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Amends GS 115C-47 to require local boards of education to increase full-time, permanent assistant principal positions employed in local school administrative units based on average daily membership for each fiscal year until the 2026-27 fiscal year. Beginning in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, in order to increase assistant principal positions, appropriates from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for the following fiscal years the following amounts to the school building administration allotment to increase the ratios of funds allotted for months of employment for assistant principals to students: (1) for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 for assistant principals 1 month: 90 students, $23,560,043 and (2) for each subsequent fiscal year after for assistant principals 1 month: 80 students, $57,568,035. Applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
Directs such funds will supplement and not supplant any funds from any source already provided for assistant principals.
Effective July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Filed: 115C-47
Edition 1: 115C-47