STUDY COMMITTEE ON ADA/APD/PAC PAY.

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 953 (Public) Filed Thursday, April 10, 2025
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE STUDY COMMITTEE ON ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER, AND PRIVATE ASSIGNED COUNSEL PAY RATES.
Intro. by Budd, Carson Smith, T. Brown.

Status: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Apr 14 2025)
H 953

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 10 2025 - View Summary

    Establishes the 12-member Study Committee on Assistant District Attorney, Assistant Public Defender, and Private Assigned Counsel Pay Rates (Committee). Provides for membership and member appointment, officers, vacancies, meetings, staff, and member expenses. Charges the Committee with studying and advising on the pay rates of ADAs, assistant public defenders, and private assigned counsel. Lists seven required components of the study, including their current pay throughout the State separated by three cost-of-living categories, their current pay structure, and comparisons of their existing pay and pay structures in comparison to comparable positions in neighboring and nearby states. Includes a catchall component for the Committee to study any other relevant subject. Requires the Committee to submit an interim report by March 1, 2026, and a final report by March 1, 2027, to specified NCGA committees.