A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that each member of the general assembly is entitled to a full‑time legislative ASSISTANT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 7 of Chapter 120 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 120‑32.6. Members entitled to full‑time legislative assistant.
Each member of the General Assembly is entitled to have one full‑time legislative assistant during the entire term of office. That assistant shall be classified either as temporary or permanent. For the purpose of this section, "full-time" means 40 hours per week."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.