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Administration of Justice Bulletin No. 98/03 December 1998 Office of State Construction will be exempt from specified roles and statutes as necessary to expedite delivery,. The secretary must give written notice of the intent to exercise the exemptions to the Speaker of the House. the President Pro Tempere of the Senate. the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Com- mittees, the Joint Legislative Commission on Govern- mental Operations, and the Fiscal Research Division. The notice must specie' the requirement from which exemption is needed, give the reason the exemption is necessary, and how the exemption will expedite deliv- er).', and briefly summanze the proposed contract for the project. The Office of State Construction must · have a verifiable ten percent goal for partici- pation by minority and women-owned businesses: · include in all contracts a penalty for failure to complete the work by a specified date; · consult the Department of Health and Human Services, to the ex'tent the projects relate to the department's program needs and its responsibility for the care of the facility's population; and · report by May 1, 1999, to the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations. and the Fiscal Research Division as to any changes in projects and allocations authorized for the 1998-99 fiscal year, includ- ing information on selected contractors, con- ~acts, projected and actual occupancy, dates, locations and number of beds to be constructed, and projected and actual costs. Proposals That Did Not Pass Lose Control, Lose Your £icense A much-debated provision that was not included in the Juvenile Justice Reform Act would have made ineligible for a driver's license a juvenile who was suspended or expelled from school for more than ten days for (1) possession or sale of alcohol or an i[tegal controlled substance on school property or at a school- sponsored or school-reLated activity. {2) possession or use of a weapon or firearm on school property, or (3) physical assault on and serious injury, to a teacher or other school personnel on school property, or at a school-sponsored or school-related activity. This Bulletin is published by the Institute of Government to address issues of interest to local and state government employes and officials. Public officials may photocopy the Bulletin under the following conditions: (I) it is copied in its entirei'y'. (2) it is copied solely for distribution to other public officials, employees, or statTmembers; and (3) copies are not sold or used for commercial purposes. Additional copies of this Bulletin may be purchased fi.om the Institute of Government. To place an order or to request a catalog of Institute of Government publications, please contact the Publications Sales Office. Institute of Gowrnm~n~. CB# 3330 Knapp Building. [~C-CH. Chapel Hill. NC 27599-3330; telephone (919) 96641 tg; fax (919) 962-2707: e-mail kwhuntiog(~mhs, unc.edu: or visit the [nstitute's Web site at http: ncinfo.iog.unc, edu, The [nslitute o£Gov~rnment of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has printed a total of 2,980 copies of this public document at a cost of S3.5 t6.40 or $1,18 each, These figures include only the direct cnsts of reproduction. They do not include preparation, handling, or distribution costs. ~1998 Institute of Government. The UoJversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Printed in the United States of America This publication is printed on permanent, acid-fi.ce paper in compliance with the North Carolina General Statutes 30