Section 143-745 - Definitions; intent; applicability(a) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Agency head" means the Governor, a Council of State member, a cabinet secretary, the President of The University of North Carolina, the President of the Community College System, the State Controller, and other independent appointed officers with authority over a State agency.(2) "State agency" means each department created pursuant to Chapter 143A or 143B of the General Statutes, and includes all institutions, boards, commissions, authorities, by whatever name, that is a unit of the executive branch of State government, including The University of North Carolina, and the Community Colleges System Office. The term does not include a unit of local government.(b) This Article applies only to a State agency that:(1) Has an annual operating budget that exceeds ten million dollars ($10,000,000);(2) Has more than 100 full-time equivalent employees; or(3) Receives and processes more than ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in cash in a fiscal year.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-745
Amended by 2016EX4 N.C. Sess. Laws 126,s. 9, eff. 1/1/2017.Amended by 2013 N.C. Sess. Laws 406,s. 1, eff. 8/23/2013.Amended by 2009 N.C. Sess. Laws 516,s. 2, eff. 8/26/2009.Added by 2007 N.C. Sess. Laws 424,s. 1, eff. 8/23/2007.