A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT prohibiting public officials from holding paid positions in nonprofit organizations that receive funding from the state or federal government.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 1 of Chapter 128 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 128‑4.1.  Public officials prohibited from holding paid positions in certain organizations.
(a)	No person who holds an appointive office or place of trust or profit in State or local government may hold, concurrently, a paid position in any nonprofit organization that directly or indirectly receives funding in any form from the State or federal government.
(b)	The acceptance of compensation in violation of this section shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2005.