GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	2 

HOUSE BILL 24*
Committee Substitute Without Prejudice 6/30/89

Short Title:  Public School Employees Salaries.	(Public)
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January 18, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH NEW SALARY SCHEDULES FOR CERTIFIED AND NONCERTIFIED PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a)	Beginning July 1, 1989, and ending June 30, 1992, the following monthly salary schedule shall be phased in for certified personnel of the public schools who are classified as "A”teachers.  The schedule contains 21 steps with each step corresponding to one year of teaching experience. 
Yrs.	1988-89	1989-90 	1990-91 	1991-92
Exp. 	Salary	Salary	Salary	Salary
0	$1,833	$1,914	$1,983	$2,050
1	 1,833	 1,929	 2,012	 2,091
2	 1,833 	 1,944	 2,041	 2,133
3	 1,833	 1,960	 2,070	 2,176
4	 1,915	 2,032	 2,133	 2,230
5	 2,030	 2,125	 2,207	 2,286
6	 2,030	 2,146	 2,247	 2,343
7	 2,030	 2,168	 2,287	 2,402
8	 2,100	 2,234	 2,351	 2,462
9	 2,100	 2,257	 2,393	 2,524
10	 2,100	 2,286	 2,446	 2,600
11	 2,196	 2,375	 2,530	 2,678
12	 2,196	 2,405	 2,585	 2,758
13	 2,295	 2,498	 2,673	 2,841
14	 2,295	 2,529	 2,732	 2,926
15	 2,400	 2,633	 2,835	 3,028
16	 2,516	 2,745	 2,944	 3,134
17	 2,516	 2,786	 3,020	 3,244
18	 2,640	 2,906	 3,137	 3,358
19	 2,640	 2,950	 3,219	 3,476
20+	 2,765	 3,074	 3,341	 3,598
(b) Beginning July 1, 1989, and ending June 30, 1992, the following monthly salary schedule shall be phased in for certified personnel of the public schools who are classified as "G”teachers.  The schedule contains 21 steps with each step corresponding to one year of teaching experience.
Yrs.	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92
Exp.	Salary	Salary	Salary	Salary
0	$2,003	$2,059	$2,107	$2,153
1	 2,003	 2,075	 2,137	 2,196
2	 2,003	 2,091	 2,167	 2,240
3	 2,003	 2,108	 2,198	 2,285
4	 2,100	 2,190	 2,267	 2,342
5	 2,196	 2,272	 2,337	 2,400
6	 2,196	 2,294	 2,379	 2,460
7	 2,196	 2,317	 2,422	 2,522
8	 2,295	 2,403	 2,496	 2,585
9	 2,295	 2,427	 2,541	 2,650
10	 2,295	 2,456	 2,596	 2,730
11	 2,295	 2,487	 2,653	 2,812
12	 2,400	 2,584	 2,743	 2,896
13	 2,516	 2,689	 2,839	 2,983
14	 2,516	 2,722	 2,901	 3,072
15	 2,640	 2,840	 3,013	 3,179
16	 2,640	 2,882	 3,090	 3,291
17	 2,765	 3,003	 3,209	 3,406
18	 2,765	 3,047	 3,292	 3,526
19	 2,902	 3,180	 3,420	 3,650
20+	 2,902	 3,227	 3,508	 3,778
(c)	Beginning July 1, 1989, and ending June 30, 1992, the following monthly salary schedule shall be phased in for certified personnel of the public schools who are classified as "G”teachers with advanced certification.  The schedule contains 21 steps with each step corresponding to one year of teaching experience.
Yrs.	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92
Exp.	Salary	Salary	Salary	Salary
0	$2,129	$2,158	$2,183	$2,207
1	 2,129	 2,174	 2,213	 2,251
2	 2,129	 2,191 	 2,245	 2,296
3	 2,129	 2,208	 2,276	 2,342
4	 2,226	 2,291	 2,347	 2,401
5	 2,322	 2,373	 2,417	 2,460
6	 2,322	 2,396	 2,460	 2,522
7	 2,322	 2,420	 2,504	 2,585
8	 2,421	 2,506	 2,579	 2,650
9	 2,421	 2,530	 2,625	 2,716
10	 2,421	 2,561	 2,682	 2,798
11	 2,421	 2,592	 2,740	 2,882
12	 2,526	 2,690	 2,832	 2,968
13	 2,642	 2,796	 2,930	 3,058
14	 2,642	 2,830	 2,993	 3,149
15 	 2,766	 2,949	 3,106	 3,258
16	 2,766	 2,991	 3,186	 3,373
17	 2,891	 3,114	 3,306	 3,491
18	 2,891	 3,159	 3,391	 3,614
19	 3,028	 3,293	 3,521	 3,741
20+	 3,028	 3,341	 3,612	 3,872
(d)	Beginning July 1, 1989, and ending June 30, 1992, the following monthly salary schedule shall be phased in for certified personnel of the public schools who are classified as "D”teachers.  The schedule contains 21 steps with each step corresponding to one year of teaching experience.
Yrs.	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92
Exp.	Salary	Salary	Salary	Salary
0	$2,256	$2,258 	$2,259	$2,261
1	 2,256	 2,275	 2,291	 2,306
2	 2,256	 2,292	 2,322	 2,352
3	 2,256	 2,309	 2,355	 2,399
4	 2,353	 2,392	 2,426	 2,459
5	 2,449	 2,475	 2,498	 2,520
6	 2,449	 2,499	 2,542	 2,583
7	 2,449	 2,523	 2,587	 2,648
8	 2,548	 2,610	 2,663	 2,714
9	 2,548	 2,635	 2,711	 2,783
10	 2,548	 2,666	 2,769	 2,867
11	 2,548	 2,698	 2,828	 2,953
12	 2,653	 2,797	 2,921	 3,041
13	 2,769	 2,904	 3,020	 3,132
14	 2,769	 2,939	 3,085	 3,226
15	 2,893	 3,058	 3,201	 3,338
16	 2,893	 3,102	 3,283	 3,456
17	 3,018	 3,225	 3,404	 3,576
18	 3,018	 3,272	 3,491	 3,702
19	 3,155	 3,407 	 3,624	 3,833
20+	 3,155	 3,456	 3,717	 3,967
(e)  The salary schedules for "A", "G", "G”with advanced certification, and "D”teachers provide for a two percent (2%) cumulative increase between steps zero and three, a two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) increase between steps three and 10, a three percent (3%) increase between steps 10 and 15, and a three and one-half percent (3 1/2%) increase between steps 15 and 20.
(f)  Teachers shall be placed on the applicable salary schedule based on years of experience and shall receive the salary increases necessary to bring them to the appropriate level on the schedule.
Sec. 2.  (a)	Effective July 1, 1989, the following monthly salary schedule shall be applicable to certified personnel of the public schools who are classified as "administrators."
Salary Grade
Yrs.	   1	   2	   3	   4	   5	   6	   7
Exp.
0	$2,483	$2,582	$2,686	$2,793	$2,905	$3,021	$3,142
1	 2,545	 2,647	 2,752	 2,862	 2,977	 3,096	 3,220
2	 2,609	 2,713	 2,822	 2,935	 3,052	 3,174	 3,302
3	 2,674	 2,781	 2,893	 3,008	 3,128	 3,253	 3,384
4	 2,741	 2,851	 2,964	 3,083	 3,206	 3,334	 3,468
5	 2,810	 2,922	 3,039	 3,161	 3,287	 3,418	 3,555
6	 2,894	 3,009	 3,129	 3,254	 3,385	 3,520	 3,660
7	 2,983	 3,100	 3,224	 3,353	 3,487	 3,626	 3,772
8	 3,070	 3,193	 3,321	 3,454	 3,593	 3,736	 3,886
9	 3,162	 3,288	 3,419	 3,556	 3,698	 3,846	 4,000
10	 3,257	 3,388	 3,523	 3,663	 3,810	 3,963	 4,122
11	 3,355	 3,489	 3,629	 3,774	 3,925	 4,082	 4,245
12	 3,455	 3,594	 3,737	 3,887	 4,043	 4,205	 4,373
13	 3,576	 3,720	 3,868	 4,023	 4,184	 4,351	 4,525
14	 3,701	 3,849	 4,003	 4,163	 4,329	 4,502	 4,682
15	 3,830	 3,983	 4,142	 4,308	 4,480	 4,660	 4,846
16	 3,965	 4,124	 4,289	 4,460	 4,638	 4,824	 5,016
17	 4,103	 4,267	 4,438	 4,616	 4,800	 4,992	 5,192
18	 4,247	 4,417	 4,593	 4,777	 4,967	 5,166	 5,373
19	 4,395	 4,572	 4,754	 4,945	 5,142	 5,348	 5,563
20	 4,549	 4,731	 4,921	 5,118	 5,323	 5,536	 5,757

   8	   9	   10	   11	   12	   13	   14

0	$3,268	$3,399	$3,535	$3,677	$3,823	$3,976	$4,135
1	 3,349	 3,483	 3,622	 3,767	 3,918	 4,074	 4,237
2	 3,434	 3,571	 3,714	 3,862	 4,017	 4,178	 4,345
3	 3,519	 3,659	 3,806	 3,959	 4,116	 4,281	 4,453
4	 3,606	 3,750	 3,900	 4,056	 4,218	 4,387	 4,562
5	 3,697	 3,845	 3,999	 4,158	 4,324	 4,498	 4,678
6	 3,807	 3,960	 4,118	 4,283	 4,455	 4,633	 4,819
7	 3,923	 4,080	 4,242	 4,413	 4,589	 4,772	 4,963
8	 4,042	 4,204	 4,372	 4,547	 4,728	 4,918	 5,115
9	 4,159	 4,326	 4,499	 4,679	 4,867	 5,061	 5,264
10	 4,287	 4,458	 4,636	 4,822	 5,014	 5,215	 5,424
11	 4,415	 4,591	 4,774	 4,965	 5,164	 5,371	 5,586
12	 4,548	 4,729	 4,919	 5,116	 5,321	 5,534	 5,755
13	 4,707	 4,895	 5,091	 5,295	 5,507	 5,728	 5,957
14	 4,870	 5,065	 5,267	 5,479	 5,698	 5,926	 6,162
15	 5,040	 5,242	 5,452	 5,670	 5,897	 6,133	 6,378
16	 5,217	 5,426	 5,644	 5,869	 6,104	 6,348	 6,602
17	 5,400	 5,616	 5,840	 6,074	 6,317	 6,570	 6,833
18	 5,588	 5,812	 6,044	 6,286	 6,537	 6,799	 7,070
19	 5,785	 6,017	 6,258	 6,508	 6,768	 7,039	 7,321
20	 5,988	 6,228	 6,477	 6,736	 7,006	 7,286	 7,577

SALARY GRADES BY ADMINISTRATOR TITLE
1	Psychologist, Observer/Evaluator
2	Assistant Principal
Program Consultant
3	Program Coordinator
4	Principal–Up to 300 ADM
5	Principal–301 to 600 ADM
Program Director
6	Principal–601 to 900 ADM
7	Principal–901 to 1200 ADM
Assistant Superintendent
8	Principal–1,201 to 1,500 ADM
Associate Superintendent–Up to 20,000 ADM
Superintendent–Up to 1,500 ADM
9	Principal–1,501 and up ADM
Associate Superintendent–20,001 and up ADM
Superintendent–1,501 to 5,000 ADM
10	Superintendent–5,001 to 10,000 ADM
11	Superintendent–10,001 to 20,000 ADM
12	Superintendent–20,001 to 30,000 ADM
13	Superintendent–30,001 to 50,000 ADM
14	Superintendent–50,001 and up ADM
(b)	The administrators' schedule provides for a two and one-half percent (2 1/2%) increase between steps zero and six, a three percent (3%) increase between steps six and 13, and a three and one-half percent (3 1/2%) increase between steps 13 and 20.
(c)	Administrators holding a degree above that required for the position shall be paid five percent (5%) above the base schedule for the applicable salary grade.
(d)	Administrators shall be placed on the new salary schedule in accordance with rules and regulations approved by the State Board of Education.
Sec. 3.  After reaching the final step on their respective salary schedules, teachers and administrators shall be eligible for longevity awards based on years of service in North Carolina schools.
Sec. 4.  Effective July 1, 1989, all noncertified public school employees shall receive a five percent (5%) across-the-board salary increase.  In addition, local boards of education are authorized to use, within available funds, any unexpended salary allocations for noncertified personnel to adjust salaries to relieve inequities that exist in the current salary plan.  There is further established a one percent (1%) salary reserve to be administered by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to reclassify noncertified employees, insofar as possible, commensurate with the level of the State Employees' Salary Plan for comparable positions.
Sec. 5.  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this act.
Sec. 6.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Education one hundred ninety-two million nine hundred eighty-four thousand nine hundred eighty-one dollars ($192,984,981) for the 1989-90 fiscal year and two hundred eight million three hundred sixty-four thousand three hundred fifty-nine dollars ($208,364,359) for the 1990-91 fiscal year to be used for the implementation of this act.
Sec. 7.  This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.