H.B. 1136
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
May 26, 2022
SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK
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HOUSE BILL DRH40772-MHfap-195
Short Title: NC Working Families Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Reives.
Referred to:
1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
2 AN ACT TO INVEST IN NORTH CAROLINA FAMILIES BY STRENGTHENING PUBLIC
3 EDUCATION, EXPANDING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES,
4 INCREASING PAY FOR PUBLIC WORKERS AND INVESTING IN THE
5 ENVIRONMENT, CLEAN ENERGY AND CLEAN TRANSPORTATION.
6 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
7
8 PART I. INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION
9
10 TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE
11 SECTION 1.1.(a) The following monthly teacher salary schedule shall apply for the
12 2022-2023 fiscal year to licensed personnel of the public schools who are classified as teachers.
13 The salary schedule is based on years of teaching experience.
14 2022-2023 Teacher Monthly Salary Schedule
15 Years of Experience "A" Teachers
16 0 $3,660
17 1 $3,760
18 2 $3,860
19 3 $3,960
20 4 $4,060
21 5 $4,125
22 6 $4,215
23 7 $4,350
24 8 $4,450
25 9 $4,550
26 10 $4,650
27 11 $4,750
28 12 $4,850
29 13 $4,950
30 14 $5,100
31 15 $5,200
32 16 $5,295
33 17-18 $5,375
34 19-20 $5,400
35 21-22 $5,425
36 23-24 $5,450
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1 25-26 $5,475
2 27-28 $5,590
3 29-30 $5,650.
4 SECTION 1.1.(b) Salary Supplements for Teachers Paid on This Salary Schedule.
5 (1) Licensed teachers who have NBPTS certification shall receive a salary
6 supplement each month of twelve percent (12%) of their monthly salary on
7 the "A" salary schedule.
8 (2) Licensed teachers who are classified as "M" teachers shall receive a salary
9 supplement each month of ten percent (10%) of their monthly salary on the
10 "A" salary schedule.
11 (3) Licensed teachers with licensure based on academic preparation at the
12 six-year degree level shall receive a salary supplement of one hundred
13 twenty-six dollars ($126.00) per month in addition to the supplement provided
14 to them as "M" teachers.
15 (4) Licensed teachers with licensure based on academic preparation at the
16 doctoral degree level shall receive a salary supplement of two hundred
17 fifty-three dollars ($253.00) per month in addition to the supplement provided
18 to them as "M" teachers.
19 (5) Certified school nurses shall receive a salary supplement each month of ten
20 percent (10%) of their monthly salary on the "A" salary schedule.
21 (6) School counselors who are licensed as counselors at the master's degree level
22 or higher shall receive a salary supplement each month of one hundred dollars
23 ($100.00).
24 SECTION 1.1.(c) For school psychologists, school social workers who are licensed
25 as social workers at the master's degree level or higher, school speech pathologists who are
26 licensed as speech pathologists at the master's degree level or higher, and school audiologists
27 who are licensed as audiologists at the master's degree level or higher, the following shall apply:
28 (1) The first step of the salary schedule shall be equivalent to the sixth step of the
29 "A" salary schedule.
30 (2) These employees shall receive the following salary supplements each month:
31 a. Ten percent (10%) of their monthly salary, excluding the supplement
32 provided pursuant to sub-subdivision b. of this subdivision.
33 b. Three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00).
34 (3) These employees are eligible to receive salary supplements equivalent to those
35 of teachers for academic preparation at the six-year degree level or the
36 doctoral degree level.
37 (4) The twenty-sixth step of the salary schedule shall be seven and one-half
38 percent (7.5%) higher than the salary received by these same employees on
39 the twenty-fifth step of the salary schedule.
40 SECTION 1.1.(d) Beginning with the 2014-2015 fiscal year, in lieu of providing
41 annual longevity payments to teachers paid on the teacher salary schedule, the amounts of those
42 longevity payments are included in the monthly amounts under the teacher salary schedule.
43 SECTION 1.1.(e) A teacher compensated in accordance with this salary schedule
44 for the 2022-2023 school year shall receive an amount equal to the greater of the following:
45 (1) The applicable amount on the salary schedule for the applicable school year.
46 (2) For teachers who were eligible for longevity for the 2013-2014 school year,
47 the sum of the following:
48 a. The salary the teacher received in the 2013-2014 school year pursuant
49 to Section 35.11 of S.L. 2013-360.
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1 b. The longevity that the teacher would have received under the longevity
2 system in effect for the 2013-2014 school year provided in Section
3 35.11 of S.L. 2013-360 based on the teacher's current years of service.
4 c. The annual bonus provided in Section 9.1(e) of S.L. 2014-100.
5 (3) For teachers who were not eligible for longevity for the 2013-2014 school
6 year, the sum of the salary and annual bonus the teacher received in the
7 2014-2015 school year pursuant to Section 9.1 of S.L. 2014-100.
8 SECTION 1.1.(f) As used in this section, the term "teacher" shall also include
9 instructional support personnel.
10 SECTION 1.1.(g) Subsection (h) of Section 7A.1 of S.L. 2021-180 is repealed.
11
12 RESTORE MASTERS PAY
13 SECTION 1.2.(a) G.S. 115C-302.10, as amended by Section 7A.1(h) of S.L.
14 2021-180, is repealed.
15 SECTION 1.2.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2022-2023
16 fiscal year, State Board of Education policy TCP-A-006, as it was in effect on June 30, 2013,
17 shall be used to determine (i) whether teachers and instructional support personnel are paid on
18 the "M" salary schedule and (ii) whether they receive a salary supplement for academic
19 preparation at the six-year or doctoral degree level.
20
21 SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS FOR TEACHER COMPENSATION
22 SECTION 1.3.(a) Section 7A.12.(b) of S.L. 2021-180 reads as rewritten:
23 "SECTION 7A.12.(b) Definitions. – As used in this section, the following definitions shall
24 apply:
25 …
26 (5) Effective tax rate factor. – For each eligible county, the effective tax rate for
27 that county divided by the median effective tax rate in the State.
28 (6) Eligible county. - A county that meets the following criteria:
29 a. For the 2021-2022 fiscal year, has an adjusted market value of taxable
30 real property of less than forty billion dollars ($40,000,000,000).
31 b. For the 2022-2023 fiscal year, has an adjusted market value of taxable
32 real property of less than fortyone billion four hundred million dollars
33 ($41,400,000,000).Any North Carolina county.
34 (7) Eligible local school administrative unit. – A local school administrative unit
35 located in whole or in part in an eligible county.
36 …."
37 SECTION 1.3.(b) Section 7A.12.(c) of S.L. 2021-180 reads as rewritten:
38 "SECTION 7A.12.(c) Allocation of Funds. – The State Board of Education shall allocate
39 funds for salary supplements to eligible local school administrative units according to the
40 following procedure:
41 …
42 (4) Allocation and funding cap. – The State Board shall allocate the amount
43 determined pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection, up to a maximum
44 of four thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($4,250) five thousand dollars
45 ($5,000) per State-funded teacher, to each eligible local school administrative
46 unit for each applicable fiscal year."
47
48 BONUSES FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL-BASED ADMINISTRATORS
49 SECTION 1.4.(a) The Department of Public Instruction shall administer a bonus of
50 five hundred dollars ($500.00) to every teacher and school-based administrator regardless of
51 funding source and who, as of October 31, 2022, is employed as a teacher or school-based
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1 administrator in a qualifying public school unit and has been continuously employed by a public
2 school unit since September 1, 2022. This bonus shall be paid in November 2022 and may be
3 paid together with the bonus provided in Section 38.2 of this act.
4 SECTION 1.4.(b) The Department of Public Instruction shall administer a bonus of
5 five hundred dollars ($500.00) to every teacher and school-based administrator regardless of
6 funding source and who, as of March 31, 2023, is employed as a teacher or school-based
7 administrator in a qualifying public school unit and has been continuously employed by a public
8 school unit since November 1, 2022. This bonus shall be paid in April 2023 and may be paid
9 together with the bonus provided in Section 38.2 of this act.
10 SECTION 1.4.(c) As used in this section, the following definitions shall apply:
11 (1) Teacher. – Teachers and instructional support personnel.
12 (2) School-based Administrator. – Assistant principals and principals
13 (3) Qualifying public school unit. – Any of the following:
14 a. A local school administrative unit.
15 b. A charter school.
16 c. A regional school.
17 d. An innovative school.
18 e. A laboratory school under Article 29A of Chapter 116 of the General
19 Statutes.
20 SECTION 1.4.(d) The bonuses awarded pursuant to this section shall be in addition
21 to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher or school-based administrator receives or is
22 scheduled to receive.
23 SECTION 1.4.(e) Notwithstanding G.S. 135-1(7a), the bonuses awarded pursuant
24 to this section are not compensation under Article 1 of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes,
25 Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees.
26 SECTION 1.4.(f) For charter schools, regional schools, innovative schools, and
27 laboratory schools, the Department of Public Instruction shall allocate funds for the bonuses
28 provided pursuant to this section on the basis of the funded average daily membership of each
29 school.
30
31 PRINCIPAL SALARY SCHEDULE
32 SECTION 1.5.(a) The following annual salary schedule for principals shall apply
33 for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2022:
34 2022-2023 Principal Annual Salary Schedule
35 Avg. Daily Membership Base Met Growth Exceeded Growth
36 0-200 $73,319 $80,652 $87,984
37 201-400 $76,985 $84,684 $92,382
38 401-700 $80,652 $88,717 $96,782
39 701-1,000 $84,917 $92,749 $101,180
40 1,001-1,600 $87,984 $96,782 $105,581
41 1,601+ $91,649 $100,815 $109,979
42 A principal's placement on the salary schedule shall be determined according to the
43 average daily membership of the school supervised by the principal, as described in subsection
44 (b) of this section, and the school growth scores, calculated pursuant to G.S. 115C-83.15(c), for
45 each school the principal supervised in at least two of the prior three school years, as described
46 in subsection (c) of this section, regardless of a break in service, and provided the principal
47 supervised each school as a principal for at least a majority of the school year, as follows:
48 (1) A principal shall be paid according to the Exceeded Growth column of the
49 schedule if the school growth scores show the school or schools exceeded
50 expected growth in at least two of the prior three school years.
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1 (2) A principal shall be paid according to the Met Growth column of the schedule
2 if any of the following apply:
3 a. The school growth scores show the school or schools met expected
4 growth in at least two of the prior three school years.
5 b. The school growth scores show the school or schools met expected
6 growth in at least one of the prior three school years and exceeded
7 expected growth in one of the prior three school years.
8 c. The principal supervised a school in at least two of the prior three
9 school years that was not eligible to receive a school growth score.
10 (3) A principal shall be paid according to the Base column if either of the
11 following applies:
12 a. The school growth scores show the school or schools did not meet
13 expected growth in at least two of the prior three school years.
14 b. The principal has not supervised any school as a principal for a
15 majority of the school year in at least two of the prior three school
16 years.
17 SECTION 1.5.(b) For purposes of determining the average daily membership of a
18 principal's school, the following amounts shall be used during the following time periods:
19 (1) Between July 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022, the average daily membership
20 for the school from the 2020-2021 school year. If the school did not have an
21 average daily membership in the 2020-2021 school year, the projected average
22 daily membership for the school for the 2022-2023 school year.
23 (2) Between January 1, 2023, and June 30, 2023, the average daily membership
24 for the school for the 2022-2023 school year.
25 SECTION 1.5.(c) For purposes of determining the school growth scores for each
26 school the principa