House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.

Amends the act's short and long titles. 

Amends GS 110-90.2, concerning mandatory child care providers' criminal history checks, to now define provisional provider to mean a person who has been employed as a child care provider whose notification of qualification under subsection (b) of the statute is pending. Amends new subsection (b2) to establish that a provisional provider can be hired, begin orientation and training, and be counted in the staff/child ratio as long as the provider (1) has submitted a completed criminal history record check application prior to employment, (2) is supervised by a qualified child care provider and never left alone with a child, and (3) is clearly identified as a provisional provider by wearing in plain view a badge identifying the person as a provisional provider. Provides that, if the child care provider has not received notification of the Department's determination within 45 calendar days from the date the criminal check was submitted, the child care provider must not enter or remain on the premises of the child care facility until the notification is received.

Amends GS 7A-60 to amend the organization of prosecutorial Districts 19B and 20A, providing that now District 19B is comprised of Randolph County (was, Randolph and Montgomery County) and that District 20A is now comprised of Stanly and Montgomery counties (was, Stanly). Specifies which district attorneys of the respective prosecutorial districts will continue to serve in that capacity, with successors to be elected as scheduled. Effective September 1, 2016.

Directs the Revenue Laws Study Committee to study issues related to the taxation of golf course property. Provides that the study can include a review of the methods for determining fair market value as well as any inconsistencies that arise in valuation models from county to county.  Directs a report on findings to be submitted to the 2017 General Assembly.