Bill Summary for H 924 (2015-2016)
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AN ACT TO CLARIFY WHEN A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO REQUEST A BLOOD SAMPLE WHEN CHARGING THE OFFENSE OF MISDEMEANOR DEATH BY VEHICLE, CLARIFY THE LAW GOVERNING PROHIBITED USE OF RED AND BLUE LIGHTS, REPEAL CERTAIN MANDATORY REPORTING REGARDING PSEUDOEPHEDRINE PRODUCTS, CLARIFY THE SUBPOENA AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE SBI, PROVIDE FOR UPSET BIDS FOR LEASES OF MINERAL DEPOSITS ON STATE LANDS, INCREASE THE COST LIMIT ON WORK THAT CAN BE PERFORMED BY GOVERNMENTAL FORCE ACCOUNT LABOR, AND REPEAL THE DONATE LIFE NC MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT.Intro. by Burr.
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Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 3rd edition.
Deletes the amendments to GS 143-166.14 and GS 143-166.15 concerning salary continuation and benefits for certain state personnel, including state law enforcement officers.
Removes the amendment to GS 143B-927, concerning the personnel of the State Bureau of Investigation.
Deletes proposed GS 20-185(j), which authorized the State Highway Patrol to appoint retired members as volunteer reserve officers.
Deletes the amendment to GS 126-35, which allowed the separation of an employee that (1) is on workers' compensation or salary continuation and is unable to return to his or her previous position at full duty or (2) that is unable to perform all of his or her job duties due to a court order, due to loss of required credentials or other certification, even if the employee's vacation, sick, bonus, or compensatory leave is not exhausted.
Includes a new amendment to GS 146-9, Disposition of mineral deposits in State lands not under water. The new subsection allows the Department of Administration (Department) to solicit competitive bids for lease of mineral deposits using upset bids. Upset bids are inreased or raised bids whereby a person offers an amount exceeding the highest bid received in the initial solicitation, or the last upset bid, by a minimum of 5%. Sets forth provisions governing the competitive bidding process using upset bids, including notice, procedure, deposits, deadlines, and cash bonds. The Department may adopt rules to implement the amendment.
Amends GS 143-135 to increase the cost limit on work that can be performed by governmental force account labor. The new limits are a total project cost of $500,000 (was, $125,000) or a total labor cost of $200,000 (was, $50,000).
Repeals section 27.8 of SL 2015-241, which rewrites GS 20-7.4(b) to require that grants from the License to Give Trust Fund be matching grants that match, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, nongrant funds provided by the grantee.
Changes the act's short and long titles.