{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-157.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-157.1","heading":"Reports on gender-proportionate appointments to certain public bodies.","body":"(a)\tAppointments. - In appointing members to public bodies set forth in subsections (b) and (d) of this section, the appointing authority should select, from among the most qualified persons, those persons whose appointment would promote membership on the body that accurately reflects the proportion that each gender represents in the population of the State as a whole or, in the case of a local body, in the population of the area represented by the body, as determined pursuant to the most recent federal decennial census, unless the law regulating the appointment requires otherwise. If there are multiple appointing authorities for the body, they may consult with each other to accomplish the purposes of this section.\n(b)\tReports by State Boards. - By September 1 of each year, every board designated as a nonadvisory board by the State Ethics Commission under Chapter 138A of the General Statutes shall submit a report to the Secretary of State which discloses the following by appointing authority:\n(1)\tThe number of appointments made during the preceding year.\n(2)\tThe number of appointments of each gender made, expressed both in numerical terms and as a percentage of the total membership of the body.\n(b1)\tRetention of Applications. - Each appointing authority shall designate a person responsible for retaining all applications for appointment, who shall ensure that information related to each applicant's gender and qualifications is available for public inspection during reasonable hours. Nothing in this section requires disclosure of an applicant's identity or of any other information made confidential by law.\n(b2)\tUse of Prescribed Form. - The Secretary of State shall prescribe the form to be used for submitting reports required under subsections (b) and (d) of this section and shall accept reports in an electronic format to be instituted by the Secretary of State. From these reports, the Secretary of State shall generate an annual composite report that shall be published by December 1. Copies of the report shall be submitted to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.\n(c)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2019-167, s. 1, effective July 26, 2019.\n(d)\tReporting by Local Units of Government. - By September 1 of each year and with regard to each local board listed in this subsection, the information required by subsection (b) of this section shall be submitted on behalf of the appointing authority to the Secretary of State by the clerk of that appointing authority. Appointments to each of the following local boards, whether established by State law or local decision, or appointments to those local boards having equivalent functions, however named or denominated, must be reported:\n(1)\tCity or county ABC board, or local board created pursuant to G.S. 18B-703.\n(2)\tAdult Care Home Community Advisory Committee.\n(3)\tAirport Authority.\n(4)\tCommunity Child Protection Team or a Child Fatality Prevention Team.\n(5)\tCivil Service Board or similarly named board established by local act.\n(6)\tCommunity Relations Committee.\n(7)\tCouncil of Governments.\n(8)\tCriminal Justice Partnership Task Force.\n(9)\tEmergency Planning Committee.\n(10)\tBoard of Equalization and Review.\n(11)\tLocal Board of Health.\n(12)\tHospital Authority.\n(13)\tHousing Authority.\n(14)\tHuman Relations Commission.\n(15)\tCounty Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority.\n(16)\tJuvenile Crime Prevention Council.\n(17)\tLibrary Board of Trustees.\n(18)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2019-167, s. 1, effective July 26, 2019.\n(19)\tEconomic development commission.\n(20)\tArea mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse board.\n(21)\tAdult care home community advisory committee.\n(22)\tLocal partnership for children.\n(23)\tPlanning Board.\n(24)\tRecreation Board.\n(25)\tCounty board of social services.\n(26)\tA public transportation authority created pursuant to Article 25 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, a regional public transportation authority created pursuant to Article 26 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, a regional transportation authority created pursuant to Article 27 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, or a metropolitan public transportation authority created pursuant to Article 34 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes.\n(27)\tLocal tourism development authority.\n(28)\tWater and sewer authority.\n(29)\tWorkforce Development Board.\n(30)\tZoning Board of Adjustment.\n(31)\tPlanning and Zoning Board.\n(32)\tBoard of Adjustment.\n(33)\tHistoric Preservation Commission.\n(34)\tRedevelopment Commission.\n(35)\tCity board of education (if appointive).\n(36)\tMetropolitan Planning Organization.\n(37)\tRural Planning Organization. (1999, c. 457, s. 1(b), (c); 2007-167, s. 1; 2018-142, s. 19; 2019-167, s. 1; 2025-39, s. 8.6.)","path":["Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions","Article 10. Various Powers and Regulations."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-157.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:33Z","sha256":"78c4547b93c40ea1e54493d4945ebdef29fed203531808d35fc35f08dcf74dbe","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-157","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}