NC S276

Provides three days of paid bereavement leave to state employees upon the death of an immediate family member, including spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, and corresponding step, half, or in-law relationships, as well as any person living in the employee's home claimed as a dependent under Internal Revenue Code section 151.

Provides three days of paid bereavement leave to public school employees under the same definition of immediate family member.

Prohibits accumulation of unused bereavement leave and prevents bereavement leave from counting toward creditable service for retirement purposes.

Directs the Office of State Personnel to adopt rules implementing bereavement leave for state employees and the State Board of Education to adopt rules for public school employees.

Becomes effective July 1, 2015.