North Carolina HB 1149: Police Notice of Person w/ IDD in Vehicle.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1149

Short Title: Keep NC Working Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Chesser, Reeder, Rhyne, and Schietzelt (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Appropriations, if
favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
May 4, 2026
*H1149-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SHORT-TIME COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOR 2
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND 3
APPROPRIATING FUNDS RELATED TO THAT PURPOSE. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Effective October 1, 2026, Chapter 96 of the General Statutes is 6
amended by adding a new Article to read: 7
"Article 6. 8
"Short-Time Compensation. 9
"§ 96-45. Definitions. 10
The following definitions apply in this Article: 11
(1) Affected unit. – A specific plant, department, shift, or other definable unit of 12
an employing unit that has at least two employees to which an approved 13
short-time compensation plan applies. 14
(2) Approved short-time compensation plan. – A plan that is approved by the 15
Division as provided by this Article. 16
(3) Health and retirement benefits. – Employer-provided health benefits and 17
retirement benefits under a defined benefit pension plan as defined in section 18
414(j) of the Internal Revenue Code, contributions under a defined 19
contribution plan as defined in section 414(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, 20
or that are incidents of employment in addition to the cash remuneration 21
earned. 22
(4) Program. – Short-time compensation program established pursuant to this 23
Article. 24
(5) Short-time compensation. – The unemployment benefits payable to 25
employees in an affected unit under an approved short-time compensation 26
plan, as distinguished from the unemployment benefits otherwise payable 27
under the unemployment compensation provisions of State law. 28
(6) Short-time compensation plan. – A plan submitted by an employer for 29
approval by an affected unit of the employer to avert layoffs. 30
(7) Unemployment compensation. – The unemployment benefits payable under 31
this Article other than short-time compensation and includes any amounts 32
payable pursuant to an agreement under any federal law providing for 33
compensation, assistance, or allowances with respect to unemployment. 34

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(8) Usual weekly hours of work. – The usual hours of work for full-time or 1
part-time employees in the affected unit when that unit is operating on its 2
regular basis, not to exceed 40 hours and not including hours of overtime 3
work. 4
"§ 96-46. Application to participate in short-time compensation program. 5
(a) An employer that wishes to participate in the Program shall submit to the Division a 6
signed, written short-time compensation plan for approval. The Division shall develop an 7
application form to request approval of a plan and an approval process. The application shall 8
include: 9
(1) The affected unit or units covered by the plan, including the number of 10
full-time or part-time workers in the unit, identification of each individual 11
employee in the affected unit by name, social security number, and the 12
employer's unemployment tax account number, and any other information 13
required by the Division to identify plan participants. 14
(2) A description of how workers in the affected unit will be notified of the 15
employer's participation in the plan if the application is approved, including 16
how the employer will notify those workers in a collective bargaining unit, as 17
well as any workers in the affected unit who are not in a collective bargaining 18
unit. If the employer will not provide advance notice to workers in the affected 19
unit, the employer shall explain in a statement in the application why it is not 20
feasible to provide the notice. 21
(3) A requirement that the employer identify the usual weekly hours of work for 22
employees in the affected unit and the specific percentage by which their 23
hours will be reduced during all weeks covered by the plan. An application 24
shall specify the overall work reduction for which a short-time compensation 25
application may be approved, which shall be not less than ten percent (10%) 26
and not more than sixty percent (60%) of the usual work hours during that 27
period. If the plan includes any week for which the employer regularly 28
provides no work due to a holiday or other plant closing, then the week shall 29
be identified in the application. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this 30
subdivision, an employer shall be allowed some weeks of complete plant 31
shutdown in appropriate industries or given certain modes of operation. 32
(4) Certification by the employer that, if the employer provides health benefits 33
and retire