GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1122*

Short Title:  Teacher Asst. Salary Schedule.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Marvin; Cochrane, Harris, Hunt of Moore, Johnson of Wake, Odom, Rauch, Richardson, Tally, Walker, Ward, and Winner.
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Referred to:  Education.
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May 2, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REVISE THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR NONCERTIFIED PUBLIC SCHOOL PERSONNEL WHO ARE CLASSIFIED AS TEACHER ASSISTANTS, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THE REVISED SCHEDULE.
Whereas, the salaries of teacher assistants employed by public schools are significantly below those of comparable positions within the State Department of Human Resources; and
Whereas, revisions have been made to the salary schedule that have resulted in disparity in the salary schedules of noncertified personnel; and
Whereas, the average salary of teacher assistants is well below the State allotment for teacher assistants; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. (a) Effective July 1, 1989, the following salary schedule shall be applicable to noncertified public school personnel who are classified as teacher assistants:
1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92
Old	Annual	New	Annual 	Annual	Annual
Steps 	Salary	Steps	Salary	Salary	Salary
4 D	$ 9,150	0 A	$ 9,803	$10,457	$11,110
5 B	  9,340	  B	 10,007	 10,673	 11,340
   D	  9,520	1 A	 10,203	 10,887	 11,570
6 B	  9,710	  B	 10,407	 11,103	 11,800
   D	  9,890	2 A	 10,603	 11,317	 12,030
7 B	 10,080	  B	 10,810	 11,540	 12,270
   D	 10,260	3 A	 11,007	 11,753	 12,500
8 B	 10,460	  B	 11,230	 12,000	 12,770
   D	 10,660	4 A	 11,447	 12,233	 13,020
9 B	 10,890	  B	 11,697	 12,503	 13,310
   D	 11,110	5 A	 11,927	 12,743	 13,560
10B	 11,340	  B	 12,183	 13,027	 13,870
   D	 11,570	6 A	 12,427	 13,283	 14,140
11B	 11,800	  B	 12,683	 13,567	 14,450
   D	 12,030	7 A	 12,927	 13,823	 14,720
12B	 12,270	  B	 13,193	 14,117	 15,040
   D	 12,500	8 A	 13,450	 14,400	 15,350
13B	 12,770	  B	 13,737	 14,703	 15,670
   D	 13,020	9 A	 14,007	 14,993	 15,980
14B	 13,310	  B	 14,307	 15,303	 16,300
   D	 13,560	10A	 14,587	 15,613	 16,640
15B	 13,870	  B	 14,917	 15,963	 17,010
(b) Salary amounts for fiscal years 1989-90 and beyond are based on State salary grade 56 and shall be adjusted to reflect any across-the-board percentage increase applied to State salary grade 56 in fiscal years 1989-90 and beyond.
(c) Teacher assistants shall be placed on the new salary schedule at the pay step equivalent to current placement within the salary grade and shall receive the salary increases necessary to bring them to the appropriate annual salary on the schedule.
(d) Additional funds shall be provided to each local administrative unit, equal to one percent (1%) of the total unit allocation for teacher assistants, to provide for movement on the schedule based on years of experience and additional education beyond minimum job requirements.
(e) Longevity payments are not included in the revised salary schedule for teacher assistants.
(f) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules necessary to implement the revised salary schedule for teacher assistants.
Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Education $15,184,954 for the 1989-90 fiscal year, and $29,340,697 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.