A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT providing that state employees in grade sixty-four and under shall have the option to be paid semimonthly.
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:
"§ 126‑8.5.  Pay periods.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every State employee who is not paid more frequently shall have the option to be paid twice per month."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 126‑5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(c9)	G.S. 126‑8.5 shall apply to all State employees, including employees in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches and employees of The University of North Carolina and its constituent institutions."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2009.