GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 957

Short Title:  State Salary Inequities Corrected.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Fitch; and H. Hunter.
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Referred to:  Public Employees.
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April 19, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CORRECT INEQUITIES IN THE SALARIES OF EQUALLY QUALIFIED MINORITIES, FEMALES, AND WHITE MALES WITHIN OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES IN STATE EMPLOYMENT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a)	The head of each State agency, State department, and The University of North Carolina and its constituent institutions shall:
(1)	Identify within occupational categories salary inequities among equally qualified State employees within subgroups, specifically including minorities, females, and white males.  For the purposes of this section, a salary inequity means a difference of at least ten percent (10%) between the salaries of employees in the same job classifications whose employment statuses are relatively equal with regard to the following factors:
	a.  Education,
	b.  Related work experience,
	c.  Level within the organization,
	d.  Length of service, and
	e.  Performance level.
(2)	Submit a request to the Office of State Personnel, Department of Administration, to correct salary inequities in accordance with regulations and procedures to be issued by the State Personnel Commission.
(b)	Beginning October 1, 1991, the Office of State Personnel, through its Equal Opportunity Services Division, shall submit to the Joint Legislative Committee on Governmental Operations, and the Joint Legislative Committee on Public Employees, a quarterly report of salary adjustments made under this section. The report shall reflect by department the following data:
(1)	By occupational category, the total number of requests made;
(2)	The total number of adjustments made; 
(3)	Demographics of those persons whose salaries were adjusted; and
(4)	An analysis of any action taken by departments.
(c)	The provisions of this section do not apply to members, officers, and employees of the Judicial Department or General Assembly.
Sec. 2.  The Office of State Personnel shall take,  through its Equal Opportunity Services Division, all actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act and shall designate an Equal Opportunity Services Division Liaison to oversee the salary allocation requests from each department for approval by the Office of State Personnel of new hires, promotions, demotions, and relocations to assure internal departmental salary equity.
Sec. 3.  Salary reserves of the affected State agencies, departments, and institutions shall be used to implement this act unless future appropriations are made by the General Assembly for this purpose.
Sec. 4.  The Office of State Personnel, through its Equal Opportunity Services Division, shall determine the extent of salary inequities within State government and, by April 1, 1992, shall report the amount of funds necessary to correct salary inequities in State government employment to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairs of the House and Senate Appropriation Committees, and the chairs of the standing State personnel committees of the General Assembly.
Sec. 5.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1991.