Order of hiring priority

The following is the order of hiring priority for any position subject to this Article: (1) The career employee promotional priority under G.S. 126A-5-12. (2) At equal priority, the following: a. The reduction-in-force priority under G.S. 126A-9-4. b. The reemployment rights for certain exempt policymaking or exempt managerial employees under G.S. 126A-5-13. (3) The preference for veterans, National Guard members, and spouses of active-duty troops under G.S. 126A-5-14. (2026-40, s. 1.)