§ 120C-500. Liaison personnel.
Article 5.
Liaison Personnel.
§ 120C‑500. Liaisonpersonnel.
(a) All agencies andconstitutional officers of the State, including all boards, departments,divisions, constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina,community colleges, and other units of government in the executive branch shalldesignate liaison personnel to lobby for legislative action. This subsectionshall not apply to units of local government, or a State agency or board withno staff.
(b) No State agency orconstitutional officer of the State may contract with individuals who are notemployed by the State to lobby legislators and legislative employees. Thissubsection shall not apply to counsel employed by any agency, board,department, or division authorized to employ counsel under G.S. 147‑17.
(c) No more than twoindividuals may be designated as liaison personnel for each agency andconstitutional officers of the State, including all boards, departments,divisions, constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina,community colleges, and other units of government in the executive branch.
(d) The Chief Justiceof the Supreme Court shall designate at least one, but no more than four,liaison personnel to lobby for legislative action for all offices, conferences,commissions, and other agencies established under Chapter 7A of the GeneralStatutes. This subsection shall not apply to any office created under Article60 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes, so long as that office complies withsubsection (a) of this section. (1933, c. 11, s. 7; 1975, c. 820, s. 1; 1977, c. 697;1991, c. 740, s. 1.1; 1993, c. 553, s. 3; 2001‑424, s. 6.10(a); 2005‑456,s. 1; 2006‑201, s. 18; 2007‑347, s. 6(a); 2008‑213, ss. 30‑32.)