Senate Bill 277 Summary

• Clarifies that out-of-state attorneys seeking limited practice admission must submit a $225 fee to the relevant forum (court or administrative agency), with $200 remitted to the State Treasurer and $25 to the North Carolina State Bar.

• Modifies reporting requirements for the State Treasurer regarding university improvement and community college general obligation bonds, removing the requirement for September 15 annual reports to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations.

• Establishes that a County Commission's submission of monthly pension fund contributions (1.5% of receipts collected) to the Department of State Treasurer constitutes certification of accuracy for the Registers of Deeds' Supplemental Pension Fund.

• Makes technical corrections to Local Government Commission statutes by replacing terminology "trust and agency" with "trust and agency custodial" funds throughout budget and accounting provisions to clarify accounting practices.

• Becomes effective July 1, 2021.