North Carolina HB 807: Strong Public Schools for a Strong NC.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 807

Short Title: Strong Public Schools for a Strong NC. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives von Haefen, Baker, Prather, and F. Jackson (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 8, 2025
*H807-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO RAISE SALARIES FOR TEACHERS, TO 2
PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, TO PROVIDE BREAKFAST 3
AND LUNCH IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT NO COST TO STUDENTS THROUGH AN 4
ALLOCATION BASED ON SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY EVALUATIONS, TO 5
PROVIDE FOR A ONE-TO-ONE DEVICE REFRESH FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND 6
TO REVISE THE OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 7
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 8
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PART I. RAISE TEACHER SALARIES 10
SECTION 1.(a) The following monthly teacher salary schedule shall apply for the 11
2025-2026 fiscal year to licensed personnel of the public schools who are classified as teachers. 12
The salary schedule is based on years of teaching experience. 13
2025-2026 Teacher Monthly Salary Schedule 14
Years of Experience "A" Teachers 15
0 $4,450 16
1 $4,530 17
2 $4,610 18
3 $4,690 19
4 $4,770 20
5 $4,850 21
6 $4,930 22
7 $5,010 23
8 $5,090 24
9 $5,170 25
10 $5,250 26
11 $5,330 27
12 $5,410 28
13 $5,490 29
14 $5,570 30
15-24 $5,588 31
25+ $5,795 32
SECTION 1.(b) Salary Supplements for Teachers Paid on This Salary Schedule. – 33

General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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(1) Licensed teachers who have NBPTS certification shall receive a salary 1
supplement each month of twelve percent (12%) of their monthly salary on 2
the "A" salary schedule. 3
(2) Licensed teachers who are classified as "M" teachers shall receive a salary 4
supplement each month of ten percent (10%) of their monthly salary on the 5
"A" salary schedule. 6
(3) Licensed teachers with licensure based on academic preparation at the 7
six-year degree level shall receive a salary supplement of one hundred 8
twenty-six dollars ($126.00) per month in addition to the supplement provided 9
to them as "M" teachers. 10
(4) Licensed teachers with licensure based on academic preparation at the 11
doctoral degree level shall receive a salary supplement of two hundred 12
fifty-three dollars ($253.00) per month in addition to the supplement provided 13
to them as "M" teachers. 14
(5) Certified school nurses shall receive a salary supplement each month of ten 15
percent (10%) of their monthly salary on the "A" salary schedule. 16
(6) School counselors who are licensed as counselors at the master's degree level 17
or higher shall receive a salary supplement of one hundred dollars ($100.00) 18
per month. 19
SECTION 1.(c) For school psychologists, school speech pathologists who are 20
licensed as speech pathologists at the master's degree level or higher, and school audiologists 21
who are licensed as audiologists at the master's degree level or higher, the following shall apply: 22
(1) The first step of the salary schedule shall be equivalent to the sixth step of the 23
"A" salary schedule. 24
(2) These employees shall receive the following salary supplements each month: 25
a. Ten percent (10%) of their monthly salary, excluding the supplement 26
provided pursuant to sub-subdivision b. of this subdivision. 27
b. Five hundred dollars ($500.00). 28
(3) These employees are eligible to receive salary supplements equivalent to those 29
of teachers for academic preparation at the six-year degree level or the 30
doctoral degree level. 31
(4) The twenty-sixth step of the salary schedule shall be seven and one-half 32
percent (7.5%) higher than the salary received by these same employees on 33
the twenty-fifth step of the salary schedule. 34
SECTION 1.(d) Beginning with the 2014-2015 fiscal year, in lieu of providing 35
annual longevity payments to teachers paid on the teacher salary schedule, the amounts of those 36
longevity payments are included in the monthly amounts under the teacher salary schedule. 37
SECTION 1.(e) A teacher compensated in accordance with this salary schedule for 38
the 2025-2026 school year shall receive an amount equal to the greater of the following: 39
(1) The applicable amount on the salary schedule for the applicable school year. 40
(2) For teachers who were eligible for longevity for the 2013-2014 school year, 41
the sum of the following: 42
a. The salary the teacher received in the 2013-2014 school year pursuant 43
to Section 35.11 of S.L. 2013-360. 44
b. The longevity that the teacher would have received under the longevity 45
system in effect for the 2013-2014 school year provided in Section 46
35.11 of S.L. 2013-360 based on the teacher's current years of service. 47
c. The annual bonus provided in Section 9.1(e) of S.L. 2014-100. 48
(3) For teachers who were not eligible for longevity for the 2013-2014 school 49
year, the sum of the salary and annu