{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-150b-21","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21","heading":"Agency must designate rulemaking coordinator; duties of coordinator.","body":"(a)\tEach agency must designate one or more rulemaking coordinators to oversee the agency's rulemaking functions. The coordinator shall serve as the liaison between the agency, other agencies, units of local government, and the public in the rulemaking process. The coordinator shall report directly to the agency head.\n(b)\tThe rulemaking coordinator shall be responsible for the following:\n(1)\tPreparing notices of public hearings.\n(2)\tCoordinating access to the agency's rules.\n(3)\tScreening all proposed rule actions prior to publication in the North Carolina Register to assure that an accurate fiscal note has been completed as required by G.S. 150B-21.4(b).\n(4)\tConsulting with the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners and the North Carolina League of Municipalities to determine which local governments would be affected by any proposed rule action.\n(5)\tProviding the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners and the North Carolina League of Municipalities with copies of all fiscal notes required by G.S. 150B-21.4(b), prior to publication in the North Carolina Register of the proposed text of a permanent rule change.\n(6)\tCoordinating the submission of proposed rules to the Governor as provided by G.S. 150B-21.26.\n(c)\tAt the earliest point in the rulemaking process and in consultation with the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, the North Carolina League of Municipalities, and with samples of county managers or city managers, as appropriate, the rulemaking coordinator shall lead the agency's efforts in the development and drafting of any rules or rule changes that could:\n(1)\tRequire any unit of local government, including a county, city, school administrative unit, or other local entity funded by or through a unit of local government to carry out additional or modified responsibilities;\n(2)\tIncrease the cost of providing or delivering a public service funded in whole or in part by any unit of local government; or\n(3)\tOtherwise affect the expenditures or revenues of a unit of local government.\n(d)\tThe rulemaking coordinator shall send to the Office of State Budget and Management for compilation a copy of each final fiscal note prepared pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.4(b).\n(e)\tThe rulemaking coordinator shall compile a schedule of the administrative rules and amendments expected to be proposed during the next fiscal year. The coordinator shall provide a copy of the schedule to the Office of State Budget and Management in a manner proposed by that Office.\n(f)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2011-398, s. 3, effective October 1, 2011, and applicable to rules adopted on or after that date. (1991, c. 418, s. 1; 1995, c. 415, s. 1; c. 507, s. 27.8(v); 2000-140, s. 93.1(a); 2001-424, s. 12.2(b); 2011-398, s. 3; 2025-25, s. 29(6).)","path":["Chapter 150B. Administrative Procedure Act.","Article 2A. Rules.","Part 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_150B/GS_150B-21.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:23:42Z","sha256":"3fc3d84ef59376e641509cd1ebc9c5930f0b7fdf327ecb06c9056bd5f32a83a8","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-150b-20","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-150b-21.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}