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1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	H 1
4		-	HOUSE BILL 662
	3	+	H D
	4	+	HOUSE BILL DRH30272-MRap-73A
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5	6
6	7
7	8		Short Title: Support the State Highway Patrol. (Public)
8		-	Sponsors: Representatives Logan, K. Brown, G. Pierce, and Price (Primary Sponsors).
9		-	For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10		-	Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
11		-	April 2, 2025
12		-	H662 -v-1
	9	+	Sponsors: Representative Logan.
	10	+	Referred to:
	11	+
	12	+	DRH30272 -MRap-73A
13	13		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
14	14		AN ACT PROVIDING COMPENSATION INCREASES TO MEMBERS OF THE STATE 2
15	15		HIGHWAY PATROL, DIRECTING THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL TO DEVELOP 3
16	16		SECONDARY EMPLOYMENT POLICIES, ENCOURAGING RETIRED MEMBERS OF 4
17	17		THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL TO RETURN TO SERVICE WITH THE STATE, 5
18	18		SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL, AND 6
19	19		APPROPRIATING FUNDS. 7
20	20		The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 8
21	21		9
22	22		PART I. RETAIN AND ATTRACT MEMBERS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL 10
23	23		11
24	24		PROVIDE COMPENSATION INCREASES TO MEMBERS OF THE STATE 12
25	25		HIGHWAY PATROL 13
26	26		SECTION 1.1.(a) Effective July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the General 14
27	27		Fund to the Reserve for Compensation Increases to provide pay raises for the State Highway 15
28	28		Patrol & Law Enforcement Support Staff the sum of forty million four hundred eighty-two 16
29	29		thousand four hundred eighty dollars ($40,482,480) in each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal 17
30	30		biennium to establish the pay scales set forth in this section. 18
31	31		SECTION 1.1.(b) Effective July 1, 2025, the law enforcement officers of the State 19
32	32		Highway Patrol shall be paid based upon the following experience-based annual salary schedule: 20
33	33		Years of Experience 2025-2027 Biennium 21
34	34		0 $56,000 22
35	35		1 $62,125 23
36	36		2 $68,250 24
37	37		3 $75,375 25
38	38		4 $80,500 26
39	39		5 $86,625 27
40	40		6 $92,750 28
41	41		7 $98,875 29
42	42		8+ $105,000 30
43	43		SECTION 1.1.(c) Effective July 1, 2025, sworn State Highway Patrol employees 31
44	44		who are not subject to an experience-based annual salary schedule shall be paid at the following 32
45	45		rates by rank: 33
46	46		Rank 2025-2027 Biennium 34
47		-	Sergeant $120,750 35 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
48		-	Page 2 House Bill 662-First Edition
49		-	First Sergeant $132,825 1
50		-	Lieutenant $146,108 2
51		-	Captain $160,718 3
52		-	Major $176,790 4
53		-	Lieutenant Colonel $194,469 5
54		-	Deputy Commander $204,193 6
55		-	Colonel $224,612 7
56		-	8
57		-	ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL TO WORK OTHER JOBS 9
58		-	SECTION 1.2.(a) The Commander of the State Highway Patrol shall develop and 10
59		-	maintain secondary employment policies that allow members of the State Highway Patrol to 11
60		-	engage in permanent or temporary secondary employment so long as that employment meets 12
61		-	each of the following criteria: 13
62		-	(1) It will not have an adverse effect on the member's work or performance with 14
63		-	the State Highway Patrol or on the mission of the State Highway Patrol. 15
64		-	(2) It will not create a conflict of interest with the member's job description or 16
65		-	performance with the State Highway Patrol. 17
66		-	SECTION 1.2.(b) The policies created pursuant to this section shall allow members 18
67		-	with an active, non-probationary law enforcement certification to perform secondary 19
68		-	employment that utilizes that certification, so long as the employment does not otherwise conflict 20
69		-	with the secondary employment policies. 21
70		-	SECTION 1.2.(c) The policies created pursuant to this section shall be completed 22
71		-	by July 1, 2025. 23
72		-	24
73		-	ENCOURAGE RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL TO 25
74		-	RETURN TO SERVICE WITH THE STATE 26
75		-	SECTION 1.3. No later than January 1, 2026, the State Highway Patrol shall 27
76		-	evaluate and update any internal hiring policies or practices to ensure that those hiring policies 28
77		-	or practices encourage the return to work of retired members of the State Highway Patrol in a 29
78		-	manner that does not impact the retired members' retirement allowances, to the extent allowed 30
79		-	by State law, including under Chapter 135 of the General Statutes. 31
80		-	32
81		-	PART II. SUPPORT FOR THE WORK OF THE STA TE HIGHWAY PATROL 33
82		-	34
83		-	FUND BULLETPROOF GLASS IN VEHICLES OF STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT 35
84		-	OFFICERS 36
85		-	SECTION 2.1.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the State Highway 37
86		-	Patrol the sum of three million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($3,250,000) in recurring funds 38
87		-	and twenty million one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($20,150,000) in nonrecurring funds for 39
88		-	the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be used to purchase, install, and maintain bulletproof glass on all 40
89		-	State Highway Patrol vehicles. 41
90		-	SECTION 2.1.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the State Highway 42
91		-	Patrol the sum of two hundred twenty-one thousand dollars ($221,000) in recurring funds and 43
92		-	one million three hundred seventy-eight thousand dollars ($1,378,000) in nonrecurring funds for 44
93		-	the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be used to purchase, install, and maintain bulletproof glass on all 45
94		-	State Capitol Police vehicles. 46
95		-	SECTION 2.1.(c) This section becomes effective July 1, 2025. 47
96		-	48
97		-	FUNDS TO SUPPORT HUNTERSVILLE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL STATION 49
98		-	SECTION 2.2.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the State Highway 50
99		-	Patrol the sum of six hundred forty-three thousand one hundred fifty dollars ($643,150) in 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
100		-	House Bill 662-First Edition Page 3
	47	+	Sergeant $120,750 35
	48	+	First Sergeant $132,825 36
	49	+	H.B. 662
	50	+	Apr 1, 2025
	51	+	HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
	52	+	Page 2 DRH30272-MRap-73A
	53	+	Lieutenant $146,108 1
	54	+	Captain $160,718 2
	55	+	Major $176,790 3
	56	+	Lieutenant Colonel $194,469 4
	57	+	Deputy Commander $204,193 5
	58	+	Colonel $224,612 6
	59	+	7
	60	+	ALLOW MEMBERS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL TO WORK OTHER JOBS 8
	61	+	SECTION 1.2.(a) The Commander of the State Highway Patrol shall develop and 9
	62	+	maintain secondary employment policies that allow members of the State Highway Patrol to 10
	63	+	engage in permanent or temporary secondary employment so long as that employment meets 11
	64	+	each of the following criteria: 12
	65	+	(1) It will not have an adverse effect on the member's work or performance with 13
	66	+	the State Highway Patrol or on the mission of the State Highway Patrol. 14
	67	+	(2) It will not create a conflict of interest with the member's job description or 15
	68	+	performance with the State Highway Patrol. 16
	69	+	SECTION 1.2.(b) The policies created pursuant to this section shall allow members 17
	70	+	with an active, non-probationary law enforcement certification to perform secondary 18
	71	+	employment that utilizes that certification, so long as the employment does not otherwise conflict 19
	72	+	with the secondary employment policies. 20
	73	+	SECTION 1.2.(c) The policies created pursuant to this section shall be completed 21
	74	+	by July 1, 2025. 22
	75	+	23
	76	+	ENCOURAGE RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL TO 24
	77	+	RETURN TO SERVICE WITH THE STATE 25
	78	+	SECTION 1.3. No later than January 1, 2026, the State Highway Patrol shall 26
	79	+	evaluate and update any internal hiring policies or practices to ensure that those hiring policies 27
	80	+	or practices encourage the return to work of retired members of the State Highway Patrol in a 28
	81	+	manner that does not impact the retired members' retirement allowances, to the extent allowed 29
	82	+	by State law, including under Chapter 135 of the General Statutes. 30
	83	+	31
	84	+	PART II. SUPPORT FOR THE WORK OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL 32
	85	+	33
	86	+	FUND BULLETPROOF GLASS IN VEHICLES OF STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT 34
	87	+	OFFICERS 35
	88	+	SECTION 2.1.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the State Highway 36
	89	+	Patrol the sum of three million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($3,250,000) in recurring funds 37
	90	+	and twenty million one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($20,150,000) in nonrecurring funds for 38
	91	+	the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be used to purchase, install, and maintain bulletproof glass on all 39
	92	+	State Highway Patrol vehicles. 40
	93	+	SECTION 2.1.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the State Highway 41
	94	+	Patrol the sum of two hundred twenty-one thousand dollars ($221,000) in recurring funds and 42
	95	+	one million three hundred seventy-eight thousand dollars ($1,378,000) in nonrecurring funds for 43
	96	+	the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be used to purchase, install, and maintain bulletproof glass on all 44
	97	+	State Capitol Police vehicles. 45
	98	+	SECTION 2.1.(c) This section becomes effective July 1, 2025. 46
	99	+	47
	100	+	FUNDS TO SUPPORT HUNTERSVILLE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL STATION 48
	101	+	SECTION 2.2.(a) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the State Highway 49
	102	+	Patrol the sum of six hundred forty-three thousand one hundred fifty dollars ($643,150) in 50 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
	103	+	DRH30272-MRap-73A Page 3
101	104		nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be used for the following purposes at the 1
102	105		State Highway Patrol Station in Huntersville, North Carolina: 2
103	106		(1) Six hundred forty thousand dollars ($640,000) for fuel infrastructure to 3
104	107		include an above-ground storage tank, fuel dispenser, FuelMaster Live 4
105	108		functionality, and a concrete island with an awning, lights, and electrical 5
106	109		outlets. 6
107	110		(2) Three thousand dollars ($3,000) for an air compressor for filling tires to be 7
108	111		located on the concrete island funded in subdivision (1) of this subsection. 8
109	112		(3) One hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for a vehicle vacuum to be located on the 9
110	113		concrete island funded in subdivision (1) of this subsection. 10
111	114		SECTION 2.2.(b) The State Highway Patrol shall enter into a memorandum of 11
112	115		agreement with the Department of Transportation for the creation, use, and maintenance of the 12
113	116		items funded by this section. 13
114	117		SECTION 2.2.(c) This section becomes effective July 1, 2025. 14
115	118		15
116	119		PART III. EFFECTIVE DATE 16
117	120		SECTION 3.1. Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes 17
118	121		law. 18