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Bill Summary · SR 767

Summary — SR 767 (2025): Confirmation of Secretary of the Department of Adult Correction

Status: Adopted (Amendment A1 adopted) — Effective upon adoption (6/26/2025)
Filed: 05/12/2025 — Sponsor: Senator Rabon

Purpose and intent

Senate Resolution 767 is a simple Senate resolution to consider and confirm the Governor’s appointment of Leslie Cooley Dismukes as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (DAC). The resolution implements the constitutional and statutory process for confirmation of a principal department head (citing G.S. 143B‑9(a) and Article III, Section 5(8) of the North Carolina Constitution).

Key provisions

  • Confirms Leslie Cooley Dismukes as Secretary of the Department of Adult Correction. (Final adopted text: “Having given due consideration to the matter, the Senate confirms Leslie Cooley Dismukes as Secretary of the Department of Adult Correction.”)
  • States the resolution is effective immediately upon adoption.
  • Earlier draft language directed the Senate to consider the confirmation; the adopted version effectuates the confirmation. (An amendment A1 was adopted prior to final passage; the chamber records show the amendment was adopted but the text of A1 is not included in the bill summary materials.)

Who is affected

  • Directly affected: Leslie Cooley Dismukes, whose appointment is confirmed.
  • Organizationally affected: Leadership and management of the Department of Adult Correction (policy direction, departmental oversight).
  • Indirectly affected: Department staff, inmates and clients of DAC, county/local partners, and stakeholders in corrections and public safety because confirmation installs the department’s chief executive officer.

Procedural and timeline notes

  • Filed in the Senate: 05/12/2025.
  • Referred to Judiciary: 05/13/2025 (passed first reading same day).
  • If favorable, re‑referred to the Select Committee on Nominations (committee referrals occurred; committee reported favorably 06/19/2025 and again 06/25/2025).
  • Engrossed, amendment A1 adopted, and finally adopted by the Senate on 06/26/2025. The resolution took immediate effect upon adoption.

Scope and limitations

  • This is a Senate simple resolution confirming an executive appointment; it does not amend statutes, create new law, or appropriate funds. Its legal effect is to provide the Senate’s advice and consent for the named appointment, completing the confirmation step required by state law and the Constitution.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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