House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 3rd edition.

Amends the short and long titles of the act.

Amends the whereas clauses to indicate the inclusion of the Speaker of the House of Representatives (Speaker) appointments.

Adds appointments by the Speaker to the following boards: Acupuncture Licensing Board, African-American Heritage Commission, Board of Directors of the North Carolina Arboretum, North Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority, North Carolina Brain Injury Advisory Council, North Carolina State Building Commission, Centennial Authority, North Carolina Child Care Commission, North Carolina Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees, North Carolina Code Officials Qualifications Board, Criminal Justice Information Network Governing Board, Domestic Violence Commission, Economic Investment Committee, Education Commission of the States, North Carolina Education and Workforce Innovation Commission, North Carolina Board of Electrolysis Examiners, State Ethics Commission, North Carolina Board of Funeral Service, North Carolina State Commission for Indian Affairs, Commission on Indigent Defense Services, License to Give Trust Fund, North Carolina Locksmith Licensing Board, 911 Board, North Carolina On-site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board, Outdoor Heritage Advisory Council, North Carolina Parks and Recreation Authority, North Carolina State Ports Authority, North Carolina Railroad Board of Directors, North Carolina Recreational Therapy Licensing Board, Roanoke Island Commission, Rules Review Commission, Rural Infrastructure Authority, North Carolina Board for Licensing of Soil Scientists, State Fire and Rescue Commission, State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees, State Judicial Council, State Water Infrastructure Authority, Supplemental Retirement Board of Trustees, North Carolina Turnpike Authority Board, Well Contractors Certification Commission, Permanency Innovation Initiative Oversight Committee, Museum of Art Board of Directors, North Carolina Mining Commission, and North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission.

Amends the effective dates for appointments in SL 2015-254 to the Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees, appointment effective on July 1, 2015 (was, August 1, 2015), for a term expiring July 1, 2018 (was, July 31, 2017), and to the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission, appointment effective September 1, 2015, for a term expiring August 31, 2018 (was, June 30, 2017).