Rulemaking and Review of Existing Rules
The State Human Resources Commission has begun the rulemaking process for the rules listed below. Please click below to review the NOTICE OF TEXT and information related to the public comment period including the public hearing for the following rules.
Procedure for Subjecting a Proposed Rule to Legislative Review: If an objection is not resolved prior to the adoption of the rule, a person may also submit written objections to the Rules Review Commission. If the Rules Review Commission receives written and signed objections in accordance with G.S. 150B-21.3(b2) from 10 or more persons clearly requesting review by the legislature and the Rules Review Commission approves the rule, the rule will become effective as provided in G.S. 150B-21.3(b1). The Commission will receive written objections until 5 p.m. on the day following the day the Commission approves the rule. The Commission will receive those objections by mail, delivery service, hand delivery, or facsimile transmission. If you have any further questions concerning the submission of objections to the Commission, please call a Commission staff attorney at 984-236-0823.
Public Hearing: 3/17/2026 9:00a.m.-10:00a.m.
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Please direct all comments to:
Wesley Davis
N.C. Office of State Human Resources
1331 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1331
or send an email to Wesley.Davis@nc.gov
Periodic Review of Rules
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21.3A, adopted in 2013 and revised in July 2019 by Session Law 2019-140, requires state agencies to review existing rules every 10 years according to a schedule set by the Rules Review Commission. The NC Office of State Human Resources’ rules are located in Title 25 of the NC Administrative Code.
During the period of rules review, state agencies are required to evaluate each of the existing rules and make an initial determination from either two classifications:
- Unnecessary – the agency determines that the rule is obsolete, redundant or otherwise not needed.
- Necessary – the agency determines that the rule is any rule other than an unnecessary rule.
Once initial determinations are made, a report is issued by the Rules Review Commission and public comments are accepted for at least 60 days, providing an opportunity for public feedback on the agency classifications of existing rules.
The Comment Period begins December 2, 2025, and ends at 5:00 p.m. on January 31, 2026.
The public may provide written comments to existing rules, within the designated comment period, by mail or email at:
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Attn: Wesley Davis
N.C. Office of State Human Resources
Rules Comments
333 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
1331 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1331
Email
wesley.davis@nc.gov
Subject: Rules Comment
Please include the rule citation that your comment concerns. (ex: 25 NCAC 01F, 01H, 01I and/or 01J)
A “public comment” is defined by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21.3A(a)(5) as a written comment objecting to the rule, in whole or in part, or objecting to an agency’s determination of the rule as necessary or unnecessary, received by an agency from any member of the public. Additionally, for the Rules Review Commission to determine whether a public comment has merit, the public comment must address the specific substance of the rule and address any of the standards of Commission review, as set forth in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-21.9(a).
The Following Rules were Approved as Determined by the SHRC at the RRC October and November 2025 Meetings and were sent to the APO on October 31, 2025 and November 21, 2025, respectively.
- 25 NCAC 01D Compensation;
- 25 NCAC 01E Employee Benefits;
- 25 NCAC 01K Personnel Training;
- 25 NCAC 01L Equal Opportunity;
- 25 NCAC 01M Interchange of Government Employees; and
- 25 NCAC 01N Workplace Environment and Health.
The Comment Period begins March 25, 2025, and ends at 5:00 p.m. on May 24, 2025.