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This bill addresses salary and employment provisions for occupational therapists and physical therapists in North Carolina's public schools through several key measures. Local boards of education will be required to adopt and report a minimum salary schedule for these therapists that differentiates pay based on years of licensed experience, with experience intervals no more than five years apart and capped at 30 years. For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, therapists will receive two monthly salary supplements: a 10% supplement based on a teacher's salary scale and a flat $350 payment, with additional eligibility for salary supplements at six-year degree or doctoral degree levels. The bill mandates that these supplements are to be used in addition to, not in place of, existing salary funds. Furthermore, local boards must submit an annual workforce report to the Department of Public Instruction by February 15, detailing the number of therapist employees, third-party contractor employees, and vacant positions. The salary supplements will only take effect on July 1, 2025, contingent on specific funding being appropriated by the General Assembly. The overall goal appears to be improving compensation, retention, and workforce tracking for occupational and physical therapists in North Carolina's public school system.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H911