143B-12. Internal organization of departments; allocation and reallocation of duties and functions; limitations.
(a) The Governor shall cause the administrative organization of each department to be examined periodically with a view to promoting economy, efficiency, and effectiveness. The Governor may assign and reassign the duties and functions of the executive branch among the principal State departments except as otherwise expressly provided by statute. When the changes affect existing law, they must be submitted to the General Assembly in accordance with Article III, Sec. 5(10) of the Constitution of North Carolina.
(b) The Governor shall report all transfers of departmental functions under this section to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairmen of the Appropriations Committees in the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the Fiscal Research Division of the Legislative Services Office, within 30 days after the transfer if the General Assembly is in session, otherwise to the Joint Legislative Committee on Governmental Operations and the Fiscal Research Division of the Legislative Services Office, within 30 days after the transfer. The report shall include the rationale for the transfer and the increased efficiency in operations expected from the transfer. (1973, c. 476, s. 12; 1985, c. 479, s. 164.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973
Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 143B-4 - Policy-making authority and administrative powers of Governor; delegation.
§ 143B-5 - Governor; continuation of powers and duties.
§ 143B-6 - Principal departments[Effective until January 1, 2023]
§ 143B-7 - Continuation of functions.
§ 143B-8 - Unassigned functions.
§ 143B-9 - Appointment of officers and employees.
§ 143B-10 - Powers and duties of heads of principal departments.
§ 143B-11 - Subunit nomenclature.
§ 143B-13 - Appointment, qualifications, terms, and removal of members of commissions.
§ 143B-14 - Administrative services to commissions.
§ 143B-15 - Compensation of members of commissions.
§ 143B-16 - Appointment and removal of members of boards, councils and committees.
§ 143B-17 - Commission investigations and orders.
§ 143B-19 - Pending actions and proceedings.
§ 143B-21 - Affirmation of prior acts of abolished agencies.
§ 143B-22 - Terms occurring in laws, contracts and other documents.
§ 143B-23 - Completion of unfinished business.
§ 143B-24 - Cooperative agreements; prohibition regarding Health Benefit Exchanges.
§ 143B-25 - Agencies not enumerated.
§ 143B-26 - Constitutional references.
§ 143B-28 - Goals of continuing reorganization.
§ 143B-28.1 - Create Collaboration for Prosperity Zones.
§ 143B-30.1 - Rules Review Commission created.