GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1089

Short Title:  Sweet Potato Insurance Reclassification.   	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Arnold.

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Referred to:  Insurance.

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE NORTH CAROLINA RATE BUREAU TO RECLASSIFY SWEET POTATOES FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE.
Whereas, the potato is a tuber and is planted and harvested with the use of mechanical equipment; and
Whereas, the potato is classified by the North Carolina Rate Bureau as "0037 field crops & drivers”for purposes of determining workers' compensation insurance rates; and
Whereas, other vegetables such as cucumbers, squash, and peppers are planted and harvested using hand labor and are therefore classifed by the North Carolina Rate Bureau as "0008 vegetable & driver”for purposes of determining workers' compensation insurance rates, with lower rates than potatoes; and
Whereas, sweet potatoes are root vegetables and are planted and harvested using hand labor rather than mechanized equipment; and
Whereas, the North Carolina Rate Bureau currently classifies sweet potatoes with other potatoes for purposes of determining workers' compensation insurance rates, with a higher rate than other vegetables harvested by hand; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The North Carolina Rate Bureau shall reclassify sweet potatoes as "0008 vegetable & driver”for purposes of determing workers' compensation insurance rates and shall adjust all rates accordingly.
Section 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1999.