North Carolina § 120-29 - 5. State agency reports to the General Assembly.

§ 120-29. 5. State agency reports to the General Assembly.

Submission. - Whenever a report is directed by law or resolution to be made to the General Assembly, the State agency preparing the report shall deliver one copy of the report to each of the following officers: the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the House Principal Clerk, and the Senate Principal Clerk; and two copies of the report to the Legislative Library. The State agency is encouraged to inform members of the General Assembly that an electronic copy is available. This section does not affect any responsibilities for depositing documents with the State Library or the State Publications Clearinghouse under Chapter 125 of the General Statutes. Publication. - A State agency submitting a report pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or a report directed by law or resolution to be made to a committee or subcommittee of the General Assembly shall publish the report on a public Internet Web site maintained by the State agency. History (2004-203, s. 49(b); 2019-250, s. 5.10(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2019-145, s. 1, provides: "The North Carolina Policy Collaboratory (Collaboratory) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shall assemble a research advisory panel (Panel) to discuss, review, and analyze statewide cancer data and develop a recommendation for the General Assembly for the best strategy or strategies for potential implementation by the State regarding effective and credible research program design to determine if, and where, statistically significant clusters of cancer incidents exist within North Carolina. In establishing the Panel, the Collaboratory shall consult with (i) the Department of Health and Human Services, (ii) the Department of Environmental Quality, (iii) the Gillings School of Global Public Health, the School of Medicine, and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (iv) the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, and (v) the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University to identify experts, including faculty members of institutions of higher education, health care providers, and health insurance providers, both within, and outside of, North Carolina to determine those who are qualified and willing to participate either on the Panel itself or as expert advisers to the Panel. The Panel shall have at least 10 members but no more than 30 members. The Collaboratory may use any monies currently available to it, including funds received through appropriations by the General Assembly, to support this study, including, but not limited to, travel-related expenses for participants. The Collaboratory may submit draft recommendations from the Panel as early as December 31, 2019, and shall submit final recommendations from the Panel no later than April 30, 2020, to the General Assembly in accordance with G.S. 120-29.5." Session Laws 2019-250, s. 5.10(b), made the amendment to this section by Session Laws 2019-250, s. 5.10(a), effective January 1, 2020, and applicable to reports submitted on or after that date. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2019-250, s. 5.10(a), designated the previously existing provisions as subsection (a) and added the subsection heading; and added subsection (b). For effective date and applicability, see editor's note. § 120-30: Repealed by Session Laws 1961, c. 24.