TEACHERS & STATE EMPLOYEES PAY RAISE.

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
House Bill 540 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 29, 2017
AN ACT AWARDING A TWO-THOUSAND-FOUR-HUNDRED-DOLLAR PAY INCREASE TO TEACHERS AND TO STATE EMPLOYEES EARNING LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THOSE PURPOSES.
Intro. by Malone, Jordan, J. Bell, Hardister.

Status: Ref To Com On Appropriations (House Action) (Apr 3 2017)

Bill History:

H 540

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 29 2017 - View Summary

    Raises the annual salaries of all state employees subject to or exempt from the North Carolina Human Resources Act who earn less than $100,000 per year by $2,400 in the 2017-18 fiscal year. Does not apply to persons separated from State service due to resignation, dismissal, reduction in force, death, or retirement, or whose last workday is prior to July 1, 2017. Payroll checks issued after July 1, 2017, that represent payment for services provided prior to July 1, 2017, are not eligible for salary increases provided for in this act. Provides for proportional increase of salaries funded partially from the General Fund or Highway Fund and partially from other sources. Authorizes the director of the budget to increase expenditures of receipts from these sources by the amount necessary to provide the authorized increases.

    Specifically provides for the above salary raises for specific classes of positions in the judicial branch, legislative branch, community colleges, University of North Carolina System, state agency teachers, and public schools, including pro rata salary raises for legislative branch sergeants-at-arms and reading clerks.

    Repeals SL 2016-94, Section 9.1, concerning the teacher salary schedule, and Section 9.2, concerning the School-based administrator salary schedule, and sets out new schedules.

    Appropriates $701,290,177 for 2017-18 from the General fund to the Reserve for Compensation Increases. Appropriates $13,792,560 for 2017-18 from the Highway Fund to the Reserve for Compensation Increases.

    Effective July 1, 2017.