North Carolina § 17C-20 - Definitions.

§ 17C-20. Definitions.

As used in this Article, the following definitions apply: Commission. - The North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission. Committee. - The North Carolina Criminal Justice Fellows Committee. Community college. - As defined in G.S. 115D-2(2). Division. - The Criminal Justice Standards Division of the North Carolina Department of Justice. Eligible county. - A county with a population of less than 125,000 according to the latest federal decennial census or a county designated as a development tier one area pursuant to G.S. 143B-437.08, or both. Eligible criminal justice professions. - State and local sworn law enforcement officers, State correctional officers, other correctional officers maintained by local governments and juvenile justice agencies, sworn sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, detention officers, and telecommunicators under the direct supervision of a law enforcement agency. Program. - The North Carolina Criminal Justice Fellows Program. Recipient. - An individual selected by the Committee to receive a forgivable loan under the Program. History (2018-5, s. 17.1(b); 2020-78, s. 11.1(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2018-5, s. 39.8, made this Article effective July 1, 2018. Session Laws 2018-5, s. 17.1(d), provides: "The Division shall report to the chairs of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety and the chairs of the House Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety no later than April 1, 2019, regarding implementation of this article, including the number of recipients the Committee anticipates will participate in the Program during the 2019-2020 academic year." Session Laws 2018-5, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2018.'" Session Laws 2018-5, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2018-2019 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2018-2019 fiscal year." Session Laws 2018-5, s. 39.7, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2020-78, s. 11.1(b), made the amendment to subdivision (5) of this section by Session Laws 2020-78, s. 11.1(a), effective July 1, 2020, and applicable to Criminal Justice Fellows Program recipients selected on or after that date. Session Laws 2020-78, s. 22.1, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2020-78, s. 22.3, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2020-78, s. 11.1(a), in subdivision (5), substituted "125,000" for "75,000" near the beginning and added "or a county designated as a development tier one area pursuant to G.S. 143B-437.08, or both" at the end. For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.