North Carolina HB 986: Support Our Teachers.

Status: Passed 1st Reading (as of 2025-04-14)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2025 · Bill: HB 986

Subjects: BOARDS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATION BOARDS; EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; KINDERGARTEN; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; OCCUPATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STATE EMPLOYEES; TEACHERS; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Sponsors: Cotham, Belk, Biggs, Blust, Dixon, F. Jackson, Harrison, Penny, Pickett, Pike, Pittman, R. Pierce, Rhyne

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 986

Short Title: Support Our Teachers. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Cotham and Biggs (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 14, 2025
*H986-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS FROM REQUIRING 2
LESSON PLANS OR LESSON OBJECTIVES BE POSTED, TO PROVIDE FOR 3
DUTY-FREE LUNCHES FOR TEACHERS, AND TO REQUIRE THAT TEACHERS 4
WHO LEAD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR 5
TIME. 6
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 7
SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-12 is amended by adding the following new subdivisions 8
to read: 9
"(50) Duty to prohibit required posting of lesson plans or objectives. – The State 10
Board shall adopt rules prohibiting local school administrative units from 11
adopting policies that require teachers to post lesson plans or lesson 12
objectives. The State Board shall also not adopt rules requiring posting of 13
lesson plans or lesson objectives. 14
(51) Duty to prohibit schools from requiring teachers to serve additional duties 15
during lunch. – The State Board shall adopt rules prohibiting local school 16
administrative units or schools within local school administrative units from 17
imposing any duties on teachers during the teacher's allotted lunch time." 18
SECTION 2. G.S. 115C-47 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 19
"(70) To Provide Compensation for Teachers who Lead Professional Development. 20
– If a teacher employed by a local board of education provides professional 21
development to other teachers in the local school administrative unit, then the 22
local board of education shall compensate the teacher for the time spent 23
leading the professional development." 24
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 25
the 2025-2026 school year. 26

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