GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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SENATE BILL 1305*

Short Title:  Sch. Psychologist Salary Adjustment.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Ward.
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Referred to:  Appropriations.
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May 25, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO INCREASE THE SALARY SUPPLEMENT PAID TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS WITH ADVANCED DEGREES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Section  127(d) of Chapter 321 of the 1993 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"(d)	(1)	The first step of the salary schedule for school psychologists shall be equivalent to Step 5, corresponding to five years of experience, on the salary schedule established in this section for certified personnel of the public schools who are classified as 'G' teachers.  Certified psychologists shall be placed on the salary schedule at an appropriate step based on their years of experience.  Certified psychologists shall receive longevity payments based on years of State service in the same manner as teachers.
(2)	Beginning July 1, 1994, school psychologists with certification based on academic preparation at the six-year degree level shall receive a salary supplement of one hundred twenty-six dollars ($126.00) per month in addition to the compensation provided in this subsection.  This is in lieu of any other salary increment previously authorized for school psychologists with certification based on academic preparation at the six-year degree level.
   Beginning July 1, 1994, school psychologists with certification based on academic preparation at the doctoral degree level shall receive a salary supplement of two hundred fifty-three dollars ($253.00) per month in addition to the compensation provided in this subsection.  This is in lieu of any other salary increment previously authorized for school psychologists with certification based on academic preparation at the doctoral degree level."
Sec. 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to State Aid to Local School Administrative Units the sum of four hundred ninety-eight thousand four hundred seventy-six dollars ($498,476) for the 1994-95 fiscal year to implement the provisions of Section 1 of this act.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1994.