NC H137

Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government shall study the feasibility of requiring the Human Relations Commission to seek Equal Employment Opportunity Commission deferral status as a fair employment practice agency for charges filed by employers regularly employing 15 or more employees.

Study must examine budgetary requirements including staffing levels, facility needs, potential offsets from local deferrals and federal grants, and public awareness efforts.

Study must analyze enforcement, conciliation, and intake procedures, potential impacts on affected employers and employees, and potential impacts on the Office of Administrative Hearings and state agencies.

Committee shall report findings and any legislative proposals to the General Assembly on or before April 1, 2018.

Act becomes effective upon passage.