A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to appropriate funds to provide NBPTS bonuses to teachers with NBPTS certification who are employed for at least seventy percent (70%) of Their work time as instructional coaches in Title I schools.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115C‑296.2(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Definitions. – As used in this subsection:
(1)	A "North Carolina public school" is a school operated by a local board of education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Division of Adult Correction of the Department of Public Safety, the Division of Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety or The University of North Carolina; a school affiliated with The University of North Carolina; or a charter school approved by the State Board of Education.
(2)	A "teacher" is a person who:
a.	Either:
1.	Is certified to teach in North Carolina; or
2.	Holds a certificate or license issued by the State Board of Education that meets the professional license requirement for NBPTS certification;
b.	Is a State‑paid employee of a North Carolina public school;
c.	Is paid on the teacher salary schedule; and
d.	Spends at least seventy percent (70%) of his or her work time:
1.	In classroom instruction or as an instructional coach in a Title I school if the employee is employed as a teacher. Most of the teacher's remaining time shall be spent in one or more of the following: mentoring teachers, doing demonstration lessons for teachers, writing curricula, developing and leading staff development programs for teachers; or
2.	In work within the employee's area of certification or licensure, if the employee is employed in an area of NBPTS certification other than direct classroom instruction.
	As used in this sub‑subdivision, a Title I school is a school identified under Part A of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended."
SECTION 2.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of three hundred forty‑three thousand seven hundred twenty‑two dollars ($343,722) in recurring funds for the 2014‑2015 fiscal year to provide NBPTS bonuses to teachers with NBPTS certification who are employed for at least seventy percent (70%) of their work time as instructional coaches in Title I schools.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2014.