Conference report makes the following changes to 3rd edition. Corrects misspelled names of appointees to the Dispute Resolution Commission, the Private Protective Services Board, and the Athletic Trainer Examiners. Appoints Ross Beamon to the NC Human Resources Commission instead of Nelson Freeman. Appoints Jeff Trader to the NC Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board. Appoints Nelson Freeman to the NC Mining Commission instead of Douglas Boyette. Deletes appointment of Lelia R. Goodwin to the NC State Ports Authority. Appoints Leila R. Goodwin to the State Water Infrastructure Authority. 

Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. 

Changes the act's long and short titles as indicated. Includes several whereas clauses. 

Part I changes the effective date of the appointments of the three members of the 911 Board to January 1, 2019. Adds the following appointments of specified persons to the following boards and commissions upon the recommendation of the Speaker, effective on the specified dates, with terms expiring as provided: the African-American Heritage Commission; the NC Agricultural Finance Authority; the Alarm Systems Licensing Board; the NC Arboretum Board of Directors; the NC Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners; the NC State Building Commission; the NC Childcare Commission; the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees; the Coastal Resources Commission; the NC Board of Cosmetic Arts Examiners; the NC Board of Dietetics/Nutrition; the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the NC State Bar; the NC Dispute Resolution Commission; the Domestic Violence Commission; the Economic Investment Committee; the NC Environmental Management Commission; the NC State Board of Examiners of Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselors; the Ferry Transportation Authority; the NC Housing Partnership; the NC State Commission on Indian Affairs; the NC Industrial Hemp Commission; the NC Irrigation Contractor's Licensing Board; the NC Landscape Contractors’ Licensing Board; the License to Give Trust Fund Commission; the NC Locksmith Licensing Board; the NC State Lottery Commission; the NC Manufactured Housing Board; the NC Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy; the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services; the NC Mining Commission; the NC Oil and Gas Commission; the NC On-Site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board; the Outdoor Heritage Advisory Council; the NC Parks and Recreation Authority; the Permanency Innovation Initiative Oversight Committee; the NC State Ports Authority; the Private Protective Services Board; the NC Railroad Company Board of Directors; the NC Respiratory Care Board; the Rules Review Commission; the Rural Infrastructure Authority; the NC Sheriffs’ Education and Trainings Standards Commission; the Board of Trustees of the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees; the State Judicial Council; the State Water Infrastructure Authority; the Structural Pest Control Committee; the NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board; the NC Turnpike Authority Board; the Well Contractors Certification Commission; the UNC at Pembroke Board of Trustees; and the Cleveland Community College Board of Trustees.

Part II appoints the specified persons to the following boards and commissions upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore, effective on the specified date, with terms expiring as provided: the 911 Board; the Acupuncture Licensing Board; the African-American Heritage Commission; the NC Agricultural Finance Authority; the NC Appraisal Board; the NC Arboretum Board; the NC Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners; the NC Brain Injury Advisory Council; the State Building Commission; the NC Child Care Commission;  the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees; the NC Coastal Resources Commission; the NC Code Officials Qualification Board; the NC Board of Dietetics/Nutrition; the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the NC State Bar; the Domestic Violence Commission; the NC Education and Workforce Innovation Commission; the Ferry Transportation Authority Board of Trustees; the NC Home Inspector Licensure Board; the NC Human Resources Commission; the Board of Directors of the NC Institute of Medicine; the NC Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board; the NC Irrigation Contractor's Licensing Board; the State Judicial Council; the Justus-Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force; the NC Landscape Contractors’ Licensing Board; the NC Locksmith Licensing Board; the NC Lottery Commission; the NC Manufactured Housing Board; the NC Medical Board; the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services; the NC Mining Commission; the NC Oil and Gas Commission; NC On-Site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board; the Outdoor Heritage Advisory Council; the NC Parks and Recreation Authority; the NC Partnership for Children, Inc., Board of Directors; the Permanency Innovation Initiative Oversight Committee; the NC State Ports Authority; the Private Protective Services Board; the NC Respiratory Care Board; the Roanoke Island Historical Commission; the Rules Review Commission; the Rural Infrastructure Authority; the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees; the Structural Pest Control Committee; the NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board; the NC Turnpike Authority Board; the State Water Infrastructure Authority; the Well Contractors Certification Commission; the Winston-Salem State University Board of Trustees; and the Cleveland Community College Board of Trustees.