{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-1-21","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126A-1-21","heading":"Application of this Chapter.","body":"(a)\tExcept as otherwise provided, this Chapter applies to all executive branch employees and local employees.\n(b)\tThis Chapter does not apply to the following:\n(1)\tPublic school superintendents, principals, teachers, and other public school employees, except for G.S. 126A-7-2 and Article 14 of this Chapter.\n(2)\tEmployees of community colleges whose salaries are fixed in accordance with G.S. 115D-6.1 and G.S. 115D-20 and employees of the Community Colleges System Office whose salaries are fixed by the State Board of Community Colleges in accordance with G.S. 115D-3, except for G.S. 126A-7-2, 126A-10-4, and 126A-10-5 and Article 14 of this Chapter.\n(3)\tEmployees of the Office of Proprietary Schools whose salaries are fixed by the State Board of Proprietary Schools in accordance with G.S. 115D-89.2.\n(4)\tOfficers, employees, and members of the governing board of a North Carolina nonprofit corporation with which the Department of Commerce has contracted pursuant to the authority granted in G.S. 143B-431.01.\n(5)\tConstitutional officers, officials, and employees of the Judicial Department.\n(6)\tConstitutional officers, officials, and employees of the General Assembly. (2026-40, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 126A. North Carolina Human Resources Act.","Article 1. State Human Resources System.","Part 3. Application of the North Carolina Human Resources Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_126A/GS_126A-1-21.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-28T06:10:56Z","sha256":"415a4a33852cebe6d3a46c264924062933f3f7515769bd73b542db082dd6fe21","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-1-20","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-126a-1-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}