North Carolina § 143B-146 - 21. Policies, reports, and other miscellaneous provisions.

§ 143B-146. 21. Policies, reports, and other miscellaneous provisions.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall consult with the State Board of Education in its implementation of this act as it pertains to improving the educational programs at the residential schools. The Secretary also shall fully inform and consult with the chairs of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Education and Health and Human Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives on a regular basis as the Secretary carries out his duties under this act. Repealed by Session Laws 2013-247, s. 8, effective July 3, 2013. The Department of Public Instruction, the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina, and the State Board of Community Colleges shall offer and communicate the availability of professional development opportunities to the personnel assigned to the residential schools. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall adopt policies to ensure that students of the residential schools are given priority to residing in the independent living facilities on each school's campus. The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Office of State Human Resources, shall set the salary supplement paid to teachers, instructional support personnel, and school-based administrators who are employed in the programs operated by the Department of Health and Human Services and are licensed by the State Board of Education. The salary supplement shall be at least five percent (5%), but not more than the percentage supplement they would receive if they were employed in the local school administrative unit where the job site is located. These salary supplements shall not be paid to central office staff. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to include "merit pay" under the term "salary supplement". History (1998-131, ss. 3, 10, 17; 2001-424, s. 21.81(a); 2005-276, s. 29.19(a); 2013-247, s. 8; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 1998-131, ss. 3, 10, 17 were codified as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 1998-131, s. 19, made this section effective July 1, 1998 only if funds are appropriated for the 1998-99 fiscal year to implement this act. The Revisor of Statutes has been informed that funds were appropriated. Session Laws 2013-382, s. 9.1(b), provides: "The following entities and positions created by Chapter 126 of the General Statutes are hereby renamed by this act: "(1) The State Personnel Commission is renamed the 'North Carolina Human Resources Commission.' "(2) The Office of State Personnel is renamed the 'North Carolina Office of State Human Resources.' "(3) The State Personnel Director is renamed the 'Director of the North Carolina Office of State Human Resources.'" Session Laws 2013-382, s. 9.1(c), provides: "Modification of References. - The Revisor of Statutes shall delete any references in the General Statutes to the State Personnel Act, State Personnel Commission, the State Personnel Director, and the Office of State Personnel (or any derivatives thereof) and substitute references to the North Carolina Human Resources Act, the State Human Resources Commission, the Director of the Office of State Human Resources, and the Office of Human Resources (or the appropriate derivative thereof) to effectuate the renaming set forth in this section wherever conforming changes are necessary." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2005-276, s. 29.19(a), effective July 1, 2005, added subsection (e). Session Laws 2013-247, s. 8, effective July 3, 2013, deleted subsection (b); and, in subsection (c), deleted "including those to improve sign language skills" following "development opportunities," "State's" following "assigned to the," and "particularly the Governor Morehead School and the Schools for the deaf" following "residential schools." Session Laws 2013-382, s. 9.1(c), effective August 21, 2013, substituted "Office of State Human Resources" for "Office of State Personnel" in the first sentence of subsection (e). § 143B-146.22: Repealed by Session Laws 2001-424, s. 21.80(a), effective July 1, 2001.