North Carolina · statute · N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 126 · 80 active provisions
Purpose of Chapter; application to local employees. It is the intent and purpose of this Chapter to establish for the government of the State a system of personnel administration under the Governor, based on accepted principles of personnel administration and applying the best methods as evolved in government and indus…
Career State employee defined. (a) 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 with a permanent appointmen…
State Human Resources Commission. (a) There is hereby established the State Human Resources Commission (hereinafter referred to as "the Commission"). (b) Repealed by Session Laws 2013-382, s. 2.1, effective August 21, 2013. (b1) The Commission shall consist of nine members, appointed as follows: (1) One member appointe…
Office of State Human Resources established and responsibilities outlined; administration and supervision; appointment, compensation and tenure of Director. (a) There is hereby established the Office of State Human Resources (hereinafter referred to as "the Office") which shall be placed for organizational purposes wit…
Employing agency flexibility. (a) For the purposes of this section, an "employing agency" means the Council of State, State agencies in the executive branch of government, the Community Colleges System Office, and The University of North Carolina. (b) An employing agency is granted flexibility, notwithstanding other pr…
Powers and duties of State Human Resources Commission. Subject to the approval of the Governor, the State Human Resources Commission shall establish policies and rules governing each of the following: (1) Position classification plans which shall provide for the classification and reclassification of all positions subj…
Employees subject to Chapter; exemptions. (a) This Chapter applies to all of the following: (1) All State employees not exempted by this section. (2) All employees of the following local entities: a. Area mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse authorities, except as otherwise provided in Chapter…
Reports. (a) Beginning January 1, 1998, and annually thereafter, the head of each State agency, department, or institution employing State employees subject to the North Carolina Human Resources Act shall report to the Office of State Human Resources on the following: (1) The costs associated with the defense or settle…
Temporary employment needs of Cabinet and Council of State agencies; use of the Temporary Solutions Program. (a) Use of Temporary Solutions Required for Cabinet Agencies. - Notwithstanding G.S. 126-5 or any other provision of law, all Cabinet agencies that utilize temporary employees to perform work that is not informa…
Temp-to-perm hiring. (a) The Council of State, the executive branch agencies, the Community Colleges System Office, and The University of North Carolina may directly hire temporary employees into vacant positions if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The permanent position to be filled must be vacant. (2) The…
Posting requirement; State employees receive priority consideration; reduction-in-force; Work First hiring; reorganization through reduction. (a) All vacancies for which any State agency, department, or institution openly recruit shall be posted in a place readily accessible to employees within at least the following:…
Annual compensation surveys. To guide the Governor and the General Assembly in making decisions regarding the compensation of State employees, the Office of State Human Resources shall conduct annual compensation surveys. The Commission shall present the results of the compensation survey to the Appropriations Committe…
Minimum leave granted State employees. The amount of vacation leave granted to each full-time State employee subject to the provisions of this Chapter shall be determined in accordance with a graduated scale established by the State Human Resources Commission which shall allow the equivalent rate of not less than two w…
Paid leave for certain athletic competition. (a) As used in this section, the term "United States team" includes any group leader, coach, official, trainer, or athlete who is a member of an official United States delegation in Pan American, Olympic or international athletic competition. (b) Any State employee or public…
Replacement of law-enforcement officer on final sick leave. When a sworn law-enforcement officer employed by the State is on sick leave, and the head of the department employing the officer has obtained a certification from a physician that the officer will not recover and return to duty, a replacement for the officer…
Voluntary shared leave. (a) The State Human Resources Commission, in cooperation with the State Board of Community Colleges and the State Board of Education, shall adopt rules and policies to allow any employee at a State agency to share leave voluntarily with an immediate family member who is an employee of a State ag…
(See note on condition precedent) No sick leave taken for absences by State employees resulting from adverse reactions to vaccination. (a) Absence from work by an employee shall not count against the employee's sick leave, and the employee's salary shall continue during the absence when the employee receives in employm…
Discontinued service retirement allowance and severance wages for certain State employees. (a) When the Director of the Budget determines that the closing of a State institution or a reduction in force will accomplish economies in the State Budget, the Director of the Budget shall pay either a discontinued service reti…
Paid parental leave. (a) Definitions. - The following definitions apply in this section: (1) Child. - A newborn biological child or a newly placed adopted, foster, or otherwise legally placed child under the age of 18 whose parent is a State employee eligible for leave under subsection (b) of this section. (2) Parent.…
Reducing barriers to State employment. (a) The State Human Resources Commission shall do all of the following: (1) Regularly assess the educational, experiential, and training requirements necessary for each position within each State agency, department, and institution. (2) Determine when practical experience and trai…
County or municipal employees may be made subject to rules adopted by local governing body. (a) When a board of county commissioners adopts rules and regulations governing annual leave, sick leave, hours of work, holidays, and the administration of the pay plan for county employees generally and the county rules and re…
Personnel services to local governmental units. (a) The State Human Resources Commission may make the services and facilities of the Office of State Human Resources available upon request to the political subdivisions of the State. The State Human Resources Commission may establish reasonable charges for the service an…
Local personnel system may be established; approval and monitoring; rules and regulations. (a) The board of county commissioners of any county may establish and maintain a personnel system for all employees of the county subject to its jurisdiction, which system and any substantial changes to the system, shall be appro…
Veterans and National Guard preference for local government. For positions subject to this Chapter, local entities may provide an employment preference to eligible veterans and eligible members of the National Guard, as those terms are defined in G.S. 126-81. (2025-34, s. 9.)
Sign-on and retention bonuses for local government. Local entities are authorized to offer sign-on and retention bonuses to employees subject to this Chapter. Sign-on and retention bonuses provided by local entities to employees subject to this Chapter shall be consistent with the Sign-On and Retention Bonus Policy for…