Bill Summary for H 210 (2023-2024)

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Mar 28 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 210 (Public) Filed Monday, February 27, 2023
AN ACT TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO STATE EMPLOYMENT.
Intro. by Bell, Balkcom, Gillespie, Sauls.

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House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Amends proposed new GS 126-8.6 by amending the actions the State Human Resources Commission (Commission) must take to now require the actions be taken by the Office of State Human Resources, under the Commission's oversight and requires that the actions be performed pursuant to the process for establishing reasonable qualifications for each class of positions in GS 126-4(3). Makes the following changes to the actions that must be taken. Requires determining when practical experience and training is appropriate to make equivalent to an academic degree in the positions' qualifications (was, determine when practical experience and training is appropriate qualification for a position); amends the listed types of experience and training to be considered to also include directly related on-the-job experience, and a certification from a Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Education program. Expands upon the requirements to identify jobs for which educational, experiential, and training requirements could be reduced from their present levels to also include jobs for which knowledge, skill, and ability requirements could be made less specific. Requires removing requirements for an academic degree (was, remove language for a four-year college degree in position descriptions), to the extent practicable, when an academic degree is not necessary for the position.