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.
STUDY COMMITTEE ON ADA/APD/PAC PAY.
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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)
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Thu, 10 Apr 2025 House: Filed(link is external)
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Mon, 14 Apr 2025 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
H 953
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