North Carolina HB 42: TEACCH Program Funds.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 3
HOUSE BILL 42
Committee Substitute Favorable 2/25/25
Senate Appropriations/Base Budget Committee Substitute Adopted 9/22/25

Short Title: Back the Blue Pay Act. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
February 5, 2025
*H42-v-3*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT (1) AWARDING LEGISLATIVELY MANDATED ANNUAL SALARY 2
INCREASES TO STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS 3
AND STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES AND 4
GRANTING BONUSES TO STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; 5
(2) AUTHORIZING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION BONUSES FOR MEMBERS 6
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD; (3) ENHANCING BENEFITS 7
UNDER THE NORTH CAROLINA FIREFIGHTERS' AND RESCUE SQUAD 8
WORKERS' PENSION FUND; (4) INCREASING BENEFITS PAYABLE UNDER THE 9
NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD PENSION FUND; AND (5) INCREASING 10
THE AMOUNT AWARDED FOR LINE OF DUTY DEATHS UNDER THE PUBLIC 11
SAFETY EMPLOYEES' DEATH BENEFITS ACT. 12
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 13
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PART I. APPROPRIATIONS 15
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GENERAL FUND 17
SECTION 1.1.(a) Effective July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the General 18
Fund to a Reserve for State Law Enforcement Compensation Increases the sum of sixty-two 19
million seven hundred eighteen thousand one hundred twenty-two dollars ($62,718,122) in 20
recurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and the sum of sixty-four million two hundred 21
eighteen thousand one hundred twenty-two dollars ($64,218,122) in recurring funds for the 22
2026-2027 fiscal year to award and administer the legislative salary increases provided in Part II 23
of this act. These funds are allocated as follows: 24
(1) To the Department of Public Safety, the sum of six million seven thousand 25
one hundred three dollars ($6,007,103) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and the 26
sum of seven million five hundred seven thousand one hundred three dollars 27
($7,507,103) in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. 28
(2) To the State Highway Patrol, the sum of eight million four hundred thirty-two 29
thousand seven hundred nineteen dollars ($8,432,719) in each year of the 30
2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 31
(3) To the State Bureau of Investigation, the sum of two million six hundred 32
ninety-six thousand nine hundred ninety-two dollars ($2,696,992) in each year 33
of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 34

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(4) To the Department of Adult Correction, the sum of forty-two million seven 1
hundred seventy-four thousand five hundred sixty-seven dollars 2
($42,774,567) in each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 3
(5) To the Wildlife Resources Commission, the sum of eight hundred eighty-four 4
thousand one hundred fifty dollars ($884,150) in each year of the 2025-2027 5
fiscal biennium. 6
(6) To the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the sum of one 7
hundred five thousand five hundred ninety-three dollars ($105,593) in each 8
year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 9
(7) To the Department of Environmental Quality, the sum of two hundred 10
ninety-six thousand five hundred thirty-seven dollars ($296,537) in each year 11
of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 12
(8) To the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, the sum of one million 13
five hundred twenty thousand four hundred sixty-one dollars ($1,520,461) in 14
each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 15
SECTION 1.1.(b) Effective July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the General 16
Fund to a Reserve for State Law Enforcement Compensation Increases the sum of forty-one 17
million thirty-nine thousand two hundred thirty-one dollars ($41,039,231) in nonrecurring funds 18
for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and the sum of forty-one million thirty-nine thousand two hundred 19
thirty-one dollars ($41,039,231) in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to award 20
legislatively mandated bonuses as provided by this act. These funds are allocated as follows: 21
(1) To the Office of State Budget and Management, the sum of five million one 22
hundred eighty-nine thousand two hundred thirty-one dollars ($5,189,231) in 23
each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 24
(2) To the Department of Public Safety, the sum of one million five hundred 25
thousand dollars ($1,500,000) in each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 26
(3) To the State Bureau of Investigation, the sum of thirty-four million three 27
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($34,350,000) in each year of the 2025-2027 28
fiscal biennium. 29
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STATE AGENCY RECEIPTS 31
SECTION 1.2. Any receipts that are required to be used to pay the legislatively 32
mandated salary increases and employee benefits increases provided in this act are appropriated 33
up to the actual amount received for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. 34
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PART II. SALARY INCREASES 36
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STATE HIGHWAY PATROL/STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION/ALCOHOL 38
LAW ENFORCEMENT – SALARY SCHEDULE 39
SECTION 2.1.(a) Effective July 1, 2025, law enforcement off