A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1.(a)  Effective July 1, 2017, the annual salaries of all State employees subject to or exempt from the North Carolina Human Resources Act who earn less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be increased by the sum of two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400) in the 2017‑2018 fiscal year. Those eligible employees include:
(1)	Permanent full‑time State officials and persons whose salaries are set in accordance with the State Human Resources Act.
(2)	Permanent full‑time State officials and persons in positions exempt from the State Human Resources Act.
(3)	Permanent part‑time State employees, on a pro rata basis.
(4)	Temporary and permanent hourly State employees.
SECTION 1.(b)  Except as otherwise provided, the annual salary increases provided in this act do 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.
SECTION 1.(c)  Employees eligible for statutory increases under G.S. 20‑187.3, 7A‑102, and 7A‑171.1 who earn less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) annually may receive the increases authorized by this section.
SECTION 1.(d)  Payroll checks issued to employees after July 1, 2017, that represent payment of services provided prior to July 1, 2017, shall not be eligible for salary increases provided for in this act. This subsection applies to all employees paid from State funds, whether or not subject to or exempt from the North Carolina Human Resources Act, including employees of public schools, community colleges, and The University of North Carolina.
SECTION 1.(e)  Salaries and Related Benefits for Positions That Are Funded:
(1)	Partially from the General Fund or Highway Fund and partially from sources other than the General Fund or Highway Fund shall be increased from the General Fund or Highway Fund appropriation only to the extent of the proportionate part of the salaries paid from the General Fund or Highway Fund.
(2)	Fully from sources other than the General Fund or Highway Fund shall be increased as provided by this act. The Director of the Budget may increase expenditures of receipts from these sources by the amount necessary to provide the legislative increase to receipt‑supported personnel in the certified budget.
The Director of the Budget may increase expenditures of receipts from these sources in the certified budget by the amount necessary to provide the increases authorized by this Part to receipt‑supported personnel.
SECTION 1.(f)  Nothing in this act authorizes the transfer of funds between the General Fund and the Highway Fund for salary increases.

JUDICIAL BRANCH SALARIES
SECTION 2.  Effective July 1, 2017:
(1)	The annual salaries of employees of the Judicial Department earning less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) and whose salaries are not itemized in this Current Operations Appropriations Act shall be increased by the sum of two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400) in the 2017‑2018 fiscal year.
(2)	The district attorney or public defender of a judicial district, with the approval of the Administrative Officer of the Courts or the Commission on Indigent Defense Services, respectively, shall set the annual salaries of assistant district attorneys or assistant public defenders, respectively, in that district such that the average salaries of assistant district attorneys or assistant public defenders in that district who earn less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be increased by the sum of two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400) in the 2017‑2018 fiscal year, in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(3)	The annual salaries of elected clerks of court earning less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be increased by the sum of two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400) in the 2017‑2018 fiscal year.
(4)	The annual salaries of full‑time clerks of court set under G.S. 7A‑102(c1) shall be increased by the sum of two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400) in the 2017‑2018 fiscal year.
(5)	The annual salaries of magistrates under G.S. 7A‑171.1 shall be increased by the sum of two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400) in the 2017‑2018 fiscal year.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SALARIES
SECTION 3.  Effective July 1, 2017:
(1)	The annual salaries, in effect on June 30, 2017, of the nonelected employees of the General Assembly who earn less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be increased by the sum of two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400) in the 2017‑2018 fiscal year in accordance with the provisions of this act.
(2)	The salaries of sergeants‑at‑arms and reading clerks set under G.S. 120‑37 are increased, pro rata, to the sum of four hundred thirty‑nine dollars ($439.00) for the 2017‑2018 fiscal year and four hundred sixty‑eight dollars ($468.00) for the 2018‑2019 fiscal year.

COMMUNITY COLLEGES PERSONNEL
SECTION 4.  Effective July 1, 2017, the minimum annual salaries for nine‑month, full‑time curriculum community college faculty earning less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be increased by the sum of two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400) in the 2017‑2018 fiscal year.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM
SECTION 5.  Effective July 1, 2017, the annual salaries of all full‑time University of North Carolina SHRA and EHRA employees earning less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) shall be increased by the sum of two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400) in the 2017‑2018 fiscal year.

STATE AGENCY TEACHERS
SECTION 6.  Employees of schools operated by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Public Safety, the State Board of Education, and employees of the School of Science and Mathematics of The University of North Carolina who are paid on the Teacher Salary Schedule shall be paid as authorized by this act.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS/SALARIES/SCHEDULES
SECTION 7.(a)  Sections 9.1 and 9.2 of S.L. 2016‑94 are repealed.
SECTION 7.(b)  Effective July 1, 2017, the following teacher salary schedule shall apply to licensed personnel of the public schools who are classified as teachers. The salary schedule is based on years of teaching experience.
Years of Experience	Teacher Salary Schedule
0	$3,524 
1	 3,599 
2	 3,624 
3	 3,649 
4	 3,699 
5	 3,749 
6	 3,824 
7	 3,874 
8	 3,924 
9	 3,974 
10	 4,049 
11	 4,124 
12	 4,199 
13	 4,274 
14	 4,349 
15	 4,549 
16	 4,549 
17	 4,549 
18	 4,549 
19	 4,549 
20	 4,824 
21	 4,824 
22	 4,824 
23	 4,824 
24	 4,824 
25	 5,124 
26	 5,124 
27	 5,124 
28	 5,124 
29	 5,124 
30	 5,124 
31	 5,124 
32	 5,124 
33	 5,124 
34	 5,124 
35	 5,124 
36	 5,124 
37	 5,124 

SECTION 7.(c)  Effective July 1, 2017, the following base salary schedule for school‑based administrators shall apply only to principals and assistant principals:
Principal and Assistant Principal Salary Schedules
Classifications
Years of Experience 	Assistant	Prin I 	Prin II	Prin III	Prin IV	
		Principal	(0‑10) 	(11‑21)	(22‑32)	(33‑43)	
							
	0‑9	$4,208 					
	10	4,277 					
	11	4,425 					
	12	4,544 					
	13	4,628 					
	14	4,683 	4,643 	‑	‑	‑	
	15	4,741 	4,701 	4,756 	‑	‑	
	16	4,796 	4,756 	4,815 	‑	‑	
	17	4,855 	4,815 	4,875 	4,935 	‑	
	18	4,915 	4,875 	4,935 	4,997 	5,060 	
	19	4,975 	4,935 	4,997 	5,060 	5,124 	
	20	5,037 	4,997 	5,060 	5,124 	5,192 	
	21	5,100 	5,060 	5,124 	5,192 	5,258 	
	22	5,164 	5,124 	5,192 	5,258 	5,326 	
	23	5,232 	5,192 	5,258 	5,326 	5,396 	
	24	5,298 	5,258 	5,326 	5,396 	5,466 	
	25	5,366 	5,326 	5,396 	5,466 	5,542 	
	26	5,436 	5,396 	5,466 	5,542 	5,615 	
	27	5,506 	5,466 	5,542 	5,615 	5,690 	
	28	5,582 	5,542 	5,615 	5,690 	5,765 	
	29	5,655 	5,615 	5,690 	5,765 	5,844 	
	30	5,730 	5,690 	5,765 	5,844 	5,926 	
	31	5,805 	5,765 	5,844 	5,926 	6,008 	
	32	5,884 	5,844 	5,926 	6,008 	6,081 	
	33	5,966 	5,926 	6,008 	6,081 	6,198 	
	34	6,048 	6,008 	6,081 	6,198 	6,317 	
	35	6,121 	6,081 	6,198 	6,317 	6,440 	
	36	6,238 	6,198 	6,317 	6,440 	6,565 	
	37	‑	6,317	6,440	6,565	6,692	
	38	‑	‑	6,565 	6,692 	6,822 	
	39	‑			6,822 	6,954 	
	40	‑	‑	‑	6,954 	7,089 	
	41	‑	‑	‑	7,089 	7,227 	
	42	‑	‑	‑		7,367	
SECTION 7.(d)  Effective July 1, 2017, the monthly salary ranges that follow apply to assistant superintendents, associate superintendents, directors/coordinators, supervisors, and finance officers:
School Administrator I	 $3,642 	 $6,618 
School Administrator II	 $3,846 	 $7,005 
School Administrator III	 $4,068 	 $7,417 
School Administrator IV	 $4,221 	 $7,702 
School Administrator V	 $4,382 	 $8,004 
School Administrator VI	 $4,634 	 $8,473 
School Administrator VII	 $4,810 	 $8,605 
The local board of education shall determine the appropriate category and placement for each assistant superintendent, associate superintendent, director/coordinator, supervisor, or finance officer within the salary ranges and within funds appropriated by the General Assembly for central office administrators and superintendents. The category in which an employee is placed shall be included in the contract of any employee.
SECTION 7.(e)  Effective July 1, 2017, the monthly salary ranges apply to public school superintendents.
Superintendent I	 $5,091 	 $9,126 
Superintendent II	 $5,390 	 $9,675 
Superintendent III	 $5,703 	 $10,261 
Superintendent IV	 $6,038 	 $10,882 
Superintendent V	 $6,394 	 $11,543

APPROPRIATIONS
SECTION 8.(a)  State Employees/General Fund. – There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Reserve for Compensation Increases the sum of seven hundred one million two hundred ninety thousand one hundred seventy‑seven dollars ($701,290,177) for the 2017‑2018 fiscal year.
SECTION 8.(b)  State Employees/Highway Fund. – There is appropriated from the Highway Fund to the Reserve for Compensation Increases the sum of thirteen million seven hundred ninety‑two thousand five hundred sixty dollars ($13,792,560) for the 2017‑2018 fiscal year.

EFFECTIVE DATE
SECTION 9.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2017.