A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT providing that state employees shall be paid 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:
"§ 126‑8.6.  Pay periods.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every State employee shall be paid every two weeks."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 126‑5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(c9)	G.S. 126‑8.6 shall apply to all State employees, including those employees who would otherwise be exempt from this Chapter, but does not apply to public school personnel or community college employees."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2009.