A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to SPUR promotion of the NC‑THINKS employee suggestion program.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Part 3 of Article 36A of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 143‑245.25.  Promotion of NC‑Thinks; State Human Resources Manual; State Internet Web sites.
(a)	The State Human Resources Commission shall include the details of the NC‑Thinks employee suggestion program as a prominent part of the State Human Resources Manual.
(b)	The Office of State Human Resources shall promote the NC‑Thinks employee suggestion program established by this Part such that all State employees can become aware of, and potentially utilize, the program.
(c)	Each State agency, department, and institution shall include on its main Internet Web site a hyperlink to "www.ncthinks.nc.gov", or the successor Internet Web site for the employee suggestion program mandated by this Part."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.