{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-554","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-554","heading":"Right of employee appeal.","body":"(a)\tAny employee or former employee of an employing entity within the meaning of G.S. 143-552(1)a whose employment is terminated pursuant to the provisions of this Part shall be given the opportunity to appeal the employment termination to the State Human Resources Commission according to the normal appeal and hearing procedures provided by Chapter 126 and the State Human Resources Commission rules adopted pursuant to the authority of that Chapter; however, nothing herein shall be construed to give the right to termination reviews to anyone exempt from that right under G.S. 126-5.\n(b)\tBefore the employment of an employee of a local board of education within the meaning of G.S. 143-552(1)b who is either a superintendent, supervisor, principal, teacher or other professional person is terminated pursuant to this Part, the local board of education shall comply with the provisions of G.S. 115-142. If an employee within the meaning of G.S. 143-552(1)b is other than one whose termination is made reviewable pursuant to G.S. 115-142, he shall be given the opportunity for a hearing before the local board of education prior to the termination of his employment.\n(c)\tBefore the employment of an employee of a board of trustees of a community college within the meaning of G.S. 143-552(1)c is finally terminated pursuant to this Part, he shall be given the opportunity for a hearing before the board of trustees. (1979, c. 864, s. 1; 1987, c. 564, s. 12; 2013-382, s. 9.1(c).)","path":["Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions","Article 60. State and Certain Local Educational Entity Employees, Nonsalaried Public Officials, and Legislators Required to Repay Money Owed to State.","Part 1. State and Local Educational Entity Employees."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-554.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:33Z","sha256":"d1a6bd3c8ea0b43f06910a64b51b49859ee773620b1ad6246a2c09fc1b4927d3","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-553","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-555"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}