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

Deletes the provisions added to GS 7A-414 creating longevity pay for the Executive Director of the Conference of District Attorneys. 

Deletes the proposed changes to GS 7A-314 concerning witness and expert fees.

Further amends GS 7A-38.3D(m) and GS 7A-38.7(a) to allow dispute resolution fees paid by an outside source (other than the parties) to be paid directly to a community mediation center. Modifies the proposed changes to GS 7A-38.7 to require the community mediation center providing services to consent to a court's waiver or reduction of dispute resolution fees applied to an entire class of criminal cases by administrative order, or otherwise when the court finds a compliant program exists in the district and that such fee prevents access to a community mediation center. Adds that a community mediation center can withdraw its consent to waive fees assessed for an entire class of criminal cases by providing written notice to the district attorney, who then must file a motion to withdraw with the court. 

Makes technical and conforming changes to the act's effective date provisions.