A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT appropriating funds to award compensation increases to state employees who are sworn law enforcement officers serving in the dIVISION of motor vehicles, license and theft bureau.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Effective July 1, 2020, of the funds appropriated from the Highway Fund to the Department of Transportation (DOT) in S.L. 2019‑231, there is allocated to the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), License and Theft Bureau (Bureau), the sum of one million seven hundred thousand dollars ($1,700,000) for the 2020‑2021 fiscal year to award compensation increases to Bureau law enforcement officers who meet the eligibility requirements in Section 2 of this act. Salary increases awarded under this act shall follow the General Salary Schedule quartile levels for the salary grade set forth by the Classification and Compensation System established by the Office of State Human Resources (OSHR).
SECTION 2.  Effective July 1, 2020, the Director of the Bureau shall award to any State employee who (i) is employed in a position within the Bureau as a sworn law enforcement officer and (ii) was employed in that position on June 30, 2020:
(1)	A salary increase based on years of service in law enforcement and educational degree as outlined in the quartile requirements set forth by OSHR and calculated using the Salary Qualification Worksheet; and
(2)	Any salary adjustment otherwise allowed or provided by law.
SECTION 3.  By October 1, 2020, the DOT shall report to the General Assembly on the results of the distribution of funds allocated for the pay increases as authorized by this act.
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.