A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds for bonuses under the abcs of public education program.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to State Aid to Local School Administrative Units the sum of one hundred forty‑five million dollars ($145,000,000) for the 2004‑2005 fiscal year to provide incentive funding for schools that met or exceeded the projected levels of improvement in student performance during the 2003‑2004 school year, in accordance with the ABCs of Public Education Program.  In accordance with State Board of Education policy:
(1)	Incentive awards in schools that achieve higher than expected improvements may be up to:
a.	One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each teacher and for certified personnel; and
b.	Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each teacher assistant.
(2)	Incentive awards in schools that meet the expected improvements may be up to:
a.	Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each teacher and for certified personnel; and
b.	Three hundred seventy‑five dollars ($375.00) for each teacher assistant.
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2004.