GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 1065
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/6/93

Short Title:  Correct G.A. Pay Inequities.	(Public)
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April 19, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO CORRECT INEQUITIES IN THE SALARIES OF EQUALLY QUALIFIED MINORITIES, FEMALES, AND WHITE MALES EMPLOYED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a)	The administrative officer of the General Assembly shall:
(1)	Identify within occupational categories salary inequities among equally qualified employees of the General Assembly within subgroups, specifically including minorities, females, and white males.  For the purposes of this section, a salary inequity means a difference of at least fifteen percent (15%) 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 Legislative Services Commission to correct salary inequities.
(b)	The administrative officer of the General Assembly shall determine the extent of salary inequities among employees of the General Assembly by July 1, 1994, and shall report the amount of funds necessary to correct salary inequities to the Legislative Services Commission.
(c)	The administrative officer of the General Assembly shall submit to the Legislative Services Commission a report of salary adjustments under this act.  The report shall reflect by division the following data:
(1)	By occupational category, the total number of requests made;
(2)	The total number of adjustments made; and
(3)	Demographics of those persons whose salaries were adjusted.
Sec. 2.  (a)	The Personnel Services Administrator of the Administrative Office of the Courts shall:
(1)	Identify within occupational categories salary inequities among equally qualified employees of the Judicial Branch, excluding elected officials and any employees whose salary rates or ranges are set by the General Assembly, within subgroups, specifically including minorities, females, and white males.  For the purposes of this section, a salary inequity means a difference of at least fifteen percent (15%) 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 Administrative Officer of the Courts to correct salary inequities.
(b)	The Administrative Officer of the Courts shall determine the extent of salary inequities among employees of the Judicial Branch by July 1, 1994, and shall report the amount of funds necessary to correct salary inequities to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, and the Chairs of the standing State Personnel Committees of the General Personnel Committees of the General Assembly.
(c)	The Administrative Officer of the Courts shall submit to the Joint Legislative Committee on Governmental Operations a report of salary adjustments under this act.  The report shall reflect by division 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 salary adjustment granted.
(d)	Salary reserves of the Judicial Department may be used to implement this act unless future appropriations are made by the General Assembly for this purpose.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.