§ 143-157.1. Reports on gender-proportionate appointments to statutorily created decision-making regulatory bodies. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 143‑157.1.  Reports ongender‑proportionate appointments to statutorily created decision‑makingregulatory bodies.

(a)        Appointments. – Inappointing members to public bodies set forth in subsections (c) and (d) ofthis section, the appointing authority should select, from among the mostqualified persons, those persons whose appointment would promote membership onthe body that accurately reflects the proportion that each gender represents inthe population of the State as a whole or, in the case of a local body, in thepopulation of the area represented by the or body, as determined pursuant tothe most recent federal decennial census, unless the law regulating suchappointment requires otherwise. If there are multiple appointing authoritiesfor the body, they may consult with each other to accomplish the purposes ofthis section.

(b)        Reports Generally.– Each appointing authority described in subsection (a) shall submit a reportto the Secretary of State annually which discloses the number of appointmentsmade during the preceding year and the number of appointments of each gendermade, expressed both in numerical terms and as a percentage of the totalmembership of the body. In addition, each appointing authority shall designatea person responsible for retaining all applications for appointment, who shallensure that information describing each applicant's gender and qualificationsis available for public inspection during reasonable hours. Nothing in thissection requires disclosure of an applicant's identity or of any otherinformation made confidential by law. The Secretary of State shall prescribethe form used to report these appointments and may accept these reports byelectronic means. Reports by appointing authorities shall be due in theDepartment of the Secretary of State on or before September 1. From thesereports, the Secretary of State shall generate an annual composite report thatshall be published by December 1. Copies of the report shall be submitted tothe Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the PresidentPro Tempore of the Senate.

(c)        State Reporting. – EachState appointing authority that makes appointments to a statutorily createdpublic body, however denominated, except those having only advisory authority,shall file a report with the Secretary of State as prescribed in subsection (b)of this section. The Secretary shall submit to the Governor, the Speaker of theHouse of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore by July 1 of each yearthe names of all State bodies that an appointing authority must report onpursuant to this section.

(d)        Reporting by LocalUnits of Government. – In those cases where a county or a city is theappointing authority, the reporting required by subsection (b) of this sectionshall be submitted to the Secretary of State by the clerk of that appointingauthority. Appointments to the following local, municipal, or county publicbodies, or to public bodies however denominated that have the functions of thefollowing public bodies, must be reported:

(1)        City or county ABCboard, or local board created pursuant to G.S. 18B‑703.

(2)        Adult Care HomeCommunity Advisory Committee.

(3)        Airport Authority.

(4)        Community ChildProtection Team or a Child Fatality Prevention Team.

(5)        Civil Service Boardor similarly named board established by local act.

(6)        Community RelationsCommittee.

(7)        Council ofGovernments.

(8)        Criminal JusticePartnership Task Force.

(9)        Emergency PlanningCommittee.

(10)      Board of Equalizationand Review.

(11)      Local Board ofHealth.

(12)      Hospital Authority.

(13)      Housing Authority.

(14)      Human RelationsCommission.

(15)      County IndustrialFacilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority.

(16)      Juvenile CrimePrevention Council.

(17)      Library Board ofTrustees.

(18)      Community CollegeBoard of Trustees.

(19)      Economic developmentcommission.

(20)      Area mental health,developmental disabilities, and substance abuse board.

(21)      Adult care homecommunity advisory committee.

(22)      Local partnership forchildren.

(23)      Planning Board.

(24)      Recreation Board.

(25)      County board ofsocial services.

(26)      A publictransportation authority created pursuant to Article 25 of Chapter 160A of theGeneral Statutes, a regional public transportation authority created pursuantto Article 26 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, or a regionaltransportation authority created pursuant to Article 27 of Chapter 160A of theGeneral Statutes.

(27)      Local tourismdevelopment authority.

(28)      Water and sewerauthority.

(29)      Workforce DevelopmentBoard.

(30)      Zoning Board ofAdjustment.

(31)      Planning and ZoningBoard.

(32)      Board of Adjustment.

(33)      Historic PreservationCommission.

(34)      RedevelopmentCommission.

(35)      City board ofeducation (if appointive).

(36)      Metropolitan PlanningOrganization.

(37)      Rural PlanningOrganization. (1999,c. 457, s. 1(b), (c); 2007‑167, s. 1.)