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Date	Title	Statute	Requestor
11/28/94	Power of Board of County Commissioners to Rescind Merger Plan	115-25.1, 115C-67, 115C-68.1,	Sharpe, Larry
11/22/94	Application of the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act to the Superintendent’s Responsibilities	113A-1, 113A-11, 113A-4, 113A-9, 115C-521,	Jackson, Roger
11/02/94	Employee Selection of Chiropractic Treatment in Workers’ Compensation Claim	90-157.1, 97-1, 97-25, 97-7,	Odum, Fountain
11/02/94	Service of Notice of Registration for Foreign Support Order	1A-1, 52A-29, 52A-30,	Christy, Robert
10/28/94	Open Meetings Law; Permissible Closed meeting Discussions Between the Attorney and Client	143-318.11,	Johnson, Fredrick
10/17/94	Open Meetings Law	143-318.11, 143-318.9,	Basnight, Marc
10/17/94	Department of Correction Pay Telephone System; Public Utility Status	62-2, 62-3, 62-302,	Hamer, LaVee
10/12/94	Fiscal Note Requirements for EMC Rule-making	150B-21.4,	Moreau, David
10/11/94	Commercial Fishing License Moratorium Appeals Panel	105-228.90, 105-259, 113-154, 132-1, 132-1.1, 132-6, 143-318.11, 153A-148.1, 160A-208.1,	Jamieson, Robert
10/04/94	Franklin County Arts Council, Inc.	1-77, 132-1, 143-318.9,	Henderson, Faye Mitchell
09/27/94	Mileage Reimbursement	138-6, 143-341,	Worth, David
09/22/94	Grant Availability for Low Pressure Pipe Sewer System Failures	159-6, 159G-10, 159G-6,	Basnight, Marc
09/13/94	Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority	160A-608, 160A-610, 95-98,	McGaughey, Terri Toth
09/07/94	State Board of Education; Authority to Reduce 180-day School Term for an Individual School	115C-84,	Etheridge, Bob
08/29/94	Public Record Status of Draft Reports and Investigative Files	104E-9, 132-1, 132-6, 143-215.3,	Crane, Deborah
08/29/94	Authority of County Board of Commissioners to Seize Confidential Child Protective Services Records	143B-153, 7A-544, 7A-675,	Deyampert, Mary
08/18/94	Johnston County Drainage District #1-Moccasin Creek Watershed; Dissolution of Districts	156-54, 156-56,	Crocker, Will
08/17/94	Election of Credit Union Directors	54-109.3, 54-109.31, 54-109.35,	Mann, George
08/16/94	Consumer Finance Company Sales of Automobile Physical Damage Insurance	53-1-189, 53-172, 58-57-100,	Graham, William
08/15/94	Division of Motor Vehicles’ Official Bulletin No. 136	105-187.7,	Howard, Carol
08/12/94	Public Records Status of Withdrawn Applications for Conversion from Mutual to Stock Organization	121-5, 132-1, 132-3, 132-6, 54C-60,	Worth, David
08/11/94	Adoption Assistance Vendor Payments	108A-25,	Deyampert, Mary
08/09/94	Authority of a Bank to own the Shares of a Nondepository Trust Company	53-1, 53-2, 53-47,	Graham, William
08/08/94	Authority for North Carolina Banks to Invest in a Banker’s Bank	25-8-102, 53-47,	Graham, William
08/01/94	Residency Requirements for Appointed Supervisors	139-7,	Bullock, Chales
08/01/94	Presiding Officer of Meetings of the State Banking Commission	147-75, 53-92,	Graham, William
07/19/94	Savings Bank Conversion to and Merger with Commercial Banks	53-1, 53-12, 53-17.2, 54B-4, 54C-4, 54C-47,	Worth, David
07/19/94	Alcohol Law Enforcement Administrative Searches	15A-402, 160A-285, 160A-288.2, 18B-1005, 18B-101, 18B-502,	Sweat, George
07/19/94	Authority to Release Property Initially Seized as Evidence	1-440.21, 105-113.105, 105-113.107, 105-113.108, 105-113.109, 105-113.111, 105-241.1, 105-242, 15-11.1, 15A-223, 15A-242, 15A-258, 90-112,	Faulkner, Janice
07/11/94	Authority to Reverse Administrative Decision	150B-39, 54B-33, 54B-54,	Eubanks, Stephen
07/11/94	Wilkes Regional Medical Center	131E-7,	Moore, E. James
07/08/94	Coastal Resources Advisory Council Membership	113A-105,	Schecter, Roger
07/05/94	Proposal of American Franklin Life Insurance Company	N/A	Blalock, Anthony
06/30/94	Ex Parte Communications under the Administrative Procedure Act	150B-23, 150B-34, 150B-35, 150B-36,	Boyles, Harlan
06/29/94	Driver Education Instructors Be Certified to Teach Driver Education	115C-215, 20-88.1,	Shovelin, Julia
06/27/94	Public Schools; Teachers; Career Development Pilot Program	115C-238.1, 115C-238.2, 115C-238.3, 115C-238.4, 115C-363, 115C-363.11,	Austin, Robert
06/23/94	North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards Board	N/A	Barnes, Anne
06/22/94	Mooresville Graded School District	115C-73,	Cannon, E. Bedford
06/21/94	Highways; Counties; Water and Sewer Associations	136-27.1,	Richardson, William
06/20/94	Establishing Definitions & Procedures for Designation of Critical Habitat	113-33, 113-331, 113-332, 113-333, 113-334, 113-336,	Hamilton, Richard
06/14/94	Local Ordinance Prohibiting Consumption of Malt Beverages and Unfortified Wine on State Highways	18B-300, 18B-401,	Nooe, Chalres
06/13/94	Proposed Abolishment of the North Carolina Ports Railway Commission	143B-469,	King, David
06/10/94	Authority of OSP to Adjust the Salaries of Employees in the Telecommunicators’ Class	126-1, 126-3, 126-4, 143-16.3,	Penny, Ronald
06/10/94	Conflict of Interest Related to Proposed Purchase of Real Property	14-234,	Dixon, Charles
06/08/94	Communicators and Jailors Employed by the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office	128-21, 143-166.50,	Couch, Carolyn
05/23/94	Confidentiality of Patient Information at Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Facilities	122C-205, 122C-3, 122C-53, 122C-54, 122C-55, 7A-544,	Garlock, Barbara
05/20/94	Ex Parte Communications under the Administrative Procedure Act	150B, 150B-38, 150B-40, 53-104,	Boyles, Harlan
05/19/94	Application of Sovereign Immunity to Medical Malpractice/Liability Claims	115D-24, 115D-58.12, 116-219, 143-291, 143-300.2, 58-31-25, 58-32-15,	Dorman, Marvin
05/03/94	Consumer Finance Act; Effect of Federal Court Decisions on Attorney General’s Opinions	53-172, 53-178, 75-1.1,	Graham, William
05/03/94	Authority of Type II Agencies within the Department of Commerce to Hire and Dismiss Personnel	143A-6, 143B-431, 143B-432, 143B-437.2, 143B-438.4,	Tilley, Leo

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