Bill would require reasons for disciplinary actions against public employees be released
(Source: Maggie Brown |WRAL)
By Michael Praats | May 13, 2021 at 11:13 AM EDT - Updated May 13 at 2:37 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - In the state of North Carolina, personnel records of public employees are closely guarded secrets, with extremely limited information available to the public. But a new bill in the state Senate would make it much easier to look into employees, and possibly spot problems before they have a chance to get worse.
The Government Transparency Act of 2021, also known as Senate Bill 355, would “create a new requirement that the State provide a general description for each demotion, dismissal, transfer, suspension, separation, or other change in position for each state employee,” according to a summary of the bill.