GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 947

Short Title:  Sch. Central Office Salaries.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representatives Preston; Barnes, Buchanan, Edwards, Grady, H. Hunter, McMahan, Rogers, Russell, and Warner.

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Referred to:  Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.

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April 12, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT SALARY SCHEDULES FOR SCHOOL CENTRAL OFFICE PERSONNEL.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. To the extent that the State Board of Education phases in this salary schedule within funds appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose, the following salary schedule applies to public school assistant superintendents, associate superintendents, directors, supervisors, and finance officers, for the 1995-96 fiscal year:
School	School	School	School	School	School	School
Admin.I	Admin.II	Admin.III	Admin.IV	Admin.V	Admin.VI	Admin.VII

Step

  0-8	2,697
	 9	2,751
10	2,806	2,862
11	2,862	2,919
12	2,919	2,977	3,037
13	2,977	3,037	3,098	3,160
14	3,037	3,098	3,160	3,223	3,287
15	3,098	3,160	3,223	3,287	3,353
16	3,160	3,223	3,287	3,353	3,420	3,488
17	3,223	3,287	3,353	3,420	3,488	3,558	3,629
18	3,287	3,353	3,420	3,488	3,558	3,629	3,702
19	3,353	3,420	3,488	3,558	3,629	3,702	3,776
20	3,420	3,488	3,558	3,629	3,702	3,776	3,852
21	3,488	3,558	3,629	3,702	3,776	3,852	3,929
22	3,558	3,629	3,702	3,776	3,852	3,929	4,008
23	3,629	3,702	3,776	3,852	3,929	4,008	4,088
24	3,702	3,776	3,852	3,929	4,008	4,088	4,170
25	3,776	3,852	3,929	4,008	4,088	4,170	4,253
26	3,852	3,929	4,008	4,088	4,170	4,253	4,338
27	3,929	4,008	4,088	4,170	4,253	4,338	4,425
28	4,008	4,088	4,170	4,253	4,338	4,425	4,514
29	4,088	4,170	4,253	4,338	4,425	4,514	4,604
30	4,170	4,253	4,338	4,425	4,514	4,604	4,696
31	4,253	4,338	4,435	4,514	4,604	4,696	4,790
32	4,338	4,425	4,514	4,604	4,696	4,790	4,886
33	4,514	4,604	4,696	4,790	4,886	4,984
34	4,604	4,696	4,790	4,886	4,984	5,084
35	4,790	4,886	4,984	5,084	5,186
36	4,886	4,984	5,084	5,186	5,290
37	5,084	5,186	5,290	5,396
38	5,290	5,396	5,504
39	5,504	5,614
40	5,614	5,726
41	5,841
The local board of education shall determine the appropriate category for each assistant superintendent, associate superintendent, director, supervisor, or finance officers.  That category in which an employee is placed shall be included in the contract of any employee hired after July 1, 1995.
Sec. 2. To the extent that the State Board of Education phases in this salary schedule within funds appropriated by the General Assembly for that purpose, the following salary schedule applies to public school superintendents for the 1995-96 fiscal year:
Supt.I	Supt.II	Supt.III	Supt.IV	Supt.V
Up to	2,501 -	5,001 -	10,001 -	25,001+
2,500	5,000	10,000	25,000

Step

18	3,852
19	3,929	4,088
20	4,008	4,170	4,338
21	4,088	4,253	4,425	4,604
22	4,170	4,338	4,514	4,696	4,886
23	4,253	4,425	4,604	4,790	4,984
24	4,338	4,514	4,696	4,886	5,084
25	4,425	4,604	4,790	4,984	5,186
26	4,514	4,696	4,886	5,084	5,290
27	4,604	4,790	4,984	5,186	5,396
28	4,696	4,886	5,084	5,290	5,504
29	4,790	4,984	5,186	5,396	5,614
30	4,886	5,084	5,290	5,504	5,726
31	4,984	5,186	5,396	5,614	5,841
32	5,084	5,290	5,504	5,726	5,958
33	5,186	5,396	5,614	5,841	6,077
34	5,290	5,504	5,726	5,958	6,199
35	5,396	5,614	5,841	6,077	6,323
36	5,504	5,726	5,958	6,199	6,449
37	5,614	5,841	6,077	6,323	6,578
38	5,726	5,958	6,199	6,449	6,710
39	5,841	6,077	6,323	6,578	6,844
40	5,958	6,199	6,449	6,710	6,981
41	6,077	6,323	6,578	6,844	7,121
42	6,199	6,449	6,710	6,981	7,263
43	6,578	6,844	7,121	7,408
44	6,981	7,263	7,556
45	7,408	7,707
46	7,861
The local board of education shall determine the appropriate category for the superintendent based on the average daily membership of the local school administrative unit.  
Sec. 3.  The local board of education shall determine the placement of an educationally licensed central office administrator on a step within a category of the appropriate salary schedule reflecting one step for every year on their North Carolina professional educator license, and an additional step for every three years of experience as principal, central office administrator, or equivalent administrator experience as defined by the Department of Public Instruction.
Sec. 4. Longevity pay for superintendents, assistant superintendents, associate superintendents, directors, supervisors, and finance officers, shall be as provided for State employees.
Sec. 5. The State Board of Education shall adopt a new funding allotment category for public school central office administrators. Funds allocated in that category to a local school administrative unit shall not exceed two percent (2%) of the total State funds allocated to the local school administrative unit.  The State Board shall not permit local school administrative units to transfer funds from other funding categories to the new category for public school central office administrators.
Sec. 6.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to State Aid to Local School Administrative Units the sum of six million dollars ($6,000,000) for the 1995-96 fiscal year and the sum of six million dollars ($6,000,000) for the 1996-97 fiscal year to fund the provisions of this act.
Sec. 7.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1995.