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H986 • 2025

Support Our Teachers.

Support Our Teachers.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Cotham, Biggs, Belk, Blust, Dixon, Harrison, F. Jackson, Penny, Pickett, R. Pierce, Pike, Pittman, Rhyne
Last action
2025-04-14
Official status
Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Support Our Teachers.

Support Our Teachers.

What This Bill Does

  • Support Our Teachers.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-14 House

    Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-04-14 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-10 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Support Our Teachers.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 986

Short Title: Support Our Teachers. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Cotham and Biggs (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 14, 2025
*H986-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS FROM REQUIRING 2
LESSON PLANS OR LESS ON OBJECTIVES BE POS TED, TO PROVIDE FOR 3
DUTY-FREE LUNCHES FO R TEACHERS, AND TO R EQUIRE THAT TEACHERS 4
WHO LEAD PROFESSIONA L DEVELOPMENT BE COMPENSATED FOR THEI R 5
TIME. 6
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 7
SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-12 is amended by adding the following new subdivisions 8
to read: 9
"(50) Duty to prohibit required posting of lesson plans or objectives. – The State 10
Board shall adopt rules prohibiting local school administrative units from 11
adopting policies that require teachers to post lesson plans or lesson 12
objectives. The State Board shall also not adopt rules requiring posting of 13
lesson plans or lesson objectives. 14
(51) Duty to prohibit schools from requiring teachers to serve additional duties 15
during lunch. – The State Board shall adopt rules prohibiting local school 16
administrative units or schools within local school administrative units from 17
imposing any duties on teachers during the teacher's allotted lunch time." 18
SECTION 2. G.S. 115C-47 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 19
"(70) To Provide Compensation for Teachers who Lead Professional Development. 20
– If a teacher employed by a local board of educa tion provides professional 21
development to other teachers in the local school administrative unit, then the 22
local board of education shall compensate the teacher for the time spent 23
leading the professional development." 24
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes l aw and applies beginning with 25
the 2025-2026 school year. 26