A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to increase the salaries of public school employees.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

teacher salary schedules
SECTION 1.(a)  The following monthly salary schedules shall apply for the 2012‑2013 fiscal year to certified personnel of the public schools who are classified as teachers.  The schedules contain 35 steps, with each step corresponding to one year of teaching experience. 

2012‑2013 Monthly Salary Schedule
"A" Teachers
	Years of Experience	"A" Teachers	NBPTS Certification
	0	$3,043	N/A	
	1	$3,043	N/A
	2	$3,043	N/A
	3	$3,043	$3,408
	4	$3,085	$3,455
	5	$3,129	$3,504
	6	$3,264	$3,656
	7	$3,404	$3,812
	8	$3,538	$3,963
	9	$3,667	$4,107
	10	$3,771	$4,224
	11	$3,819	$4,277
	12	$3,868	$4,332
	13	$3,918	$4,388
	14	$3,967	$4,443
	15	$4,018	$4,500
	16	$4,069	$4,557
	17	$4,122	$4,617
	18	$4,176	$4,677
	19	$4,231	$4,739
	20	$4,286	$4,800
	21	$4,345	$4,866
	22	$4,403	$4,931
	23	$4,461	$4,996
	24	$4,523	$5,066
	25	$4,584	$5,134
	26	$4,650	$5,208
	27	$4,714	$5,280
	28	$4,779	$5,352
	29	$4,845	$5,426
	30	$4,913	$5,503
	31	$4,984	$5,582
	32	$5,055	$5,662
	33	$5,153	$5,771
	34+	$5,255	$5,886

2012‑2013 Monthly Salary Schedule
"M" Teachers
	Years of Experience	"M" Teachers	NBPTS Certification
	0	$3,347	N/A
	1	$3,347	N/A
	2	$3,347	N/A
	3	$3,347	$3,749
	4	$3,394	$3,801
	5	$3,442	$3,855
	6	$3,590	$4,021
	7	$3,744	$4,193
	8	$3,892	$4,359
	9	$4,034	$4,518
	10	$4,148	$4,646
	11	$4,201	$4,705
	12	$4,255	$4,766
	13	$4,310	$4,827
	14	$4,364	$4,888
	15	$4,420	$4,950
	16	$4,476	$5,013
	17	$4,534	$5,078
	18	$4,594	$5,145
	19	$4,654	$5,212
	20	$4,715	$5,281
	21	$4,780	$5,354
	22	$4,843	$5,424
	23	$4,907	$5,496
	24	$4,975	$5,572
	25	$5,042	$5,647
	26	$5,115	$5,729
	27	$5,185	$5,807
	28	$5,257	$5,888
	29	$5,330	$5,970
	30	$5,404	$6,052
	31	$5,482	$6,140
	32	$5,561	$6,228
	33	$5,668	$6,348
	34+	$5,781	$6,475
SECTION 1.(b)  Annual longevity payments for teachers shall be at the rate of one and one‑half percent (1.5%) of base salary for 10 to 14 years of State service, two and twenty‑five hundredths percent (2.25%) of base salary for 15 to 19 years of State service, three and twenty‑five hundredths percent (3.25%) of base salary for 20 to 24 years of State service, and four and one‑half percent (4.5%) of base salary for 25 or more years of State service.  The longevity payment shall be paid in a lump sum once a year.
SECTION 1.(c)  Certified public schoolteachers 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 for certified personnel of the public schools who are classified as "M" teachers.  Certified public schoolteachers 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 for certified personnel of the public schools who are classified as "M" teachers.
SECTION 1.(d)  The first step of the salary schedule for school psychologists shall be equivalent to Step 8, corresponding to eight years of experience, on the salary schedule established in this section for certified personnel of the public schools who are classified as "M" 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.
Certified 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 for certified psychologists. Certified 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 for certified psychologists.
SECTION 1.(e)  Speech pathologists who are certified as speech pathologists at the master's degree level and audiologists who are certified as audiologists at the master's degree level and who are employed in the public schools as speech and language specialists and audiologists shall be paid on the school psychologist salary schedule.
Speech pathologists and audiologists 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 for speech pathologists and audiologists. Speech pathologists and audiologists 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 for speech pathologists and audiologists.
SECTION 1.(f)  Certified school nurses who are employed in the public schools as nurses shall be paid on the "M" salary schedule.
SECTION 1.(g)  As used in this section, the term "teacher" shall also include instructional support personnel.

SCHOOL‑BASED ADMINISTRATOR SALARY SCHEDULE
SECTION 2.(a)  The following base salary schedule for school‑based administrators shall apply only to principals and assistant principals.  This base salary schedule shall apply for the 2012‑2013 fiscal year, commencing July 1, 2012.

2012‑2013 Principal and Assistant Principal Salary Schedules
Classification
Years of Exp	Assistant	Prin I	Prin II	Prin III	Prin IV
	Principal	(0‑10)	(11‑21)	(22‑32)	(33‑43)
	0‑7	$3,781	‑	‑	‑	‑
	8	$3,931	‑	‑	‑	‑
	9	$4,074	‑	‑	‑	‑
	10	$4,189	‑	‑	‑	‑
	11	$4,243	$4,243	‑	‑	‑
	12	$4,298	$4,298	‑	‑	‑
	13	$4,353	$4,353	$4,408	‑	‑
	14	$4,408	$4,408	$4,464	‑	‑
	15	$4,464	$4,464	$4,521	$4,579	‑
	16	$4,521	$4,521	$4,579	$4,640	$4,701
	17	$4,579	$4,579	$4,640	$4,701	$4,762
	18	$4,640	$4,640	$4,701	$4,762	$4,828
	19	$4,701	$4,701	$4,762	$4,828	$4,891
	20	$4,762	$4,762	$4,828	$4,891	$4,956
	21	$4,828	$4,828	$4,891	$4,956	$5,025
	22	$4,891	$4,891	$4,956	$5,025	$5,092
	23	$4,956	$4,956	$5,025	$5,092	$5,166
	24	$5,025	$5,025	$5,092	$5,166	$5,237
	25	$5,092	$5,092	$5,166	$5,237	$5,310
	26	$5,166	$5,166	$5,237	$5,310	$5,383
	27	$5,237	$5,237	$5,310	$5,383	$5,458
	28	$5,310	$5,310	$5,383	$5,458	$5,537
	29	$5,383	$5,383	$5,458	$5,537	$5,617
	30	$5,458	$5,458	$5,537	$5,617	$5,725
	31	$5,537	$5,537	$5,617	$5,725	$5,839
	32	$5,617	$5,617	$5,725	$5,839	$5,956
	33	$5,725	$5,725	$5,839	$5,956	$6,075
	34	$5,839	$5,839	$5,956	$6,075	$6,197
	35	‑	$5,956	$6,075	$6,197	$6,321
	36	‑	‑	$6,197	$6,321	$6,447
	37	‑	‑	$6,321	$6,447	$6,576
	38	‑	‑	‑	$6,576	$6,708
	39	‑	‑	‑	$6,708	$6,842
	40	‑	‑	‑	‑	$6,979

2012‑2013 Principal and Assistant Principal Salary Schedules
Classification
Years of Exp	Prin V	Prin VI	Prin VII	Prin VIII
	(44‑54)	(55‑65)	(66‑100)	(101+)
	0‑17	$4,828	‑	‑	‑
	18	$4,891	‑	‑	‑
	19	$4,956	$5,025	‑	‑
	20	$5,025	$5,092	$5,237	‑
	21	$5,092	$5,166	$5,310	$5,383
	22	$5,166	$5,237	$5,383	$5,458
	23	$5,237	$5,310	$5,458	$5,537
	24	$5,310	$5,383	$5,537	$5,617
	25	$5,383	$5,458	$5,617	$5,725
	26	$5,458	$5,537	$5,725	$5,839
	27	$5,537	$5,617	$5,839	$5,956
	28	$5,617	$5,725	$5,956	$6,075
	29	$5,725	$5,839	$6,075	$6,197
	30	$5,839	$5,956	$6,197	$6,321
	31	$5,956	$6,075	$6,321	$6,447
	32	$6,075	$6,197	$6,447	$6,576
	33	$6,197	$6,321	$6,576	$6,708
	34	$6,321	$6,447	$6,708	$6,842
	35	$6,447	$6,576	$6,842	$6,979
	36	$6,576	$6,708	$6,979	$7,119
	37	$6,708	$6,842	$7,119	$7,261
	38	$6,842	$6,979	$7,261	$7,406
	39	$6,979	$7,119	$7,406	$7,554
	40	$7,119	$7,261	$7,554	$7,705
	41	$7,261	$7,406	$7,705	$7,859
	42	‑	$7,554	$7,859	$8,016
	43	‑	$7,705	$8,016	$8,176
	44	‑	‑	$8,176	$8,340

SECTION 2.(b)  The appropriate classification for placement of principals and assistant principals on the salary schedule, except for principals in alternative schools and in cooperative innovative high schools, shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:
Number of Teachers
Classification	Supervised

Assistant Principal
Principal I		Fewer than 11 Teachers
Principal II	11‑21 Teachers
Principal III	22‑32 Teachers
Principal IV	33‑43 Teachers
Principal V	44‑54 Teachers
Principal VI	55‑65 Teachers
Principal VII		66‑100 Teachers
Principal VIII		More than 100 Teachers

The number of teachers supervised includes teachers and assistant principals paid from State funds only; it does not include teachers or assistant principals paid from non‑State funds or the principal or teacher assistants.
The beginning classification for principals in alternative schools and in cooperative innovative high school programs shall be the Principal III level. Principals in alternative schools who supervise 33 or more teachers shall be classified according to the number of teachers supervised.
SECTION 2.(c)  A principal shall be placed on the step on the salary schedule that reflects total number of years of experience as a certificated employee of the public schools and an additional step for every three years of experience as a principal. A principal or assistant principal shall also continue to receive any additional State‑funded percentage increases earned for the 1997‑1998, 1998‑1999, and 1999‑2000 school years for improvement in student performance or maintaining a safe and orderly school.
SECTION 2.(d)  Principals and assistant principals with certification based on academic preparation at the six‑year degree level shall be paid a salary supplement of one hundred twenty‑six dollars ($126.00) per month and at the doctoral degree level shall be paid a salary supplement of two hundred fifty‑three dollars ($253.00) per month.
SECTION 2.(e)  Longevity pay for principals and assistant principals shall be as provided for State employees under the State Personnel Act.
SECTION 2.(f)  If a principal is reassigned to a higher job classification because the principal is transferred to a school within a local school administrative unit with a larger number of State‑allotted teachers, the principal shall be placed on the salary schedule as if the principal had served the principal's entire career as a principal at the higher job classification.
If a principal is reassigned to a lower job classification because the principal is transferred to a school within a local school administrative unit with a smaller number of State‑allotted teachers, the principal shall be placed on the salary schedule as if the principal had served the principal's entire career as a principal at the lower job classification.
This subsection applies to all transfers on or after the effective date of this section, except transfers in school systems that have been created, or will be created, by merging two or more school systems. Transfers in these merged systems are exempt from the provisions of this subsection for one calendar year following the date of the merger.
SECTION 2.(g)  Participants in an approved full‑time master's in school administration program shall receive up to a 10‑month stipend at the beginning salary of an assistant principal during the internship period of the master's program.  The stipend shall not exceed the difference between the beginning salary of an assistant principal plus the cost of tuition, fees, and books and any fellowship funds received by the intern as a full‑time student, including awards of the Principal Fellows Program. The Principal Fellows Program or the school of education where the intern participates in a full‑time master's in school administration program shall supply the Department of Public Instruction with certification of eligible full‑time interns.
SECTION 2.(h)  During the 2012‑2013 fiscal year, the placement on the salary schedule of an administrator with a one‑year provisional assistant principal's certificate shall be at the entry‑level salary for an assistant principal or the appropriate step on the teacher salary schedule, whichever is higher.

CENTRAL OFFICE SALARIES
SECTION 3.(a)  The monthly salary ranges that follow apply to assistant superintendents, associate superintendents, directors/coordinators, supervisors, and finance officers for the 2012‑2013 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2012.
School Administrator I	$3,369	$6,319
School Administrator II	$3,571	$6,701
School Administrator III	$3,791	$7,110
School Administrator IV	$3,944	$7,393
School Administrator V	$4,103	$7,692
School Administrator VI	$4,352	$8,157
School Administrator VII	$4,527	$8,486
The local board of education shall determine the appropriate category and placement for each assistant superintendent, associate superintendent, director/coordinator, supervisor, or finance officer within the salary ranges and within funds appropriated by the General Assembly for central office administrators and superintendents. The category in which an employee is placed shall be included in the contract of any employee.
SECTION 3.(b)  The monthly salary ranges that follow apply to public school superintendents for the 2012‑2013 fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2012.
Superintendent I	$4,805	$9,002
Superintendent II	$5,101	$9,546
Superintendent III	$5,412	$10,127
Superintendent IV	$5,744	$10,742
Superintendent V	$6,096	$11,398
The local board of education shall determine the appropriate category and placement for the superintendent based on the average daily membership of the local school administrative unit and within funds appropriated by the General Assembly for central office administrators and superintendents.
SECTION 3.(c)  Longevity pay for superintendents, assistant superintendents, associate superintendents, directors/coordinators, supervisors, and finance officers shall be as provided for State employees under the State Personnel Act.
SECTION 3.(d)  Superintendents, assistant superintendents, associate superintendents, directors/coordinators, supervisors, and finance officers 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 pursuant to this section.  Superintendents, assistant superintendents, associate superintendents, directors/coordinators, supervisors, and finance officers 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 for under this section.
SECTION 3.(e)  The State Board of Education shall not permit local school administrative units to transfer State funds from other funding categories for salaries for public school central office administrators.
SECTION 3.(f)  The annual salary increase for all permanent full‑time personnel paid from the Central Office Allotment shall be one and eight‑tenths percent (1.8%), commencing July 1, 2012. The State Board of Education shall allocate these funds to local school administrative units. The local boards of education shall establish guidelines for providing salary increases to these personnel.

BONUS FOR CERTIFIED PERSONNEL AT THE TOP OF THEIR SALARY SCHEDULES
SECTION 4.(a)  Effective July 1, 2012, any permanent personnel employed on July 1, 2012, and paid at the top of the teacher salary schedule shall receive a one‑time bonus equivalent to one and eight‑tenths percent (1.8%).
SECTION 4.(b)  Effective July 1, 2012, any permanent personnel employed on July 1, 2012, and paid at the top of the principal and assistant principal salary schedule shall receive a one-time bonus equivalent to two percent (2%).

NONCERTIFIED PERSONNEL SALARIES
SECTION 5.(a)  The annual salary increase for permanent, full‑time noncertified public school employees whose salaries are supported from the State's General Fund shall be the one and eight‑tenths percent (1.8%), commencing July 1, 2012.
SECTION 5.(b)  Local boards of education shall increase the rates of pay for such employees who were employed for all or part of fiscal year 2011‑2012 and who continue their employment for the 2012‑2013 fiscal year by providing an annual salary increase for employees of one and eight‑tenths percent (1.8%).
For part‑time employees, the pay increase shall be pro rata based on the number of hours worked.
SECTION 5.(c)  The State Board of Education may adopt salary ranges for noncertified personnel to support increases for the 2012‑2013 fiscal year.

APPROPRIATION
SECTION 6.(a)  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of eighty‑three million four hundred eighty‑six thousand one hundred seventy‑two dollars ($83,486,172) in recurring funds for the 2012‑2013 fiscal year and the sum of three million six hundred ninety‑two thousand one hundred eighty‑two dollars ($3,692,182) in nonrecurring funds for the 2012‑2013 fiscal year to implement the provisions of this act.
SECTION 6.(b)  There is appropriated from the Highway Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of thirty‑seven thousand seven hundred six dollars ($37,706) in recurring funds for the 2012‑2013 fiscal year to implement the provisions of this act.

EFFECTIVE DATE
SECTION 7.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2012.