A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT providing for voluntary flexible work schedules for state employees.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 126‑4 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(5b)	Voluntary flexible work schedules for State employees, including but not limited to, four-day workweeks and working more or less than eight hours daily during the regular workweek."
SECTION 2.  Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
"Article 32A.
"State Employee Work Schedules.
"§ 143-305.1. Voluntary flexible work schedules.
(a)	The head of each State department, agency, or institution may authorize voluntary flexible work schedules for State employees not subject to the State Personnel Act, including but not limited to, four-day workweeks and working more or less than eight hours daily during the regular workweek.
(b)	The State Personnel Commission may provide technical assistance to State departments, agencies, and institutions in the development and implementation of voluntary flexible work schedules established pursuant to this section."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.