A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO GIVE THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS STAFFING.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 7A‑760, as amended by S.L. 2021‑180, reads as rewritten:
"§ 7A‑760.  Number and status of employees; staff assignments.
(a)	The number of administrative law judges of the Office of Administrative Hearings shall be established by the General Assembly. The Chief Administrative Law Judge may do all of the following:
(1)	Establish subordinate positions within the Office of Administrative Hearings.
(2)	Make appointments to those subordinate positions.
(3)	Remove persons appointed to those subordinate positions.
(4)	Set salaries, within the limitations of appropriations to the Office of Administrative Hearings and subject to the State Budget Act and North Carolina Human Resources Act.
(a1)	The Chief Administrative Law Judge and five employees of the Office of Administrative Hearings as designated by the Chief Administrative Law Judge are exempt from provisions of the North Carolina Human Resources Act as provided by G.S. 126‑5(c1)(27). All other employees of the Office of Administrative Hearings are subject to the North Carolina Human Resources Act.
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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.