North Carolina § 153A-439 - Support of extension activities; personnel rules for extension employees.

§ 153A-439. Support of extension activities; personnel rules for extension employees.

A county may support the work of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and for these purposes may appropriate revenues not otherwise limited as to use by law. The policies adopted by the Board of Trustees of North Carolina State University for the employees of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service shall govern the employment of employees exempted from certain provisions of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes pursuant to G.S. 126-5(c1)(9a). The policies adopted by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and the employing constituent institution shall govern the employment of employees of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service exempted from certain provisions of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes pursuant to G.S. 126-5(c1)(8). History (1911, c. 1; C.S., s. 1297; 1957, c. 1004, s. 5; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 2007-195, s. 3.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-195, s. 3, effective July 8, 2007, added the subsection (a) designation, substituted "Cooperative" for "Agricultural" in the first paragraph, deleted the former second paragraph, which read: "If a county adopts rules and regulations concerning annual leave, sick leave, hours of employment, and holidays that apply to county employees generally, these rules and regulations apply to county extension employees. Otherwise, the rules and regulations adopted by the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service concerning these matters apply to county extension employees."; and added subsection (b).