North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S659: Investing in North Carolina Act.
Status: In committee, March 26, 2025
What the bill says
An act to appropriate funds to raise salaries for teachers, state employees, community college employees, and employees of the university of north carolina; to provide a cost-of-living increase for retirees; to expand the wage$ program statewide; and to create a tax credit for qualifying employers equal to the lesser of five percent of wages paid to employees during the taxable year or ten thousand dollars.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO RAISE SALARIES FOR TEACHERS, STATE EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY COLLEGE EMPLOYEES, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA; TO PROVIDE A COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE FOR RETIREES; TO EXPAND THE WAGE$ PROGRAM STATEWIDE; AND TO CREATE A TAX CREDIT FOR QUALIFYING EMPLOYERS EQUAL TO THE LESSER OF FIVE PERCENT OF WAGES PAID TO EMPLOYEES DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR OR TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. RAISE TEACHER SALARIES SECTION 1.(a) The following monthly teacher salary schedule shall apply for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to licensed personnel of the public schools who are classified as teachers. The salary schedule is based on years of teaching experience. 2025-2026 Teacher Monthly Salary Schedule Years of Experience "A" Teachers 0 $4,600 1 $4,685 2 $4,770 3 $4,855 4 $4,940 5 $5,025 6 $5,110 7 $5,195 8 $5,280 9 $5,365 10 $5,450 11 $5,535 12 $5,620 13 $5,705 14 $5,790 15 $5,875 16 $5,950 17-19 $6,070 20-22 $6,135 23-25 $6,200 *DRS35204-MTfap-71C* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 26-28 $6,295 29+ $6,370 SECTION 1.(b) Salary Supplements for Teachers Paid on This Salary Schedule. - (1) Licensed teachers who have NBPTS certification shall receive a salary supplement each month of twelve percent (12%) of their monthly salary on the "A" salary schedule. …
Sponsors
- Applewhite, Val (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Grafstein, Lisa (D, 13) · primary sponsor
- Bradley, Woodson (D, 42) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16)
- Batch, Sydney (D, 17)
- Chaudhuri, Jay J. (D, 15)
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22)
- Everitt, Terence (D, 18)
- Garrett, Michael (D, 27)
- Lowe, Paul A. (D, 32)
- Mayfield, Julie (D, 49)
- Meyer, Graig (D, 23)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: COMMUNITY COLLEGES, SBI, COST-OF-LIVING, BUDGETING, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYMENT
Common questions
- What is S659?
- S659 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Investing in North Carolina Act.
- What does S659 do?
- In its own words: An act to appropriate funds to raise salaries for teachers, state employees, community college employees, and employees of the university of north carolina; to provide a cost-of-living increase for retirees; to expand the wage$ program statewide; and to create a tax credit for qualifying employers equal to the lesser of five percent of wages paid to employees during the taxable year or ten thousand dollars.
- What is the status of S659?
- In committee as of March 26, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (March 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored S659?
- Applewhite, Val (D, 19), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S659?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S659
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