Program.

(b)        The Council shall be composed of nine members. Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, three members by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and three members by the Governor. Of each set of three members, the appointing authority shall appoint one person who is a member of the recovering community, one other person who is a professional in the field of substance abuse services, and one other person who is a member of the public at large. Vacancies shall be filled by the office making the initial appointment and for the remainder of the unexpired term only. The Council shall elect its chairman annually.

(c)        Members appointed shall hold office for a term of four years beginning on October 1, 1987, except that three of the initial appointees and these three appointees' immediate successors shall serve a term of two years, with the immediate successors' terms expiring on September 30, 1991.

(d)        The Council shall meet at least once each quarter and at the call of the Secretary.

(e)        Council members who are members of the General Assembly shall receive travel and subsistence allowances as provided in G.S. 120‑3.1. Council members who are not members of the General Assembly shall receive travel and subsistence as provided in G.S. 138‑5. (1987, c. 738, s. 111(d); 1991, c. 405, s. 2; 1995, c. 490, s. 55; 2000‑140, s. 33.)