A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT providing that state employees in grade 64 and under shall be PAID once every two weeks.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 2 of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 126‑8.4.  Pay periods.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every State employee in Pay Grade 64 and under shall be paid once every two weeks and every State employee over Pay Grade 64 shall be paid once per month."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 126‑5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(c9)	G.S. 126‑8.4 shall apply to all State employees, including those employees who would otherwise be exempt from this Chapter."
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2004.