NC Senate committee retools state worker records bill
GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press
May 5, 2021
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Legislation requiring that more details about the personnel history of North Carolina state and local government employees be accessible to the media and the public was retooled on Wednesday by a Senate committee to address privacy concerns and vindictive bosses.
The bill was voted out by the Senate judiciary panel a week after a previous version was approved by the same committee. Bill sponsor Sen. Norm Sanderson, a Pamlico County Republican, said it made sense to make changes now, rather than on the Senate floor, that respond to worries by colleagues and a state workers group.
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A bill filed last month in the North Carolina Legislature that would allow the public greater access to the personnel files of state and local government employees including teachers, law enforcement and city and county workers moved one step closer to passage this week.
Senate Bill 355, which would grant public access to information concerning terminations, suspensions and other disciplinary actions, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 27 and now heads to the Rules Committee.
If approved by the General Assembly, SB 355 will become effective Dec. 1, 2021 and will directly affect local stories covered by The Free Press involving law enforcement, the school system, and local government personnel.
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