North Carolina SB 167: Expand Legislative Intern Program.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2007

SESSION LAW 2007-201
SENATE BILL 167

AN ACT TO MAKE THE LEGISLATIVE INTERN PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES THAT OFFER
COLLEGE TRANSFER PROGRAMS AS WELL AS TO STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. G.S. 120-57 reads as rewritten:
"§ 120-57. Legislative Intern Program Council to promulgate a plan for the use of
legislative interns.
(a) For purposes of this section the term "institutions of higher education" means
four year colleges and universities and community colleges that offer college transfer
programs.
(b) The Legislative Intern Program Council is hereby empowered and is directed
to promulgate for each session of the General Assembly a plan providing for the
selection, tenure, duties and compensation of legislative interns. Interns shall be selected
from institutions of higher education (four-year colleges and universities) within North
Carolina, including but not limited to all units of the university system.system and
community college system. The selection shall be based upon guidelines set forth by the
Legislative Intern Program Council; these guidelines shall permit the proper
consideration of each applicant."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 28
th day of
June, 2007.

s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate

s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives

s/ Michael F. Easley
Governor

Approved 12:34 p.m. this 8
th day of July, 2007