Amends GS 114-2.2 (duties of Attorney General - consent judgements) to require approval by the Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate of consent judgements where they are jointly, in their official capacity, parties to a dispute challenging a North Carolina statute or provision of the North Carolina Constitution.
Amends GS 114-2.4 (duties of Attorney General - settlement agreements) to require approval by the Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore of the Senate of settlement agreements where they are jointly, in their official capacity, parties to a dispute challenging a North Carolina statute or provision of the North Carolina Constitution.
Also amends GS 114-2.4 to require that the State’s entire obligation for the current and future fiscal years under a settlement agreement be satisfied by funds available in the current fiscal year, including funds the Council of State allots from the contingency and emergency fund, and to require the Director of the Budget to report to the General Assembly’s appropriation committees on funds made available from the contingency and emergency fund for settlement agreements in the previous fiscal year.
Effective October 1, 2021, and applies to disputes, claims, and controversies arising on or after that date.