A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT amending the Allocation of nc‑thinks suggestion program funds.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 143‑345.22(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	If a State employee's suggestion or innovation results in a monetary savings or increased revenue to the State, the funds saved or increased shall be distributed according to the following scale or subject to guidelines as set forth by the funding source:
(1)	Fifty percent (50%) of the annualized savings or increased revenues, for any one State employee, to constitute gainsharing. If a team of State employees is the suggester, the bonus provided in this subdivision shall be divided equally among the team members. These funds shall not revert.
(2)	Twenty‑five percent (25%) of the annualized savings or increased revenues to the implementing agency for nonrecurring budget items.

	
(3)	The remaining twenty‑five percent (25%) of the annualized savings or increased revenues to the General Fund for nonrecurring budget items when allowed by law or policy."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2015, and applies to suggestions and innovations made on or after that date.