GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2007

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SENATE BILL 1023

Judiciary II (Criminal) Committee Substitute Adopted 5/16/07

Short Title:     Local SPA Employee Status/Appeals.	(Public)
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March 21, 2007

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT relating to the status of local entity employees subject to the state personnel act.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 126‑1.1 reads as rewritten:

"§ 126‑1.1.  Career State employee defined.

For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, "career State employee" means a State employee or an employee of a local entity who is covered by this Chapter pursuant to G.S. 126‑5(a)(2) who:

(1)       Is in a permanent position appointment; and

(2)       Has been continuously employed by the State of North Carolina or a local entity as provided in G.S. 126‑5(a)(2) in a position subject to the State Personnel Act for the immediate 24 preceding months."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.