North Carolina § 143-151 - 12. Powers.

§ 143-151. 12. Powers.

In addition to powers conferred upon the Board elsewhere in this Article, the Board shall have the power to: Adopt rules necessary to administer this Article; Require State agencies, local inspection departments, and local governing bodies to submit reports and information about the employment, education, and training of Code-enforcement officials; Establish minimum standards for employment as a Code-enforcement official: (i) in probationary or temporary status, and (ii) in permanent positions; Certify persons as being qualified under the provisions of this Article to be Code-enforcement officials, including persons employed by a federally recognized Indian Tribe to perform inspections on tribal lands under G.S. 153A-350.1; Consult and cooperate with counties, municipalities, agencies of this State, other governmental agencies, and with universities, colleges, junior colleges, community colleges and other institutions concerning the development of Code-enforcement training schools and programs or courses of instruction; Establish minimum standards and levels of education or equivalent experience for all Code-enforcement instructors, teachers or professors; Conduct and encourage research by public and private agencies which shall be designed to improve education and training in the administration of Code enforcement; Adopt and amend bylaws, consistent with law, for its internal management and control; appoint such advisory committees as it may deem necessary; and enter into contracts and do such other things as may be necessary and incidental to the exercise of its authority pursuant to this Article; and, Make recommendations concerning any matters within its purview pursuant to this Article; [and] Establish within the Department of Insurance a marketplace pool of qualified Code-enforcement officials available for the following purposes: When requested by the Insurance Commissioner, to assist in the discharge of the Commissioner's duty under G.S. 143-139 to supervise, administer, and enforce the North Carolina State Building Code. When requested by local inspection departments, to assist in Code enforcement. History (1977, c. 531, s. 1; 1987, c. 564, s. 15; c. 827, s. 226; 1999-78, s. 3; 2018-29, s. 2(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2018-29, s. 2(e), provides: "This section becomes effective August 1, 2018. The Commissioner of Insurance shall adopt temporary rules to implement this section. The Commissioner of Insurance shall adopt permanent rules to implement this section no later than August 1, 2019. Until the Commissioner of Insurance adopts permanent rules, the Commissioner may charge a fee not to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00) per hour for inspections requested by a permit holder under G.S. 143-139.4 as enacted by this section. No temporary or permanent rule adopted by the Commissioner pursuant to this section shall authorize the Commissioner to include the travel time of a Code-enforcement official going to and from an inspection conducted under G.S. 143-151.12(9) a. in the hourly rate calculation." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2018-29, s. 2(a), added subdivision (9). For effective date and applicability, see editor's note.