North Carolina General Statutes 120-70.157. Organization of Committee
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 120-70.157
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one representative as cochair, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall designate one senator as cochair. The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Unemployment Insurance may meet upon the joint call of the cochairs. A quorum of the Committee is five members.
The Committee may meet in the Legislative Building or the Legislative Office Building. While in the discharge of its official duties, the Committee has the powers of a joint committee under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-19 and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-19.1 through N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-19.4 The Legislative Services Commission, through the Legislative Services Officer, shall assign professional staff to assist the Committee in its work. The House of Representatives and the Senate’s Directors of Legislative Assistants shall assign clerical staff to the Committee, and the expenses relating to the clerical employees shall be borne by the Committee. The Committee may contract for professional, clerical, or consultant services as provided by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-32.02 Members of the Committee shall receive subsistence and travel expenses at the rates set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-3.1, 138-5, or 138-6, as appropriate. ?(2013-2, s. 10; 2013-224, s. 19; 2020-3, s. 1.4(c).)