Bill > S218

This bill aims to restore educator longevity payments in North Carolina. Specifically, it repeals a previous provision that had eliminated these payments, and instead reinstates longevity pay for teachers, instructional support personnel, principals, and assistant principals for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The bill sets the longevity pay rates at 1.5% to 4.5% of base salary, depending on years of state service, to be paid in a lump sum once a year. Additionally, the bill appropriates $140.3 million in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction to cover the costs of restoring these longevity payments for educators.