H259 - 2023 Appropriations Act. (SL 2023-134)

Overview: Section 19F.4 of S.L. 2023-134 establishes the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) as a cabinet-level department, removing it from the Department of Public Safety, and does the following:

• Authorizes the Director of the SBI to exempt up to 10 employees from portions of the State Human Resources Act. This section became effective October 3, 2023.
• Authorizes the General Assembly to remove the Director of the SBI by a three-fifths vote of the Senate and House of Representatives membership present and voting for influencing elections or political activities, misfeasance, malfeasance, and nonfeasance.
• Reduces the fee for an expunction under G.S. 15A-145.8A from $175.00 to $52.50.
• Eliminates the State Human Resources Act exemption for SBI employees if the exemption was provided by the Governor. This section became effective October 3, 2023.
• Makes conforming changes.

The remainder of the section became effective December 1, 2023.