A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT amending the powers of the state personnel commission regarding demonstration projects and providing state agencies with the budget flexibility to implement the projects.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 126‑4(10) reads as rewritten:
"(10)	Programs of employee assistance, productivity incentives, equal opportunity, safety and health as required by Part 1 of Article 63 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, and such other programs and procedures, including demonstration projects, as may be necessary to promote efficiency of administration and provide for a fair and modern system of personnel administration. This subdivision may not be construed to authorize the establishment of an incentive pay program."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 126‑4 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(19)	The Office of State Personnel, subject to the approval of the Commission, shall adopt policies and procedures concerning the conduct of demonstration projects."
SECTION 3.  Article 1 of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 126‑4.2.  Funding for demonstration projects.
State agencies, departments, and institutions, and The University of North Carolina shall have, with the concurrence of the Office of State Budget and Management, the flexibility to use any allowable and available funds to operate demonstration projects."
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.