Includes NCGA findings.
Establishes the 11-member Study Committee on Automation and the Workforce (Committee) to serve as a study and advisory committee on the effects of automation on the State's workforce, with a special emphasis on low-income and minority workers. Sets out four specific issues the Committee must study, including the education, training, and retraining requirements, and other skills development, that will be necessary to help low-income workers adapt to automation through the early, middle, and later years of employment to avoid or defer job displacement, in collaboration with institutions of higher education, community colleges, vocational training centers, and private-sector partners. Sets out provisions for the appointment of the members by the Governor, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Representatives; names ex officio members. Requires appointments to be made to the Committee by October 1, 2025, and with membership terms commencing on October 1, 2025. Member terms are for two years; allows voting members to be reappointed to successive terms. Requires the election of members to conducted during the initial organizational meeting with elected members' terms deemed to begin on October 1, 2025. Provides for the appointment of co-chairs, removal of members, per diem and travel and subsistence expenses, establishing a quorum and assignment of staff. Requires the Commission to provide opportunities for public input and engagement through public hearings, listening sessions, or written submissions. Requires the Committee to report to the Governor and specified NC commission before the 2027 convening of the NCGA, with reports due biennially after that.
Bill Summaries: S746 (2025-2026 Session)
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Bill S 746 (2025-2026)Summary date: Apr 2 2025 - View summary