Legislative Issues
North Carolina Legislature
- School Calendar Bill
Issues at the Federal Level
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ACTION ALERT: On December 17, 2009 the Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee passed S. 554: Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2009. It now is set to go to the full Senate. All outdoor programs should be aware of this bill and its potential impact on your program.
- NEW: National Forests in North Carolina: Residential and Day Camp, Incidential Use Fee Policy
More Important Information For Our Members
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On March 18th, President Obama signed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE) into law. To quote information on the new law from the IRS website: “Employers who hire unemployed workers this year (after Feb. 3, 2010 and before Jan. 1, 2011) may qualify for a 6.2-percent payroll tax incentive, in effect exempting them from their share of Social Security taxes on wages paid to these workers after March 18, 2010. follow these links to find out more:
- American Camp Association HIRE information and links
- Federal W11 Form-affidavit required to be filled out by the employeed certifying they have not been employed the last 60 days
- One more article from Advantage Payroll Services. (Easier to Understand)
Links of Interest
- North Carolina General Assembly
- North Carolina Division of Environmental Health
- Rules Governing the Sanitation of Resident Camps (Nov. 2008)
- Rules Governing the Sanitation of Primitive Camps(May, 2004)
- Rules Governing the Sanitation of Summer Camps(old rules, 1990)
- Public Water Supply Section
- North Carolina Division of Water Resources
- National Forests in North Carolina
- Outfitter Permit Requirements, Reporting, and Forms-This is the site for all your forms and information regarding your Pisgah Permit.
- North Carolina State Parks
- North Carolina Division of Forest Resources