{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-135-48.20","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 135-48.20","heading":"Board of Trustees established.","body":"(a)\tThere is established the Board of Trustees of the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees.\n(b)\tThe Board of Trustees of the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees shall consist of 10 members.\n(c)\tThe State Treasurer shall be an ex officio member of the Board and shall serve as its Chair, but shall only vote in order to break a tie vote.\n(d)\tThe Director of the Office of State Budget and Management shall be an ex officio nonvoting member of the Board.\n(e)\tTwo members shall be appointed by the Governor. Terms shall be for two years. Vacancies shall be filled by the Governor.\n(f)\tTwo members shall be appointed by the State Treasurer. Terms shall be for two years. Vacancies shall be filled by the State Treasurer.\n(g)\tTwo members shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in accordance with G.S. 120-121. Terms shall be for two years. Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with G.S. 120-122.\n(h)\tTwo members shall be appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate in accordance with G.S. 120-121. Terms shall be for two years. Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with G.S. 120-122.\n(i)\tIn making appointments, the appointing authorities shall ensure that one of the appointees under subsection (e) of this section, one of the appointees under subsection (f) of this section, and one of the appointees under subsection (g) of this section, and one of the appointees under subsection (h) of this section are one of the following:\n(1)\tAn employee of a State department, agency, or institution;\n(2)\tA teacher employed by a North Carolina public school system;\n(3)\tA retired employee of a State department, agency, or institution; or\n(4)\tA retired teacher from a North Carolina public school system.\nIn making appointments to the Board under this section, each appointing authority shall consult with all other appointing authorities prior to making its own appointments to ensure that the Board includes members of each of the groups listed in subdivisions (1) through (4) of this subsection.\n(j)\tIn making appointments, the appointing authorities shall appoint individuals from the following categories:\n(1)\tIndividuals with expertise in actuarial science or health economics.\n(2)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2018-84, s. 9, effective June 25, 2018.\n(3)\tIndividuals with expertise in health benefits and administration.\n(4)\tIndividuals with expertise in health law and policy.\n(5)\tPhysicians who are licensed to practice medicine in this State.\nIn making appointments to the Board under this section, each appointing authority shall consult with all other appointing authorities prior to making its own appointments to ensure that each of the areas of expertise listed in subdivisions (1) through (5) of this subsection is represented by at least one member of the Board.\n(k)\tEach appointing authority may remove any member appointed by that appointing authority.\n(l)\tThe members of the Board of Trustees shall receive one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day, except employees eligible to enroll in the Plan, whenever the full Board of Trustees holds a public session, and travel allowances under G.S. 138-6 when traveling to and from meetings of the Board of Trustees or hearings under G.S. 135-48.24, but shall not receive any subsistence allowance or per diem under G.S. 138-5, except when holding a meeting or hearing where this section does not provide for payment of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day.\n(m)\tNo member of the Board of Trustees may serve more than three consecutive two-year terms.\n(n)\tImmunity. - Except to the extent provided under Article 31A of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes and to the extent of insurance coverage purchased pursuant to G.S. 58-32-15, a person serving on the Board of Trustees shall be immune individually from civil liability for monetary damages for any act, or failure to act, arising out of that service, except where any of the following apply:\n(1)\tThe person was not acting within the scope of that person's official duties.\n(2)\tThe person was not acting in good faith.\n(3)\tThe person committed gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct that resulted in damages or injury.\n(4)\tThe person derived an improper personal financial benefit, either directly or indirectly, from the transaction.\n(5)\tThe person incurred the liability from the operation of a motor vehicle. (1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1398, s. 6; 1983, c. 922, s. 1; 1985, c. 732, ss. 2-5, 8, 11, 42, 59, 60; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1020, s. 1; 1987, c. 857, s. 2; 1995, c. 490, s. 56; 2002-126, s. 28.16(a); 2007-323, s. 28.22A(b); 2008-168, ss. 1(a), 2(a), (e); 2011-85, ss. 2.5(a), 2.10; 2011-96, s. 6(a); 2017-135, s. 4; 2018-84, s. 9.)","path":["Chapter 135. Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees; Social Security; State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees.","Article 3B. State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees.","Part 2. Administrative Structure."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_135/GS_135-48.20.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:42Z","sha256":"9e8a3d4384ddb631ab0f59a7234ca9ea3fdff5b8b5c68ced8ddae7ec8dd51d7a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-135-48.19","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-135-48.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}