Appropriates $16,186,278 for 2023-24 and for 2024-25 from the General Fund to the Reserve for Compensation Increases, effective July 1, 2023, for 30 new full-time positions and pay scales at the Wildlife Resources Commission (Commission). Requires the funds to be used for one salary schedule based on experience and one based on rank.

Requires, effective July 1, 2023, that Commission employees be paid based on the established experience based or rank-based schedules. Salaries range from $49,516 to $72,253 for experience ranging from 0 years to 6+ years. Salaries range from $79,479 to $144,778 for ranks ranging from Pilot 1, Sergeant, to Colonel.

Appropriates $2.5 million for 2023-24 and 2024-25 from the General Fund to the Reserve for Compensation Increases, effective July 1, 2023, for salary adjustments at the State Crime Laboratory in the Department of Justice (DOJ) for employee recruitment and retention.

Requires DOJ in conjunction with the Office of State Human Resources, by January 15, 2024, to develop recommendations and legislative proposal for an experience-based salary schedule for Lab employees and report to the specified NCGA committee. Specifies what must be included in the report.

Effective July 1, 2023, requires, with respect to positions affected by this act, positions that were previously receipt-supported to be supported by the General Fund.