North Carolina § 7A-346 - 2. Various reports to General Assembly.

§ 7A-346. 2. Various reports to General Assembly.

The Administrative Office of the Courts and the Office of Indigent Defense Services shall report by March 1 of each year to the Chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committees, to the Chairs of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Justice and Public Safety, and to the Chairs of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety on contracts entered into with local governments for the provision of the services of assistant district attorneys, assistant public defenders, judicial secretaries, and employees in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court. The report shall include the number of applications made to the Administrative Office of the Courts or the Office of Indigent Defense Services for these contracts, the number of contracts entered for provision of these positions, and the dollar amounts of each contract. Repealed by Session Laws 2019-243, s. 5(b), effective November 6, 2019. The Administrative Office of the Courts, in consultation with the Conference of Clerks of Superior Court, shall make any necessary modifications to its information systems to maintain records of all cases in which the defendant in a criminal case withdraws an appeal for trial de novo in superior court and the superior court judge has signed an order remanding the case to the district court and shall report on those remanded cases to the chairs of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety, the chairs of the House Appropriations Committee on Justice and Public Safety, and the chairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety by February 1 of each year. The report shall (i) include the total number of remanded cases and also the total number of those cases for which the court has remitted costs and (ii) aggregate those totals by the district in which they were granted and by the name of each judge ordering remand. The Administrative Office of the Courts may obtain any information that may be needed from individual clerks of superior court in order to make the modifications necessary to maintain the records required under this section. History (1999-237, s. 17.7(c); 2000-67, ss. 15.3A(b), 15.4(h); 2001-61, s. 2; 2001-424, s. 22.11(g); 2003-377, s. 4; 2015-247, s. 2; 2019-243, s. 5(b).) Cross References. - As to contracts entered into for the provision of secretarial and clerical help, see G.S. 7A-44.1. As to contracts entered into for the provision of assistant and deputy clerks, see G.S. 7A-102. As to contracts entered into for the provision of assistant public defenders, see G.S. 7A-467. As to the program for the collection of worthless check cases, see G.S. 14-107.2. Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2000-67, s. 15.4(h), effective July 1, 2000, was codified as subsection (a) of this section, and Session Laws 1997-237, s. 17.7(c), effective July 1, 1999, as amended by Session Laws 2000-67, s. 15.3A(b), effective July 1, 2000, was codified as subsection (b) of this section, at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2000-67, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2000."' Session Laws 2000-67, s. 28.2, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2000-2001 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2000-2001 fiscal year." Session Laws 2000-67, s. 28.4, contains a severability clause. Session Laws 2003-284, s. 16.1, provides: "The Department of Correction, the Department of Justice, the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, the Judicial Department, and the Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention shall report by May 1 of each year to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations, the Chairs of the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Committees, and the Chairs of the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety on federal grant funds received or preapproved for receipt by those departments. The report shall include information on the amount of grant funds received or preapproved for receipt by each department, the use of the funds, the State match expended to receive the funds, and the period to be covered by each grant. If the department intends to continue the program beyond the end of the grant period, the department shall report on the proposed method for continuing the funding of the program at the end of the grant period. Each department shall also report on any information it may have indicating that the State will be requested to provide future funding for a program presently supported by a local grant." Session Laws 2003-284, s. 1.2, provides "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2003'." Session Laws 2003-284, s. 49.3, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2003-2005 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2003-2005 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2003-284, s. 49.5, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2007-323, s. 14.18, provides: "The Administrative Office of the Courts shall develop and implement a system to measure the impact of the funding provided in this act on the operation of the courts. The system shall include uniform performance measures and standards for caseload management and resource allocation, including funding, personnel, technology, and equipment at district and county levels. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall submit an interim status report on the development and implementation of the performance measurement system to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees no later than December 31, 2007, and shall submit a final report no later than May 1, 2008." Session Laws 2007-323, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2007'." Session Laws 2007-323, s. 32.3, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2007-323, s. 32.5 is a severability clause. Session Laws 2015-247, s. 2, effective September 23, 2015, was codified as subsection (c) of this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2019-243, s. 5(b), effective November 6, 2019, deleted former subsection (b), which read: "The Administrative Office of the Courts shall report by April 1 of each odd-numbered year to the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and the Chairs of the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety on the economic viability of the worthless check collection programs established by district attorneys pursuant to G.S. 14-107.2, including an assessment of whether any adjustments need to be made to ensure that the programs, on a statewide basis, are self-supporting."