A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require state agencies to eliminate all positions within the agency that have been vacant for at least 24 months.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 6 of Chapter 143C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 143C‑6‑6.1.  Elimination of vacant positions.
(a)	Elimination. – Beginning October 1, 2020, and occurring biennially thereafter, each State agency, in conjunction with the Office of State Budget and Management, shall eliminate all positions within the agency that have been vacant for at least 24 months. G.S. 143C‑6‑9 does not apply to funds resulting from the eliminations required under this section. Funds resulting from the eliminations required under this section shall remain unexpended until appropriated by the General Assembly.
(b)	Report. – No later than 15 days from the date positions are eliminated under subsection (a) of this section, the Office of State Budget and Management shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and the Fiscal Research Division detailing the positions eliminated. The information shall be grouped by agency and shall specify the salary for each position eliminated."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.