House amendment to the 3rd edition adds the following content. 

Amends GS 63A-3 to allow a designee of the President of the NC System of Community Colleges, a designee of the UNC President, a designee of the Commissioner of Agriculture, and a designee of the Secretary of the Department of Commerce to serve in lieu of the named Presidents, Commissioner, and Secretary on the Board of Directors of the NC Global Transpark Authority. 

Repeals GS 115D-2.1, which creates the 21-member State Board of Community Colleges. Enacts GS 115D-2.2 to establish the 22-member State Board of Community Colleges (State Board), with provisions largely overlapping the provisions of now repealed of GS 115D-2.1, as follows. Details membership and terms, including four ex-officio members (previously the Commissioner of Labor or the Commissioner's designee was not included in the State Board's ex-officio membership), four at large members appointed by the Governor, one member each appointed by the Governor for the six Trustee Association Regions, and eight at large members elected by the NCGA. Provides for legislative election of members in odd-numbered years, and for filling vacancies of members legislatively elected. Details a process for legislative removal of a member upon receipt of a referral from the State Ethics Commission. Bars appointment or election for more than two consecutive terms of four years, not including partial terms to fill a vacancy. Bars the following from serving on the Board: legislators, State officers and employees, and officers and employees of an institution under the jurisdiction of the State Board; spouses of legislators, officers, and employees of the Community Colleges System, or an institution under the jurisdiction of the State Board; and persons who within the prior five years have been employees of the Community Colleges System Office. Provides for election of chairs and officers, meeting requirements, and vacancy requirements. Requires the State Board to declare vacant an appointed or elected member who does not attend three consecutive scheduled meetings without justifiable excuse. Makes conforming changes to GS 138A-24. Sets staggered terms for initial State Board members elected or appointed in 2021 for six-year terms and 2023 for two-year terms, except one gubernatorially appointed member to a four-year term. Provides for four-year terms for all members following the expiration of the terms elected and appointed in 2021 and 2023. Applies beginning with the election or appointment of members to the State Board to terms beginning July 1, 2021. 

House committee substitute to the 1st edition adds the following content.

Makes a conforming repeal of GS 120-123(4), which bars legislators from serving on the NC Agency for Public Telecommunications, to reflect the Agency's repeal by Section 2 of the act (GS Chapter 143B, Article 9, Part 22).

Amends GS 116-233 to allow for a designee of the three chief academic officers of constituent institutions and the chief academic officer of a college or university in the State other than a constituent institution to serve as ex officio members of the Board of Trustees of the NC School of Science and Math (currently limited to the chief academic officers). Also adds that the office of these four members cannot be declared vacant if the member or the designee has complied with the attendance requirements of subsection (f), which requires an office to be deemed vacant upon a member failing to be present at three successive regular meetings. 

Amends GS 143B-1393, adding to the powers and duties of the Criminal Justice Information Network (CJIN) Governing Board, to require the Board to (1) exercise administrative control over the transportation and subsistence budget established by the Board and legislatively appropriated, and (2) establish qualifications, classification, and salary levels for its employees and determine appropriate methods for screening for candidates, interviewing, hiring, and day-to-day management of Board employees. 

Amends GS 143B-1394 to require the Department of Information Technology to provide technical assistance to the CJIN Governing Board upon request. 

Amends GS 143B-1322 to no longer require the State Chief Information Officer to supervise and support the operations of the CJIN.

Amends GS 120-74, providing for a majority of members of the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations (Commission) to constitute a quorum of the Commission. Amends GS 120-75 to authorize Commission cochairs to designate subcommittees to conduct hearings, call witnesses, and inquire into any matters properly before the Commission. Provides for the appointment of subcommittee members and cochairs (including allowing for the appointment of legislators to the subcommittee who do not serve on the Commission), subcommittee meetings, subcommittee powers and staffing, as well as subcommittee member expenses. Allows for cochairs to dissolve a subscommittee at any time. Makes language gender neutral. 

Repeals GS 131D-10.9A, which creates the Permanency Innovation Initiative Oversight Committee.

Amends GS 143B-472.81, providing further parameters for the appointment of the 23-member NC Board of Science, Technology, and Innovation. Explicitly creates staggered four-year terms for eight members representing specified institutions of higher education and K-12 public education, with terms beginning July 1, 2021, or July 1, 2023, as specified. Makes clarifying changes regarding the terms of the six members from private industry and the seven at-large members appointed by the Governor. No longer references terms for members from public agencies, now obsolete after their elimination from membership in SL 2014-18, Section 2.1. Provides for the expiration of terms of members currently serving as of the date the section becomes law to conform to the staggered-terms enacted, with terms expiring June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2023, as specified. 

Amends GS 90-625 to clarify that a member of the NC Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy cannot be appointed to serve more than two consecutive full terms (was, two consecutive terms).

Amends GS 143B-438.10, increasing the membership of the NCWorks Commission from 33 to 37 members, adding the following officials or their designees: State official primarily responsible for Adult Education and Family Literacy (Title II of PL 113-128, as amended), and the State official primarily responsible for Vocational Rehabilitation or Services (Title IV of PL 113-128, as amended). Also adds two additional members representing business and industry in the State appointed by the Governor for initial terms ending on October 31, 2021 (increasing members representing these areas from 17 to 19 members). 

Repeals GS Chapter 106, Article 47, which creates and governs the State Marketing Authority. Makes conforming repeals of GS 105-278.1(c)(2)a.

Changes the act's long title.