North Carolina HB 409: Review State Government Employment.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H 1
HOUSE BILL 409*

Short Title: Review State Government Employment. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Earle; Adams, Bell, Blue, Bonner, Boyd-McIntyre,
Cunningham, Hall, Lucas, McAllister, Michaux, Wainwright, and
Womble.
Referred to: State Government.
March 1, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REVIEW OF DISPARITIES IN HIRING, 2
COMPENSATION, ADVANCEMENT, AND RETENTION ACROSS 3
DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WITHIN STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1.(a) By October 1, 2001, the Office of State Personnel (OSP) 6
shall conduct an analysis across demographic groups to determine the existence and 7
extent of disparities in the hiring, compensation, advancement, and retention of State 8
employees within the following occupational categories: 9
(1) Officials and administrators. 10
(2) Management related. 11
(3) Professionals. 12
(4) Technical. 13
(5) Administrative support. 14
(6) Law enforcement. 15
(7) Service. 16
(8) Skilled craft. 17
The analysis shall cover employees of State agencies, departments, and institutions and 18
employees at The University of North Carolina and its constituent institutions. 19
SECTION 1.(b) The OSP's analysis of State employee hiring, 20
compensation, advancement, and retention across demographic groups in State 21
government employment shall be comprehensive. The analysis shall include, but is not 22
limited to, the following: 23
(1) Whether any disparities in hiring exist among State agencies, 24
departments, and institutions whereby certain demographic groups are 25
underrepresented. 26

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(2) Relative compensation among the different demographic groups. 1
(3) Differences in opportunities for advancement, including the 2
availability of training and promotions and differences in performance 3
ratings. 4
(4) Differences regarding the incidence and outcome of disciplinary 5
actions. 6
(5) Trends relative to retaining State employees, including the labor 7
market forces affecting retention. 8
(6) Trends and issues that may have a negative impact on different 9
demographic groups. 10
(7) Factors that may have a unique impact on members of specific 11
demographic groups. 12
(8) Factors relating to any adverse patterns that may exist in the terms of 13
conditions of State government employment. 14
SECTION 2.(a) There is created the Task Force on State Government 15
Employment ("Task Force"). The Task Force shall review the OSP's analysis of 16
disparities in hiring, compensation, advancement, and retention across demographic 17
groups in State government employment and shall examine possible remedial measures. 18
The Task Force shall make recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, 19
and the State Personnel Commission regarding appropriate measures to remedy or 20
lessen any disparities it finds to exist. The Task Force shall be within the Department of 21
Administration for administrative purposes. The Task Force shall consist of 19 voting 22
members and two ex officio members, as follows: 23
(1) Four persons appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a State 24
employee and one of whom shall be a representative of a statewide 25
organization whose primary purpose is to represent the interests of 26
African-American citizens. 27
(2) Three persons appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, 28
one of whom shall be a human resources professional in a private 29
business or firm employing more than 500 employees in this State. 30
(3) Three persons appointed by the Speaker of the House of 31
Representatives, one of whom shall be a human resources professional 32
in a private business or firm employing less than 500 employees in this 33
State. 34
(4) Two persons appointed by the Board of Governors of The University 35
of North Carolina, including one person associated with a historically 36
African-American campus. 37
(5) One person appointed by each of the following to represent each 38
respective organization: 39
a. North Carolina Council for Women. 40
b. Governor's Advisory Council on Aging. 41
c. Commission of Indian Affairs. 42
d. Council on Veterans Affairs. 43
e. Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons With Disabilities. 44

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f. Governor's Advisory Group on Hispanic and Latino Affairs. 1
g. North Carolina Human Relations Commission. 2
(6) The State Personnel Director and the Chair of the State Personnel 3
Commission, or their respective designees, who shall serve as 4
nonvoting members. 5
SECTION 2.(b) All appointments shall be effective September 15, 2001, 6
and an organizational meeting of the Task Force shall be held by October 15, 2001, at 7
which time the Task Force shall elect its chair and vice-chair from among its members. 8
Subsequent meetings shall be held at the cal