GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 1080

Short Title:  Expand Personnel Commission.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Stamey.
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Referred to:  Public Employees.
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April 19, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE STATE PERSONNEL COMMISSION AND TO PROVIDE THAT PANELS OF MEMBERS OF THE STATE PERSONNEL COMMISSION MAY EXERCISE CERTAIN COMMISSION POWERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 126-2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 126-2. State Personnel Commission.
(a)	There is hereby established the State Personnel Commission (hereinafter referred to as 'the Commission').
(b)	The Commission shall consist of 12 members who shall be appointed by the Governor.  Three members of the Commission shall be chosen from employees of the State subject to the provisions of this Chapter; three members shall be appointed, of which one shall be an employee of local government subject to the provisions of this Chapter, from a list of individuals nominated by the North Carolina association of county commissioners; three members shall be individuals actively engaged in the management of a private business or industry; and three members shall be appointed from the public at large. Members of the Commission shall be appointed to serve for terms of six years.   Any vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term.
(c)	Members of the Commission shall be appointed subject to confirmation by the General Assembly of North Carolina. If the General Assembly is not in session when an appointment is made, the appointee shall temporarily exercise all of the powers of a confirmed member until the convening of the next legislative session. If the General Assembly does not act on confirmation of a proposed member within 30 legislative days of the submission of the name, the member shall be considered confirmed. If the Governor does not appoint a new member within 60 calendar days of the occurrence of a vacancy or the rejection of an appointment by the General Assembly, the remaining members of the Commission shall have the authority to fill the vacancy.
(d)	The Governor may at any time after notice and hearing remove any Commission member for gross inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office.
(e)	Members of the Commission who are employees of the State subject to the provisions of this Article shall be entitled to administrative leave without loss of pay for all periods of time required to conduct the business of the Commission.
(f)	Seven members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.
(g)	The Governor shall designate one member of the Commission as chairman.
(h)	The Commission shall meet quarterly, and at other times at the call of the chairman.
(i)	In exercising its powers and duties pursuant to G.S. 126-4(9), the Commission may convene panels of not less than four members."
Sec. 2.  This act does not affect the existing term of any of the current seven members of the State Personnel Commission.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.