North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S259: School Psychologist Omnibus.
Status: Introduced, March 11, 2025
What the bill says
An act to enact provisions related to improving the number and quality of school psychologists in north carolina.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT PROVISIONS RELATED TO IMPROVING THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS IN NORTH CAROLINA. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. INCREASE COMPENSATION FOR SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS SECTION 1.(a) For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, in addition to any salary received under the teacher salary schedule, school psychologists shall receive the following salary supplements: (1) The sum of six hundred fifty dollars ($650.00) per month. (2) School psychologists who have a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) credential shall receive a salary supplement each month of twelve percent (12%) of their monthly salary. SECTION 1.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for the 2025-2026 fiscal year the sum of eight million one hundred thousand dollars ($8,100,000) in recurring funds to provide compensation increases for school psychologists pursuant to this section. PART II. SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS GRANT PROGRAM SECTION 2.(a) Article 21 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 115C-316.6. School Psychologists Grant Program. (a) The Department of Public Instruction shall establish the School Psychologists Grant Program (Program) to improve the safety, mental health, and well-being of students by providing grants to public school units to recruit school psychologists, to the extent funds are made available for …
Sponsors
- Corbin, Kevin (R, 50) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16)
- Alexander, W. Ted (R, 44)
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3)
- Britt, Danny Earl (R, 24)
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12)
- Chaudhuri, Jay J. (D, 15)
- Grafstein, Lisa (D, 13)
- Hanig, Bobby (R, 1)
- Hise, Ralph (R, 47)
- Jones, Dana (R, 31)
- Lee, Michael V. (R, 7)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, COMPACTS, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYMENT, MENTAL HEALTH, KINDERGARTEN, LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Common questions
- What is S259?
- S259 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): School Psychologist Omnibus.
- What does S259 do?
- In its own words: An act to enact provisions related to improving the number and quality of school psychologists in north carolina.
- What is the status of S259?
- Introduced as of March 11, 2025. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (March 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored S259?
- Corbin, Kevin (R, 50), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S259?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S259
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