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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126A-5-11: Order of hiring priority.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 126A. North Carolina Human Resources Act.
- Article 5. Recruitment and Hiring.
- Part 1. General Provisions.
The following is the order of hiring priority for any position subject to this Article:
(1) The career employee promotional priority under G.S. 126A-5-12.
(2) At equal priority, the following:
a. The reduction-in-force priority under G.S. 126A-9-4.
b. The reemployment rights for certain exempt policymaking or exempt managerial employees under G.S. 126A-5-13.
(3) The preference for veterans, National Guard members, and spouses of active-duty troops under G.S. 126A-5-14. (2026-40, s. 1.)
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