§ 143B-393 — North Carolina Council for Women and Youth Involvement - creation; powers and duties

(a) There is hereby created the North Carolina Council for Women and Youth Involvement of the Department of Administration. The Council shall perform the following functions and duties:
(1) Advise the Governor, the principal State departments, and the State legislature concerning the education and employment of women in the State of North Carolina.
(1a) Advise the Governor or Secretary of Administration upon any matter relating to the following programs and organizations:
a. North Carolina Internship Council and the North Carolina State Government Internship Program.
b. SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions).
c. State Youth Councils.
(2) Advise the Secretary of Administration upon any matter the Secretary may refer to the Council.
(3) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-30.2(b), effective July 1, 2013.
(4) Administer the Domestic Violence Center Fund, as provided in G.S. 50B-9.
(5) Administer the Sexual Assault and Rape Crisis Center Fund, as provided in G.S. 143B-394.21.
(6) Recommend a person to serve as State Coordinator of the office of Coordinator of Services for Victims of Sexual Assault, as provided in G.S. 143B-394.2.
(7) Provide staff support to the Domestic Violence Commission, as provided in G.S. 143B-394.16.
(8) Serve as a member of the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force, as provided in G.S. 7B-1402.
(9) Consult with the Department of Public Safety on a reporting system and database on certain domestic violence-related homicides, as provided in G.S. 143B-903.
(10) Provide staff support for the North Carolina Internship Council and the State Youth Advisory Council, as provided in G.S. 143B-394.32 and G.S. 143B-394.26, respectively.
(b) The programs listed in subdivision (1a) of subsection (a) of this section shall be administered in a nonpartisan manner and shall not disseminate or advocate partisan principles or ideas, promote the candidacy of any person seeking public office or preferment, or use State funds to disseminate or advocate partisan principles or ideas or to promote political candidates or appointees. (1975, c. 879, s. 37; 1979, c. 1016, s. 1; 1991, c. 134, s. 4; 2013-360, s. 30.2(b); 2016-94, s. 32.5(b); 2021-180, s. 20.3.)