A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to restrict the outside employment of members of the council of state and cabinet.
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:
"§ 128‑15.4.  No outside employment of Council of State or cabinet.
(a)	Except as specifically authorized by law, no member of the Council of State or head of any principal State department under G.S. 143B‑6 may engage in private employment, or hold himself or herself out for private employment to be conducted during that person's continuance in office.
(b)	This section does not apply to being a trustee, executor, or administrator in any trust, estate, or similar proceeding if executing those duties does not interfere with the performance of the office. This section does not apply to holding office as a director of any not-for-profit corporation where no remuneration is received other than for actual expenses. This section does not authorize any conduct that is prohibited by the State Government Ethics Act, Chapter 138A of the General Statutes."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2007.