North Carolina § 148-26 - 5. Pay and time allowances for work.

§ 148-26. 5. Pay and time allowances for work.

The provisions of G.S. 148-18 and 148-13 shall be applicable to inmate work on local or State public work projects contracted for by the Secretary of Public Safety as provided by G.S. 148-26 through 148-26.4. Travel, cost of inmate wages and custodial supervision expenses incurred by the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety and arising out of a local or State public work project shall be reimbursed on a cost basis to the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety by the local or State contracting agency. History (1975, c. 682, s. 3; 2011-145, s. 19.1(h), (i); 2017-186, s. 2(sssssss).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1975, c. 682, s. 4, provided: "Nothing in this act shall be construed as altering or amending G.S. 148-26(b) or G.S. 148-18(a) as set out in Chapter 506 of the 1975 Session Laws." Sections 148-26.2 to 148-26.4, referred to in this section, were repealed by Session Laws 1983, c. 709, s. 1. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 28.26, provides: "The Office of State Budget and Management, in consultation with the Department of Correction [Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety] and Department of Transportation, shall study performance-based reimbursement as an alternative to the current funding mechanism for inmate litter pickup, which consists of a direct appropriation from the Department of Transportation's Highway Fund budget to the Department of Correction. Measures for an alternative funding mechanism may include reimbursements based on total mileage of highways cleaned, per hour reimbursements for non-litter pickup activities, or other factors, as appropriate. "The Office of State Budget and Management shall report to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee and to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations no later than March 1, 2012. It is intended that the report contain recommendations for reimbursement rates that have been agreed upon by the Department of Correction and the Department of Transportation and that the recommended rate structure will be included in the report. The report shall also include any statutory changes to be considered by the General Assembly in relation to this report." For prior similar provisions, see Session Laws 2007-323, s. 17.2, and Session Laws 2009-451, s. 19.1. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2011.'" Session Laws 2011-145, s. 32.2, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2011-2013 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2011-2013 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2011-145, s. 32.5, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2017-186, s. 2(sssssss), effective December 1, 2017, inserted "and Juvenile Justice" twice in the last sentence of the section. § 148-27: Repealed by Session Laws 2007-398, s. 3, effective August 21, 2007.