North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1178: The NC Teacher Pay Competitiveness Act.
Status: In committee, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act to increase teacher compensation and establish a phased framework for continued compensation increases for teachers over time in order to compete with peer states in the southeastern united states and to revise eligibility requirements and reduce funds for the opportunity scholarship program.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE TEACHER COMPENSATION AND ESTABLISH A PHASED FRAMEWORK FOR CONTINUED COMPENSATION INCREASES FOR TEACHERS OVER TIME IN ORDER TO COMPETE WITH PEER STATES IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND TO REVISE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND REDUCE FUNDS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. Whereas, the North Carolina General Assembly has demonstrated a dangerous inability to enact a comprehensive biennial State budget prior to the start of the fiscal year; and Whereas, operating under the budget continuation statute due to legislative gridlock leaves critical investments in our public workforce frozen, including stagnant and unfunded salaries for public school educators; and Whereas, in contrast, funding for private school vouchers through the Opportunity Scholarship program has been statutorily codified to expand automatically, fully insulating private school subsidies from the very budget impasses that freeze funding for public schools; and Whereas, the unchecked, automatic diversion of increasingly vast sums of public taxpayer dollars to private institutions threatens the State's ability to fulfill its constitutional obligation to provide every child with a sound, basic education; and Whereas, average public school teacher compensation in North Carolina currently lags behind every bordering state, severely undermining this State's ability to recruit and retain highly qualified educators; and Whereas, it is the intent of the General Assembly to demonstrate to the teachers of …
Sponsors
- Rubin, Phil (D, 40) · primary sponsor
- Prather, Lindsey (D, 115) · primary sponsor
- Pierce, Rodney D. (D, 27) · primary sponsor
- Jackson, Frances (D, 45) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Alston, Vernetta (D, 29)
- Baker, Amber M. (D, 72)
- Ball, Cynthia (D, 49)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Buansi, Allen (D, 56)
- Butler, Deb (D, 18)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: VOUCHERS, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYMENT, KINDERGARTEN, STATE EMPLOYEES, FUNDS & ACCOUNTS
Common questions
- What is H1178?
- H1178 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): The NC Teacher Pay Competitiveness Act.
- What does H1178 do?
- In its own words: An act to increase teacher compensation and establish a phased framework for continued compensation increases for teachers over time in order to compete with peer states in the southeastern united states and to revise eligibility requirements and reduce funds for the opportunity scholarship program.
- What is the status of H1178?
- In committee as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1178?
- Rubin, Phil (D, 40), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1178?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1178
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