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State Archives of North Carolina"},{"label":"Language","value":["English"]},{"label":"Description","value":"The first predecessor to the Human Relations Commission was the Good Neighbor Council, established 18 January 1963 by executive order of Governor Terry Sanford.  The council consisted of twenty-four citizens appointed by the governor.  Its mission was twofold:  to encourage the employment of qualified people without regard to race; and to urge youth to become better trained for employment. At the same time the council was established, Governor Sanford also called for the creation of local Good Neighbor councils by mayors and chairmen of county commissions.  In response, fifty-five municipal biracial groups had been created by early 1964. Governor Dan K. Moore announced the continuation of the Good Neighbor Council in July of 1965.  The council's scope was broadened to include the study of various problems in the area of human relations and  promotion of equality of opportunity for all citizens.  Governor Moore also expanded the council to fifty-six members. A grant from the Richardson Foundation in 1966 enabled the council to assist six communities in establishing paid human relations staffs. Those benefiting were the cities of Greensboro, Charlotte, Asheville, Fayetteville, Hickory, and Rocky Mount Upon the recommendation of Governor Moore, the 1967 General Assembly established the Good Neighbor Council as a statutory body.  Though an independent state agency, it was part of the Department of Administration (DOA) for administrative and budget purposes.  Assisted by an advisory committee, the council was composed of eighteen members in addition to a chairman and vice chairman.  The chairman served as the council's  executive officer.  All were appointed by the governor for an unspecified length of time. The council's expanded duties included providing channels of communication among the races; receiving and expending gifts and grants from public and private donors; assisting local councils and committees in promoting activities related to the state council's mandate; and  making a biennial report of activities to the governor and General  Assembly. Upon taking office in 1969, Governor Robert W. Scott emphasized the importance of the council's operation.  The General Assembly of that year complied with Governor Scott's request to approve an increased budget in order to expand operations and programs. In 1969 the General Assembly also revised the structure of the council to provide for the separation of the duties of the chairman and the director.  As executive officer of the council, the director was charged with executing all rules and regulations of the council and, with the governor's approval, hiring employees and prescribing their duties. Under the new organizational structure, part of the staff was assigned to four geographic regions of the state to assist local councils and their directors in developing programs to improve human relations. Under the Executive Organization Act of 1971, the Good Neighbor  Council and all its statutory powers were transferred to the Department of Administration (DOA).  The legislature of 1971 changed the name of the council to the Human Relations Commission. In 1975 the legislature re-created and reconstituted the DOA as part of further steps to reorganize state government and as an extension of the Executive Organization Act of 1973.  Under the 1975 act, the commission was renamed the Human Relations Council.  It was composed of twenty members appointed by the governor for indefinite terms.  In addition to the council's previous duties, it was required to advise the secretary of the DOA whenever requested to do so.  In the years following the department's reorganization, the council was grouped administratively in the DOA under the assistant secretary for advocacy programs. In 1975 the Human Relations Council began work on a special three-year project, Community Opportunities for Educational Directions (COED),  under a U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare grant.  This enabled the council to work with public schools to reduce the number of students becoming isolated because of disciplinary actions or dropping out of school. Earlier councils had fulfilled their mandates by promoting and encouraging human rights.  By the mid-1970s, however, the Human Relations Council had begun legislation that would more adequately secure human rights for all citizens. In 1977, the council sponsored a comprehensive bill on employment and housing.  While the bill did not pass, its introduction and Governor James B. Hunt's support for it led to passage of the Equal Employment Practices Act in 1977.  This act enabled the staff for the first time to receive and investigate charges of discrimination in employment. In 1979 the council sponsored an unsuccessful bill which would have given the council the authority to enforce compliance. The General Assembly of 1983 passed the North Carolina Fair Housing Act.  That legislature also restructured the council's membership and empowered it to administer provisions of the Fair Housing Act.  In response, The Human Relations Council established a five-member team known as the Housing Unit, to receive and process housing discrimination complaints and engage in efforts to educate the public. Under terms of the 1983 legislation, the governor would appoint sixteen members of the council--one from each of eleven congressional districts, plus five members at large including the chairperson.  Two members apiece were to be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives and the lieutenant governor.  After initially staggered terms, council members were limited to two successive terms of four years.  In the event of a vacancy in the position of executive director, the council was directed to submit a prioritized list of nominees to the governor.     The General Assembly of 1989 changed the name of the council to the Human Relations Commission.  The commission continued under the  Department of Administration for administrative and support purposes.     By an act of the 1991 legislature, the governor was permitted another  appointment to the commission from a recently added congressional  district. REFERENCES: S.L., 1969, c. 357. S.L., 1971, cc. 674; 864, s. 12(12). S.L., 1975, c. 879, s. 34. S.L., 1977, c. 726. S.L., 1983, cc. 461; 522, s. 2. S.L., 1989, c. 979, s. 1. S.L., 1991, c. 1038, s. 20. G.S. 143B-391 through 143B-392 [1992]. Human Relations Council.  Department of Administration.  A HISTORY OF   THE NORTH CAROLINA HUMAN RELATIONS COUNCIL IN THE COUNCIL'S  20TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM.  Raleigh, 1983. Mitchell, Memory F., ed.  MESSAGES, ADDRESSES, AND PUBLIC PAPERS OF  TERRY SANFORD, GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1961-1965.   Raleigh:  Council of State, 1966.  Pp. 579-580. ---.  MESSAGES, ADDRESSES, AND PUBLIC PAPERS OF DANIEL KILLIAN  MOORE, GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1965-1969.  Raleigh:  State  Department of Archives and History for the Council of State, 1971.   Pp. 217-222. ---.  ADDRESSES AND PUBLIC PAPERS OF ROBERT WALTER SCOTT, GOVERNOR  OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1969-1973.  Raleigh:  Division of Archives and    History, Department of Cultural Resources, 1974.  Pp. 18-19. ---.  ADDRESSES AND PUBLIC PAPERS OF JAMES BAXTER HUNT, JR.,  GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA, VOLUME I, 1977-1981.  Raleigh:   Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources,  1982. 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