NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1975 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 158

HOUSE BILL 279

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 126-16 TO PROVIDE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY BY STATE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES AND LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 126-16 as the same appears in Volume 3B of the General Statutes is amended on line 4 by inserting the words "or age" after the word and punctuation "sex," and before the word "to" and by deleting the word "or" between the words "origin" and "sex" and inserting in lieu thereof a comma (","). This act with respect to equal opportunity as to age shall apply only to those persons above the age of 40 years and under the age of 65 years.

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 23rd day of April, 1975.