SEANC’s legislative priorities are determined by you, the members, at district meetings and the annual convention. Convention delegates rank the association’s policy platform objectives each year.

SEANC's 2009-2010 Top 10 Policy Platform Objectives
(as determined by the 2009 Convention)

1. Seek continuation of a fully paid health care benefit for active qualified employees and retired employees.
2. Seek restoration of the employer's contribution to the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System to at least match the employee contribution of 6 percent.
3. Request that the General Assembly fund the employee compensation plan prior to considering other appropriations.
4. SEANC will support federal and state legislation to provide access to quality and affordable health care for all United States citizens based on principles similar to those established by the North Carolina Health Access Coalition.
5. Oppose legislation that would remove state employees from under the protections of the State Personnel Act through the Office of State Personnel.
6. SEANC endorses the repeal of G.S. §95-98 and supports the enactment of legislation to govern collective bargaining by North Carolina public employees; further SEANC will seek to amend G.S. §143-3.3(g) and G.S. §135-18.8 to delete language that voids dues deduction from payroll or from a retirement benefit if an employees' or retirees' association engages in collective bargaining.
7. Propose legislation to consider SPA employees for equal percentage pay increases as teachers, EPA employees and faculty employees.
8. Seek an increase in the retirement accrual rate to 2.0 to provide employees with 60 percent of their final compensation upon retirement.
9. Seek legislation to remove oversight of the State Health Plan from under the auspices of the Majority Leaders of the Senate and House to a government agency.
10. SEANC will oppose privatization and downsizing of state government services.