A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require state agencies to obtain the services of temporary employees through the temporary solutions program operated by the office of state human resources.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 1 of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 126‑6.3.  Temporary employment needs of State agencies shall be met through the Temporary Solutions Program.
(a)	Use of Temporary Solutions Required. – Notwithstanding G.S. 126‑5 or any other provision of law, all State agencies that utilize temporary employees to perform work that is not information technology related shall employ them through the Temporary Solutions Program administered by the Office of State Human Resources or in a manner approved by the Director of the Office of State Human Resources.
(b)	Compliance Monitoring. – The Office of State Human Resources shall monitor the employment of temporary employees by agencies subject to this section and shall report biannually to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and to the Fiscal Research Division on agency compliance with this section and policies and rules adopted pursuant to it.
(c)	State Agency Defined. – A unit of the executive branch of State government, such as a department, an institution, a division, a commission, a board, or a council, regardless of whether or not the agency is part of the Council of State. The term does not include The University of North Carolina."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 126‑4 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"§ 126‑4.  Powers and duties of State Human Resources Commission.
Subject to the approval of the Governor, the State Human Resources Commission shall establish policies and rules governing each of the following:
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(19)	The implementation of G.S. 126‑6.3 in a manner that is consistent across all affected State agencies.
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SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.