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H611 • 2025

Increase APs in Public Schools.

Increase APs in Public Schools.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rhyne, Cotham, Schietzelt, Paré, Baker, Belk, Blackwell, Blust, Campbell, Carney, Cervania, Clark, Cohn, Greenfield, Harrison, F. Jackson, Johnson, Johnson-Hostler, Liu, McNeely, Morey, G. Pierce, Reeder, Willingham
Last action
2025-04-01
Official status
Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
2025-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Increase APs in Public Schools.

Increase APs in Public Schools.

What This Bill Does

  • Increase APs in Public Schools.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-01 House

    Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-04-01 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-03-31 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Increase APs in Public Schools.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 611

Short Title: Increase APs in Public Schools. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Rhyne, Cotham, Schietzelt, and Paré (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 1, 2025
*H611-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FU NDS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ASSISTANT 2
PRINCIPALS IN LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS OVER TIME. 3
Whereas, assistant principals contribute to the safe operation of the public schools; 4
and 5
Whereas, increasing the number of assistant principals in schools will increase the 6
number of well-prepared principals in public schools; Now, therefore, 7
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 8
SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-47 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 9
"(70) To Provide for Assistant Principals. – Local boards of education shall increase 10
full-time, permanent assistant principal positions employed in local school 11
administrative units based on average daily membership for each fiscal year 12
until the 2026 -2027 fiscal year. Beginning in the 2025 -2026 fiscal year, in 13
order to increase assistant principal positions under this subdivision, there is 14
appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction 15
for the following fiscal years the following amounts to the school building 16
administration allotment to increase the ratios of funds allotted for months of 17
employment for assistant principals to students, as follows: 18
Fiscal Year Assistant Principals Appropriation 19
2025-2026 1 month:90 students $23,560,043 20
2026-2027 21
and each subsequent 22
fiscal year thereafter 1 month:80 students $57,568,035." 23
SECTION 2. Funds provided pursuant to this act shall supplement and not supplant 24
any funds from any source already provided for assistant principals. 25
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. Section 1 of this act applies 26
beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. 27