GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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HOUSE BILL 558

Short Title:        Reserves & Nat. Guard/Military Affairs Comm.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Whitmire, G. Martin, Pendleton, and Pittman (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs.

April 6, 2015

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to ensure representation on the north carolina military affairs commission of the north carolina national guard and the reserve components of the united states armed forces.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 127C‑2(b)(1) reads as rewritten:

"§ 127C‑2.  Membership.

(a)        The North Carolina Military Affairs Commission shall consist of 21 23 voting members who are appointed by the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, nonvoting members, and nonvoting ex officio members as designated in this section.

(b)        The voting members of the Commission shall be appointed as follows:

(1)        Eleven Thirteen members appointed by the Governor, consisting of:

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g. One person who is a resident of North Carolina with a long‑term connection to the State and who is a current or retired member of the North Carolina National Guard involved in a military affairs organization or involved in military issues through civil, commercial, or governmental relationships.

h. One person who is a resident of North Carolina with a long‑term connection to the State and who is a current or retired member of the Reserve Component of the Air Force, Army, Navy, or Marines and who is involved in a military affairs organization or involved in military issues through civic, commercial, or governmental relationships."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.