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S649 • 2025

Restore Master's Pay for Teachers & ISP.

Restore Master's Pay for Teachers & ISP.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Mohammed, Bradley, Garrett, Lowe, Mayfield, Robinson, Salvador, Smith, Waddell
Last action
2025-03-26
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
2025-07-01

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Restore Master's Pay for Teachers & ISP.

Restore Master's Pay for Teachers & ISP.

What This Bill Does

  • Restore Master's Pay for Teachers & ISP.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-03-26 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-03-25 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Restore Master's Pay for Teachers & ISP.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 649

Short Title: Restore Master's Pay for Teachers & ISP. (Public)
Sponsors: Senator Mohammed (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 26, 2025
*S649-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REINSTATE EDUCATION-BASED SALA RY SUPPLEMENTS FOR 2
TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-302.10 is repealed. 5
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2025 -2026 fiscal 6
year, State Board of Education policy TCP-A-006, as it was in effect on June 30, 2013, shall be 7
used to determine (i) whether teachers and instructional support personnel are paid on th e "M" 8
salary schedule and (ii) whether they receive a salary supplement for academic preparation at the 9
six-year or doctoral degree level. 10
SECTION 3. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 11
Public Instruction the sum of eight mill ion dollars ($8,000,000) in recurring funds for the 12
2025-2026 fiscal year to reinstate education -based salary supplements for teachers and 13
instructional support personnel in accordance with this act. 14
SECTION 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 15