North Carolina Law for Local Social Services Boards
This on-demand video training series is designed for governing boards of county departments of social services, including appointed county boards of social services, consolidated human services boards, and boards of commissioners who have assumed the powers and duties of a board of social services. New directors of social services and human services directors may also find these videos helpful in understanding the board’s role and authority.
** A purchase of one access to the series may be shared with members of a single county board and within the county department of social services or consolidated human services agency. Once purchased, instructions on how to share access are available on the course Canvas page.**
Each module is a video presentation (15-30 minutes) explaining the laws that apply to social services boards in North Carolina, helping board members to understand their legal authorities, responsibilities, and limitations.
The series includes the following videos:
- Introduction: What to Expect from This Series
- Types of Social Services Boards
- Understanding North Carolina’s Social Services System
- Appointment, Terms, and Removal of Social Services Board Members
- The Powers and Duties of Social Services Boards
- Selecting and Appointing the DSS Director
- Evaluating, Disciplining, and Dismissing the DSS Director
- For CHS Boards Only: Relationship with the CHS Director
- Ethics and Conflicts of Interest
- Social Services Board Meetings and Procedures
- Public Records
- Legal Liability and Immunity
Faculty Coordinators
Each video begins with suggested readings from Local Social Services Boards in North Carolina or Consolidated Human Services Boards in North Carolina, so that board members can do a deeper dive on each topic covered in a video by reading an accompanying chapter of the book.
