GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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HOUSE BILL 192
Short Title: Raise Teacher Pay & Dollar Allot. Study. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Paré, Lambeth, Cotham, and Schietzelt (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
February 26, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO RAISE SALA RIES AND REINSTATE E DUCATION-BASED SALARY 2
SUPPLEMENTS FOR TEAC HERS AND INSTRUCTION AL SUPPORT PERSONNEL 3
AND TO DIRECT THE NO RTH CAROLINA COLLABO RATORY TO STUDY THE 4
CREATION OF A DOLLAR ALLOTMENT SYSTEM FO R THE COMPENSATION OF 5
CERTAIN PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. 6
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 7
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PART I. RAISE SALARIES FOR TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPOR T 9
PERSONNEL 10
SECTION 1.(a) The following monthly teacher salary schedule shall apply for the 11
2025-2026 fiscal year to licensed personnel of the public schools who are classified as teachers. 12
The salary schedule is based on years of teaching experience. 13
2025-2026 Teacher Monthly Salary Schedule 14
Years of Experience "A" Teachers 15
0 $5,000 16
1 $5,091 17
2 $5,183 18
3 $5,274 19
4 $5,366 20
5 $5,457 21
6 $5,576 22
7 $5,687 23
8 $5,796 24
9 $5,907 25
10 $6,018 26
11 $6,128 27
12 $6,239 28
13 $6,349 29
14 $6,460 30
15-24 $6,571 31
25+ $6,823 32
SECTION 1.(b) Salary Supplements for Teachers Paid on This Salary Schedule. – 33 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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(1) Licensed teachers who have NBPTS certification shall receive a salary 1
supplement each month of twelve percent (12%) of their monthly salary on 2
the "A" salary schedule. 3
(2) Licensed teachers who are classified as "M" teachers shall receive a salary 4
supplement each month of ten percent (10%) of their monthly salary on the 5
"A" salary schedule. 6
(3) Licensed teachers with licensure based on academic preparation at the 7
six-year degree level shall receive a salary supplement of one hundred 8
twenty-six dollars ($126.00) per month in addition to the supplement provided 9
to them as "M" teachers. 10
(4) Licensed teachers with licensure based on academic preparation at the 11
doctoral degree level shall receive a salary supplement of two hundred 12
fifty-three dollars ($253.00) per month in addition to the supplement provided 13
to them as "M" teachers. 14
(5) Certified school nurses shall receive a salary supplement each month of ten 15
percent (10%) of their monthly salary on the "A" salary schedule. 16
(6) School counselors who are licensed as counselors at the master's degree level 17
or higher shall receive a salary supplement each month of one hundred dollars 18
($100.00). 19
SECTION 1.(c) For school psychologists, school speech pathologists who are 20
licensed as speech pathologists at the master's degree level or higher, and school audiologists 21
who are licensed as audiologists at the master's degree level or higher, the following shall apply: 22
(1) The first step of the salary schedule shall be equivalent to the sixth step of the 23
"A" salary schedule. 24
(2) These employees shall receive the following salary supplements each month: 25
a. Ten percent (10%) of their monthly salary, excluding the supplement 26
provided pursuant to sub-subdivision b. of this subdivision. 27
b. Three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00). 28
(3) These employees are eligible to receive salary supplements equivalent to those 29
of teachers for academic preparation at the six-year degree level or the 30
doctoral degree level. 31
(4) The twenty-sixth step of the salary schedule shall be seven and one-half 32
percent (7.5%) higher than the salary received by these same employees on 33
the twenty-fifth step of the salary schedule. 34
SECTION 1.(d) Beginning with the 2014-2015 fiscal year, in lieu of providing 35
annual longevity payments to teachers paid on the teacher salary schedule, the amounts of those 36
longevity payments are included in the monthly amounts under the teacher salary schedule. 37
SECTION 1.(e) A teacher compensated in accordance with this salary schedule for 38
the 2025-2026 school year shall receive an amount equal to the greater of the following: 39
(1) The applicable amount on the salary schedule for the applicable school year. 40
(2) For teachers who were eligible for longevity for the 2013-2014 school year, 41
the sum of the following: 42
a. The salary the teacher received in the 2013-2014 school year pursuant 43
to Section 35.11 of S.L. 2013-360. 44
b. The longevity that the teacher would have received under the longevity 45
system in effect for the 2013-2014 school year provided in Section 46
35.11 of S.L. 2013-360 based on the teacher's current years of service. 47
c. The annual bonus provided in Section 9.1(e) of S.L. 2014-100. 48
(3) For teachers who were not eligible for longevity for the 2013-2014 school 49
year, the sum of the salary and annual bonus the teacher received in the 50
2014-2015 school year pursuant to Section 9.1 of S.L. 2014-100. 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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SECTION 1.(f) As used in this section, the term "teacher" shall also include 1
instructional support personnel. 2
SECTION 1.(g) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 3
Public Instruction the sum of one billion five hundred ninety-seven million dollars 4
($1,597,000,000) in recurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to increase teacher salaries in 5
accordance with this section. 6
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PART II. REINSTATE E DUCATION-BASED SALAR Y SUPPLEMENTS FOR 8
TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPOR T PERSONNEL 9
SECTION 2.(a) G.S. 115C-302.10 is repealed. 10
SECTION 2.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2025-2026 11
fiscal year, State Board of Education policy TCP-A-006, as it was in effect on June 30, 2013, 12
shall be used to determine (i) whether teachers and instructional support personnel are paid on 13
the "M" salary schedule and (ii) whether they receive a salary supplement for academic 14
preparation at the six-year or doctoral degree level. 15
SECTION 2.(c) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 16
Public Instruction the sum of eight million dollars ($8,000,000) in recurring funds for the 17
2025-2026 fiscal year to reinstate education-based salary supplements for teachers and 18
instructional support personnel in accordance with this act. 19
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PART III. STUDY DOLL AR ALLOTMENT SYSTEM FOR TEACHERS, 21
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPOR T PERSONNEL, AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS 22
SECTION 3. No later than February 15, 2026, the North Carolina Collaboratory 23
shall study and report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the feasibility 24
and advisability of implementing a system of allotting funds to local school administrative units 25
for the compensation of teachers, instructional support personnel, and assistant principals that is 26
based on the average daily membership of the unit instead of guaranteed positions. As part of its 27
study, the Collaboratory shall consult with the Department of Public Instruction, the Fiscal 28
Research Division, at least one small, one medium-sized, and one large local school 29
administrative unit and, to the extent practicable, any other stakeholders, experts in the State on 30
public school funding, and states that have transitioned from an allotment system based on 31
positions to an allotment system based on students in membership. At a minimum, the study and 32
report shall include the following: 33
(1) Recommended plans for changing allotment systems as described in this 34
section, including at least one option funded entirely within existing 35
appropriations. All recommendations shall (i) collapse current allotments 36
related to compensation for teachers, instructional support personnel, and 37
assistant principals, including allotments for bonuses and salary supplements, 38
and (ii) include a hold harmless component for the affected employees. 39
(2) The impacts of instituting the allotment change described in this section on 40
small, large, and medium-sized local school administrative units. 41
(3) The process other states have used to transition from an allotment system 42
based on positions to an allotment system based on student membership, 43
including challenges, successes, and other relevant feedback. 44
(4) Alternative compensation structures that do not rely on years of experience to 45
compensate teachers, instructional support personnel, and assistant principals. 46
(5) Any proposed legislation necessary for changing allotment systems as 47
described in this section. 48
(6) Any other matter the Collaboratory deems relevant to this study. 49
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PART IV. EFFECTIVE DATE 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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SECTION 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 1