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2013-2014 LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONS NON-STANDING COMMITTEES INTERIM STUDIES RESEARCH DIVISION LEGISLATIVE SERVICES OFFICE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 545 LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING 300 N. SALISBURY STREET RALEIGH, NC 27603-5925 2013-2014 Final Edition [March 2015] PREFACE For ease of use this publication is divided into two parts, ‘Studies and Reports’, and ‘Study Commissions, Committees, and Task Forces’. Each part is color coded to assist the user. Part I, printed on yellow paper, is ‘Studies and Reports’. This is a subject listing of each of the studies and reports authorized or undertaken by the 2013 General Assembly, or that are due during the 2013-2014 biennium. Entries are arranged by subject, or study title, and include: references to the legal authority of the study or report; the commission, committee, task force or agency from which the report is due; when the report is due; and to whom it is to be made. A contact name is provided for agencies and statutory commissions when available. Legislative committee or commission contact information can be found in Part II under the listing for that committee. Part II, printed on green paper, is ‘Study Commissions, Committees, and Task Forces’. This is an alphabetical listing by title of each commission, committee, or task force directed or authorized to conduct the study listed in the first (yellow) part of this publication. Each entry includes: the establishing legal authority; reporting requirements when applicable; scope of duties; additional studies assigned or referred; and, for legislative commissions and committees, the membership appointed to date along with their names, addresses and telephone numbers, and committee staff and their telephone numbers. A comprehensive index is provided for additional access points. NOTE: Please be aware that, when possible, the 'Scope' of a study given is the complete text from the bill or document creating the study, however, for studies having a long or detailed description the ‘scope’ may only represent a summary of the study's purpose. Please consult the authority given for the official language. The Editor. Table of Contents PART I : STUDIES & REPORTS BY SUBJECT ....................................................................................................1 ABORTION CLINIC REGULATION ENFORCEMENT ........................................................................................... 1 AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................................... 1 ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT OUTCOMES IMPROVEMENT ....................................................... 2 APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY RECOVERY FUND (LRC) ..................................................................... 3 ASSESSMENT OF REGULATED AND NON-REGULATED INDUSTRY UTILITY FEES (LRC) .................................... 3 BANKING LAW AMENDMENTS (LRC) .............................................................................................................. 3 BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER OPERATIONS REVIEW........................................................................................... 4 CAMPAIGN FINANCE ELECTRONIC REPORTING .............................................................................................. 5 CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORTING SCHEDULE ................................................................................................. 5 CAPE FEAR RIVER AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN ............................................................................... 6 CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN LODGING ESTABLISHMENTS ................................................................. 6 CERTIFIED MIDWIVES FLEXIBILITY .................................................................................................................. 6 CHILD ABUSE REPORTING PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................ 7 CHILD CARE SUBSIDY UNIQUE STUDENT IDENTIFIER ...................................................................................... 7 CHOWANOKE NATION RECOGNITION (LRC)................................................................................................... 8 CITIZEN DATA PRIVACY PROTECTION ............................................................................................................. 8 CIVILIAN CREDIT FOR MILITARY TRAINING (LRC) ............................................................................................ 8 COMMON CORE STANDARDS (LRC) ............................................................................................................. 11 COMMON FOLLOW-UP MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM REVIEW ................................................... 11 COMMUNITY CARE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OUTCOME ................................................................................. 11 COMMUNITY COLLEGES PROGRAM AUDIT FUNCTION ................................................................................ 12 COURT REPORTER USE AND COMPENSATION .............................................................................................. 13 CULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES (LRC) ............................................................................................... 14 DHHS SAVINGS THROUGH PURCHASE OF INSURANCE ................................................................................. 14 DOT PRIORITIZATION FORMULA IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................... 15 DUAL ENROLLMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FUNDING ....................................................................... 16 E-PROCUREMENT FEE AND VENDOR CONTRACT ......................................................................................... 16 EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS AND COMPENSATION ...................................................................................... 17 EDUCATION INNOVATION ............................................................................................................................ 17 EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR WATER AND SEWER PROJECTS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (LRC) ..................................................................................... 18 ELECTION OBSERVERS BILL OF RIGHTS ......................................................................................................... 18 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION COSTS AND FEES ................................................ 18 ENTERPRISE DATA ARCHIVING ..................................................................................................................... 19 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING WORK REVIEW ........................................................................................ 19 FOOD DESERT ZONES (LRC) .......................................................................................................................... 21 FOSTER CARE AND DEPENDENCY (LRC) ........................................................................................................ 21 48-HOUR CAMPAIGN FINANCE REPORT ELIMINATION ................................................................................ 21 FUNERAL AND CEMETERY REGULATION (LRC) ............................................................................................. 21 GLOBAL TRANSPARK INFRASTRUCTURE AND RAIL ACCESS .......................................................................... 22 GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND REFORM (GEAR) ........................................................................................ 22 GPA CALCULATIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 22 HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PRACTICE SUSTAINABILITY AND TRAINING/ADDITIONAL TRANSPARENCY IN HEALTH CARE (LRC) ............................................................................................. 23 ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION MEASURES IMPACT ................................................................................................ 24 INLET HAZARD AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN ELIMINATION .......................................................... 25 INPATIENT ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT ................................................................................. 25 JORDAN LAKE (LRC) ...................................................................................................................................... 25 i JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (LRC) ................................................. 26 LAND DEVELOPMENT (LRC) .......................................................................................................................... 26 LANDSMEN REGISTRATION AND LICENSING ................................................................................................ 26 LICENSE PLATE COMMISSION CONTRACTS COMPENSATION RATES ............................................................ 27 LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORDINANCES ....................................................................................................... 27 LOW-WEALTH COUNTY SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING NONSUPPLANT REQUIREMENT ................................... 28 MAGISTRATE DISTRIBUTION FORMULA ....................................................................................................... 29 MARKET BASED SOLUTIONS AND ELIMINATION OF ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES IN HEALTH CARE (LRC) .......................................................................................................................