NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1977 SESSION
CHAPTER 288
SENATE BILL 344
AN ACT TO TRANSFER THE STATE EMPLOYEE MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD SYSTEM FOR EMPLOYEE SUGGESTIONS FROM THE STATE PERSONNEL SYSTEM TO THE SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. Subsection (8) of G.S. 126-4 is amended by inserting a period after the word "awards" appearing in line 2 thereof and deleting the language of the subsection following the word "awards".
Sec. 2. G.S. 143-340 is amended by inserting therein a new subsection to be designated "(1)" to read as follows:
"(1) to establish a meritorious service award system for State employee suggestions which may include cash awards to be paid from savings resulting from the adoption of employee suggestions, but in no case shall the cash award exceed ten percent (10%) of the savings resulting during the first year following adoption or a maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000)."
Sec. 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 1977.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of May, 1977.