There is hereby created the North Carolina Human Relations Commission of the Department of Administration. The North Carolina Human Relations Commission shall have the following functions and duties:
(1) To study problems concerning human relations;
(2) To promote equality of opportunity for all citizens;
(3) To promote understanding, respect, and goodwill among all citizens;
(4) To provide channels of communication among the races;
(5) To encourage the employment of qualified people without regard to race;
(6) To encourage youths to become better trained and qualified for employment;
(7) To receive on behalf of the Department of Administration and to recommend expenditure of gifts and grants from public and private donors;
(8) To enlist the cooperation and assistance of all State and local government officials in the attainment of the objectives of the Commission;
(9) To assist local good neighborhood councils and biracial human relations committees in promoting activities related to the functions of the Commission enumerated above;
(10) To advise the Secretary of Administration upon any matter the Secretary may refer to it;
(11) To administer the provisions of the State Fair Housing Act as outlined in Chapter 41A of the General Statutes;
(12) To administer the provisions of Chapter 99D of the General Statutes. (1975, c. 879, s. 34; 1983, c. 522, s. 2; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 979, s. 1(6); 1991, c. 433, s. 3; 2011-145, s. 20.1A(b); 2011-391, s. 45(a).)
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