North Carolina § 143A-48 - 1. North Carolina Council on the Holocaust; creation; purpose; membership; expenses; assistance.

§ 143A-48. 1. North Carolina Council on the Holocaust; creation; purpose; membership; expenses; assistance.

There is hereby created the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust. The purpose of the Council is to prevent future atrocities similar to the systematic program of genocide of six million Jews and others by the Nazis. This purpose shall be accomplished by developing a program of education and observance of the Holocaust. The Council shall consist of 24 members, six appointed by the Governor, six appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, six appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and six appointed by the other 18 members. Members shall be appointed for two-year terms to begin July 1 of each odd-numbered year. The six at-large appointments shall be made by the Council at its first meeting after July 1 of each odd-numbered year. To be eligible for appointment as an at-large member, a person must either be a survivor of the Holocaust or a first-generation lineal descendant of such person. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The members of the Council shall be compensated and reimbursed for their expenses in accordance with G.S. 138-5. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may arrange for clerical or other assistance required by the Council. History (1985, c. 757, s. 81(a); 1989, c. 47; 1995, c. 490, s. 23; 2002-126, s. 10.10D(a), (b).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2002-126, s. 10.10D(d), provides: "The North Carolina Council on the Holocaust, as created by Part 28 of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes, and recodified as G.S. 143A-48.1 by this section, is transferred to the Department of Public Instruction by a Type II transfer, as defined in G.S. 143A-6."