GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 957
Committee Substitute Favorable 6/19/91

Short Title:  State Salary Inequities LRC.	(Public)
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April 19, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO IDENTIFY AND STUDY 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.  The Legislative Research Commission may identify and study salary inequities within occupational categories among equally qualified State employees within subgroups, specifically including minorities, females, and white males.  For the purposes of this study, 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:
(1)  Education,
(2)  Related work experience,
(3)  Level within the organization,
(4)  Length of service, and
(5)  Performance level.
Sec. 2.  The Legislative Research Commission may make an interim report, including any recommendations, to the 1991 General Assembly, Regular Session 1992, and a final report to the 1993 General Assembly.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1991.