H.B. 848
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
Apr 24, 2023
SESSION 2023 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH40423-LRa-80A
Short Title: Set Pay Schedules/Juvenile Justice Positions. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Logan.
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO ESTABLISH SALARY SCHEDULES FOR STATE
3 EMPLOYEES SERVING AS YOUTH COURT COUNSELORS, YOUTH SERVICES
4 BEHAVIORAL SPECIALISTS, YOUTH COUNSELORS, AND YOUTH COUNSELOR
5 TECHNICIANS IN THE DIVISION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY
6 PREVENTION.
7 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
8 SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Reserve for
9 Compensation Increases for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium the sum of eleven million seven
10 hundred fifty-eight thousand two hundred twenty-five dollars ($11,758,225) for the 2023-2024
11 fiscal year and the sum of eleven million nine hundred two thousand six hundred thirty-three
12 dollars ($11,902,633) for the 2024-2025 fiscal year for the costs associated with implementing
13 the legislatively mandated compensation increases authorized by this act.
14 SECTION 2.(a) Youth Court Counselors in the Department of Public Safety,
15 Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, shall be compensated based on the
16 employee's respective work experience pursuant to the salary schedule in subsection (b) of this
17 section.
18 SECTION 2.(b) The following annual salary schedule applies under subsection (a)
19 of this section for each year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, effective July 1, 2023, and July 1,
20 2024, for each respective fiscal year:
21 Years Experience FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
22 0 44,152 45,256
23 1 45,256 46,387
24 2 47,519 48,707
25 3 50,370 51,629
26 4 54,399 55,759
27 5 58,207 59,662
28 6+ 62,282 63,839
29 SECTION 2.(c) If a Youth Court Counselor will not receive a salary increase during
30 the fiscal year because the employee's salary exceeds the scheduled salary level, then the
31 employee shall receive an annual increase equal to the amount of the across-the-board legislative
32 salary increase authorized for the fiscal year.
33 SECTION 3.(a) State employees serving as Youth Counselor Technicians (YCT),
34 Youth Services Behavioral Specialists (YSBS), and Youth Counselors (YC) in the Department
35 of Public Safety, Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, shall be compensated
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1 at a specific pay rate on the basis of a salary schedule determined according to the duration of
2 the employee's work experience.
3 SECTION 3.(b) The following annual salary schedule applies under subsection (a)
4 of this section for each year of the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, effective for each year on July 1,
5 2023, and July 1, 2024, respectively:
6 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25
7 Years
8 Experience YCT YSBS YC YCT YSBS YC
9 0 36,301 37,000 42,000 37,209 37,925 43,050
10 1 37,753 38,480 44,520 38,697 39,442 45,633
11 2 40,018 40,789 47,191 41,019 41,809 48,371
12 3 42,019 43,236 50,495 43,070 44,317 51,757
13 4 44,120 45,398 54,029 45,223 46,533 55,380
14 5 46,326 48,122 57,271 47,484 49,325 58,703
15 6+ 48,642 50,528 60,707 49,858 51,791 62,225
16 SECTION 3.(c) If an employee subject to this salary schedule will not receive a
17 salary increase during the fiscal year because the employee's salary exceeds the scheduled salary
18 level, then the employee shall receive an annual increase equal to the amount of the
19 across-the-board legislative salary increase authorized for the fiscal year.
20 SECTION 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 2023.
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