GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 610

Short Title:  Longevity Pay/Public Defenders.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Rand.

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Referred to:  Appropriations

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April 10, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REDEFINE SERVICE FOR PURPOSES OF LONGEVITY PAY FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S.  7A-465 reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The public defender shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in North Carolina, and shall devote his full time to the duties of his office.
In lieu of merit and other increment raises paid to regular State employees, a public defender shall receive as longevity pay an amount equal to four and eight-tenths percent (4.8%) of the annual salary set forth in the Current Operations Appropriations Act payable monthly after five years of service, nine and six-tenths percent (9.6%) after 10 years of service, fourteen and four-tenths percent (14.4%) after 15 years of service, and nineteen and two-tenths percent (19.2%) after 20 years of service. 'Service' means service as a public defender, assistant public defender, justice or judge of the General Court of Justice, or clerk of superior court."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1995.