GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 493*

Short Title:  Salary Schedule for Teachers.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representatives Nesbitt, Anderson, Barnhill, Beall, Burke, Blue, Bowman, Buchanan, Colton, Cooper, N. Crawford, Cunningham, Duncan, Edwards, B. Ethridge, Fitch, Foster, Greenwood, Holt, H. Hunter, R. Hunter, James, Jeralds, Kerr, Lineberry, Locks, Michaux, Miller, Perdue, Ramsey, Redwine, Stewart, S. Thompson, Warner, Warren, Wicker, Woodard; Albertson, Barnes, Bowen, Brawley, Church, Cromer, Dawkins, Easterling, Fussell, Gist, Hackney, Jack Hunt, Judy Hunt, Hurley, Jones, Kennedy, Lilley, Lutz, Nye, Robinson, Rogers, Stamey, Tart, R. Thompson, Walker, and Watkins.
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Referred to:  Education.
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March 8, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A NEW SALARY SCHEDULE FOR CERTIFIED PERSONNEL OF THE NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  (a) Effective July 1, 1989, the following salary schedule shall be applicable to certified personnel of the public schools who are classified as "A”teachers:
Yrs.	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92
Exp.	Salary	Salary	Salary	Salary
0	$18,330	$18,887	$19,444	$20,000
1	 18,330	 18,987	 19,643	 20,300
2	 18,330	 19,088	 19,846	 20,604
3	 18,330	 19,500	 20,671	 21,841
4	 19,150	 20,229	 21,308	 22,387
5	 20,030	 21,002	 21,974	 22,946
6	 20,030	 21,193	 22,357	 23,520
7	 20,030	 21,389	 22,749	 24,108
8	 21,000	 22,237	 23,474	 24,711
9	 21,000	 22,443	 23,886	 25,329
10	 21,315	 22,654	 24,308	 25,962
11	 22,289	 23,730	 25,170	 26,611
12	 22,289	 23,952	 25,614	 27,276
13	 23,294	 24,849	 26,403	 27,958
14	 23,294	 25,082	 26,869	 28,657
15	 24,540	 26,031	 27,702	 29,373
16	 25,726	 27,187	 28,647	 30,108
17	 25,726	 27,438	 29,149	 30,860
18	 26,994	 28,540	 30,086	 31,632
19	 26,994	 28,804	 30,613	 32,423
20	 28,549	 29,926	 31,580	 33,233
21	 28,549	 30,387	 32,226	 34,064
22	 28,549	 30,671	 32,793	 34,916
23	 28,549	 30,962	 33,375	 35,789
24	 28,549	 31,260	 33,972	 36,683
25	 28,894	 31,566	 34,583	 37,600
26	 28,894	 32,110	 35,325	 38,540
27	 28,894	 32,431	 35,967	 39,504
28	 28,894	 32,760	 36,626	 40,492
29	 28,894	 33,097	 37,301	 41,504
30+	 28,894	 33,443	 37,992	 42,541
(b) Effective July 1, 1989, the following salary schedule shall be applicable to certified personnel of the public schools who are classified as "G”teachers:
Yrs.	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92
Exp.	Salary	Salary	Salary	Salary
0	$20,030	$20,712	$21,394	$22,076
1	 20,030	 20,822	 21,615	 22,407
2	 20,030	 20,934	 21,839	 22,743
3	 20,030	 21,389	 22,749	 24,108
4	 21,000	 22,237	 23,474	 24,711
5	 21,960	 23,083	 24,206	 25,328
6	 21,960	 23,294	 24,628	 25,962
7	 21,960	 23,510	 25,060	 26,611
8	 22,950	 24,392	 25,834	 27,276
9	 22,950	 24,619	 26,288	 27,958
10	 23,294	 25,082	 26,869	 28,657
11	 23,294	 25,321	 27,347	 29,373
12	 24,360	 26,276	 28,192	 30,107
13	 25,537	 27,312	 29,086	 30,860
14	 25,537	 27,569	 29,600	 31,632
15	 26,994	 28,803	 30,613	 32,422
16	 26,994	 29,074	 31,153	 33,233
17	 28,272	 30,203	 32,133	 34,064
18	 28,272	 30,487	 32,701	 34,915
19	 29,673	 31,711	 33,750	 35,788
20	 29,963	 32,203	 34,443	 36,683
21	 31,419	 33,479	 35,540	 37,600
22	 31,419	 33,793	 36,166	 38,540
23	 31,419	 34,114	 36,809	 39,504
24	 31,419	 34,443	 37,467	 40,491
25	 31,799	 	 35,034	 38,269	 41,503
26	 31,799	 35,380	 38,960	 42,541
27	 31,799	 35,734	 39,669	 43,604
28	 31,799	 36,098	 40,396	 44,695
29	 31,799	 36,470	 41,141	 45,812
30+	 31,799	 36,852	 41,905	 46,957
The 1988-89 salary amount in the salary schedules for both "A”and "G”teachers includes longevity payments as follows: one and one-half percent (1.50%) of gross annual salary for the 10-14 year service interval, two and one-fourth percent (2.25%) of gross annual salary for the 15-19 year service interval, three and one-fourth percent (3.25%) of gross annual salary for the 20-24 year service interval, and four and one-half percent (4.50%) of gross annual salary for the 25-30 year service interval.  Longevity payments for years 1989-90 and beyond are included in the salary increase for those years.
(c) Educators shall be placed on the new salary schedule based on years of experience and shall receive the salary increases necessary to bring them to the appropriate level on the schedule; provided, however, that no educator shall receive less than a five hundred dollar ($500.00) salary increase in 1990-91, and no educator's salary may be reduced as a result of the educator's placement on the salary schedule.
(d) Enactment of this salary schedule may not be construed to diminish or rescind additions to salary amounts provided by law for teacher participation in the Career Development Pilot Program, or for a teacher's possession of an advanced certificate or earned doctorate degree; nor may enactment of this salary schedule be construed to diminish or rescind rights or benefits conferred upon teachers by law, other than those which expressly refer to salary matters.
(e) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement this act.
Sec. 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Education the sum of one hundred eighty-two million nine hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($182,955,000) for the 1989-90 fiscal year, and the sum of three hundred sixty-four million six hundred ten thousand dollars ($364,610,000) for the 1990-91 fiscal year, to be used for the implementation of this act.
Sec. 3. This act shall become effective July 1, 1989.