NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1979 SESSION

CHAPTER 600
HOUSE BILL 1108

AN ACT TO ALLOW SPECIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO ACCUMULATE ANNUAL VACATION LEAVE.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 115-157(3) is amended by placing a period after the word "above" in line 6 and deleting the remainder of the subsection.
Sec. 2.  G.S. 115-157(3a) is amended by placing a period after the word "above" in line 5 and deleting the remainder of the subsection.
Sec. 3.  G.S. 115-157(4) is amended by placing a period after the word "above" in line 6 and deleting the remainder of the subsection.
Sec. 4.  G.S. 115-157(6) is amended by deleting the first sentence and replacing it with:
"Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the contrary no person shall be entitled to pay for any vacation day not earned by that person. G.S. 115-157(6) is further amended by deleting the word 'above' at the end of the subdivision and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase 'in subdivision (8) of this section'."
Sec. 5.  G.S. 115-157(8) shall become subsection (9) and a new subsection (8)shall read as follows:
"Supervisors, classified principals, superintendents and other 12-month school employees paid on an hourly or other basis whether paid from State or from local funds may accumulate annual vacation leave days as follows: annual leave may be accumulated without any applicable maximum until December 31 of each year. On December 31 of each year, any employee with more than 30 days of accumulated leave shall have the excess accumulation cancelled so that only 30 days are carried forward to January 1 of the next year. All vacation leave taken by the employee will be upon the authorization of his immediate supervisor and under policies established by the local Board of Education. It is the intent of the General Assembly that leave accumulated as provided herein shall not be used to extend the term of employment of any individual and that any leave not used prior to termination of employment for any reason shall be automatically cancelled."
Sec. 6.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1979.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 21st day of May, 1979.