Bill Summary for H 456 (2013-2014)

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Jun 4 2013
S.L. 2013-70

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
House Bill 456 (Local) Filed Wednesday, March 27, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT CONCERNING MEMBERSHIP ON THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REVIEW TEAM IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY AND ESTABLISHING A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE REVIEW TEAM IN PITT COUNTY AND ALAMANCE COUNTY.
Intro. by Carney, Bryan, Cunningham, Jeter.

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

Changes the long title.

Amends Section 5 of SL 2009-52, providing that this act applies to Alamance County, Pitt County, and Mecklenburg County (previously only applied to Mecklenburg County).

Amends subsection (c) of Section 1 of SL 2009-52, in regards to the qualifications of members of the Domestic Violence Review Team, providing that no person who has been convicted of a domestic violence-related crime or has been a participant in a batterer intervention program can be a member of the Review Team. Directs the applicable board of county commissioners to designate the lead agency for the Review Team. Amends the membership of the Review Team to include a probation or parole officer who supervises probationers convicted of domestic violence and is appointed by the chief probation and parole officer of the judicial district (was, a representative from a probation or parole agency appointed by the director of that agency). Makes technical, organizational, and conforming changes to the membership positions, providing for application to the additional counties.

Amends Section 3 of SL 2009-52, directing each Review Team to issue a report to specified entities summarizing its findings and activities and to make recommendations for action by June 15, 2014 (previously, required an interim report with findings and activities to be submitted by June 15, 2011, and additional reports with recommendations for action to be submitted by June 15, 2014).

Expands the scope of the entire act to also include Alamance and Pitt counties.