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The Daily Bulletin: 2021-02-23
PUBLIC/HOUSE BILLS
H 7 (2021-2022) PROTECT CITY EMPLOYEES FROM RETALIATION. Filed Jan 27 2021, AN ACT TO REQUIRE CITIES TO
ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR AND TO ENCOURAGE CITY EMPLOYEES TO REPORT IMPROPER
OR UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY AND TO REQUIRE CITIES TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES WHO REPORT SUCH ACTIVITY FROM
RETALIATION OR OTHER DISCRIMINATORY ACTION.
House committee substitute amends the 1st edition as follows.
Modifies the proposed additions to GS 160A-164 to to require city councils to adopt an ordinance to establish a procedure for
and to encourage city employees to report to their appropriate authority evidence of the previously specified conduct
(previously, required city councils who do not have a binding personnel policy, code of conduct, or other procedure protecting
employees from retaliation to adopt rules and regulations or ordinances the encourage city employees to report to their
appropriate authority any evidence of the specified conduct). Adds misappropriation of federal resources to the specified
reportable conduct. Requires the ordinances to prohibit retaliation by the city council or any city employee (previously,
required the previously described city councils to prohibit retaliation by binding policy). Adds a new provision to specify that
the statute does not bar disciplinary action against an employee who makes a report the employee knows or has reason to know
is inaccurate. Changes the notice requirements to now require city councils to post and keep posted a notice explaining the new
provisions of the statute, as enacted, in a conspicuous place where city employees are employed and placed in a manner to
permit city employees to readily observe the notice (previously directed city councils to publish notice for purposes of
informing their employees of their rights and responsibilities under the statute). Additionally, changes the authority granted in
existing law to now authorize city councils to adopt or provide for policies, rather than rules and regulations, or ordinances
concerning personnel policies.
Changes the act's effective date to October 1, 202 1 (was effective on the date the act becomes law).
Changes the act's long title.
Intro, by Hanig, Bradford, Hardistcr.
GS 160A
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Employment and Retirement, Government, Ethics and
Lobbying, Local Government
H 78 (2021-2022) REPORT ON K- 12 COMPUTER SCIENCE DATA. Filed Feb 1 1 2021 , AN ACT TO REQUIRE ANNUAL
REPORTING ON PARTICIPATION ON COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES AND COURSE OF STUDY.
House committee substitute amends the 1st edition as follows.
Modifies the proposed changes to GS 1 15C-12, which adds annual computer science reporting to the duties of the State Board
of Education (SBE). Now specifies that the SBE is to annually report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.
Changes the report due date to November 15 (was, September 15). Amends the required data for each item of the report to
include (1) statewide data for the current school year, and the four years prior when data is available, to establish trends in
computer science instruction, and (2) data for the current school year for each public school unit, disaggregated by school
(previously required for each item statewide data for the most recent year available, and the four years of data prior, when
available, and data for each local school administrative unit and charter school, when available). Requires the report to indicate
when statewide courses and elective computer science or computational thinking courses are offered on a semester basis by
public school units.
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