North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	H 1
4		-	HOUSE BILL 767
	3	+	H D
	4	+	HOUSE BILL DRH10365-MT-117
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7	8		Short Title: Market Rate Teacher Pay Study. (Public)
8		-	Sponsors: Representatives Lofton and Lambeth (Primary Sponsors).
9		-	For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10		-	Referred to: Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
11		-	April 7, 2025
12		-	H767 -v-1
	9	+	Sponsors: Representative Lofton.
	10	+	Referred to:
	11	+
	12	+	DRH10365 -MT-117
13	13		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
14	14		AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE STUDY COMMISSION ON 2
15	15		MARKET RATE COMPENSATION FOR TEACHERS. 3
16	16		The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
17	17		SECTION 1. There is established the Joint Legislative Commission on Market Rate 5
18	18		Compensation for Teachers to study and report on public school teacher compensation in North 6
19	19		Carolina as compared to other states nationwide. 7
20	20		SECTION 2. The Commission shall be composed of seven members as follows: 8
21	21		(1) Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the 9
22	22		Senate. 10
23	23		(2) Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of 11
24	24		the House of Representatives. 12
25	25		(3) Two members to be appointed by the Governor. 13
26	26		(4) The State Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the Superintendent's 14
27	27		designee. 15
28	28		SECTION 3. Vacancies on the Commission shall be filled by the appointing 16
29	29		authority. The Commission shall be chaired by a senator and a representative designated by the 17
30	30		appointing authority. A quorum of the Commission shall be four members. The Commission, 18
31	31		while in the discharge of its official duties, may exercise all powers provided for under 19
32	32		G.S. 120-19 and G.S. 120-19.1 through G.S. 120-19.4, including the power to request all 20
33	33		officers, agents, agencies, and departments of the State to provide any information, data, or 21
34	34		documents within their possession, ascertainable from their records, or otherwise available to 22
35	35		them. 23
36	36		SECTION 4. The Commission may meet at any time upon the call of the chairs. The 24
37	37		Commission may meet in the Legislative Building, the Legislative Office Building, or any other 25
38	38		location as agreed upon by the Commission. The Commission may contract for professional, 26
39	39		clerical, or consultant services as provided by G.S. 120-32.02. 27
40	40		SECTION 5. The Commission shall hold at least five public meetings in distinct 28
41	41		geographic regions of the State. 29
42	42		SECTION 6. The Legislative Services Commission, through the Legislative 30
43	43		Services Officer, shall assign professional staff to assist the Commission in its work. The House 31
44	44		of Representatives' and Senate's Directors of Legislative Assistants shall assign clerical staff to 32
45	45		the Commission, and the expenses relating to the clerical employees shall be borne by the 33
46	46		Commission. Members of the Commission shall receive subsistence and travel expenses at the 34
47		-	rates set forth in G.S. 120-3.1, 138-5, or 138-6, as appropriate. 35 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
48		-	Page 2 House Bill 767-First Edition
	47	+	rates set forth in G.S. 120-3.1, 138-5, or 138-6, as appropriate. 35
	48	+	H.B. 767
	49	+	Apr 3, 2025
	50	+	HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
	51	+	Page 2 DRH10365-MT-117
49	52		SECTION 7. The Commission shall study the following issues related to public 1
50	53		school teacher compensation in North Carolina: 2
51	54		(1) Starting and average salaries of public school teachers in North Carolina as 3
52	55		compared to other public school teachers in the United States and in the 4
53	56		southeastern region. 5
54	57		(2) A comparison of the benefits associated with employment as a public school 6
55	58		teacher in North Carolina as compared to other public school teachers in the 7
56	59		United States and in the southeastern region. 8
57	60		(3) The wage gap between public school teachers and other professionals with 9
58	61		similar education levels. 10
59	62		(4) Attrition rates of public school teachers in North Carolina, including how 11
60	63		many teachers leave for other professions and how many pursue education 12
61	64		careers outside of North Carolina public schools. 13
62	65		(5) The impact of State-funded salary supplements, bonuses, and loan forgiveness 14
63	66		programs on retention and recruitment for public school teachers in North 15
64	67		Carolina at the beginning, middle, and end of their careers. 16
65	68		(6) The impact of increasing local supplements and increasing county-level 17
66	69		funding for public schools through property taxes. 18
67	70		(7) Any other issue the Commission deems relevant to its study. 19
68	71		SECTION 8. The Commission may make an interim report, including any legislative 20
69	72		recommendations, to the 2025 General Assembly, 2026 Regular Session, prior to its convening 21
70	73		and shall submit a final report, including any legislative recommendations, by the end of the 2026 22
71	74		Regular Session of the General Assembly. The Commission shall terminate on December 31, 23
72	75		2026, or upon the filing of its final report, whichever occurs first. 24
73	76		SECTION 9. This act is effective when it becomes law. 25