General assembly of north carolina

SECTION 15.3A.(d) Terms. – Members shall serve until the Commission terminates.

SECTION 15.3A.(e) Meetings. – The chair shall convene the Commission. Meetings shall be held as often as necessary, but not less than four times a year.

SECTION 15.3A.(f) Quorum. – A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at meetings of the Commission shall be necessary for action to be taken by the Commission.

SECTION 15.3A.(g) Vacancies. – A vacancy on the Commission or as chair of the Commission resulting from the resignation of a member or otherwise shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made, and the term shall be for the balance of the unexpired term.

SECTION 15.3A.(h) Removal. – The Commission may remove a member for misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance, or neglect of duty.

SECTION 15.3A.(i) Compensation. – Commission members shall receive no per diem for their services but shall be entitled to receive travel allowances in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 138 5 or G.S. 138 6, as appropriate.

SECTION 15.3A.(j) Staffing. – The Department of Justice shall be responsible for staffing the Commission.

SECTION 15.3A.(k) Termination. – The Commission established under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2014.
Require Planning of Western Regional Laboratory

SECTION 15.4. From funds available, the Department of Justice shall plan a Western Regional Laboratory to be located on the Edneyville Campus of the Training Academy. The Department shall report on the plan to the Chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committees, to the Chairs of the House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Justice and Public Safety, and to the Fiscal Research Division no later than February 1, 2013. The report shall include (i) the plans developed pursuant to this section; (ii) the estimated cost of completing the laboratory; (iii) the estimated cost of operating the laboratory during its first five years of operation; (iv) an estimated time line for completion of the laboratory; and (v) any other relevant information.
No Elimination of Crime Lab Positions

SECTION 15.5. In implementing the management flexibility reductions required by this act for the 2012 2013 fiscal year, the Department of Justice shall not eliminate positions at laboratory facilities.