North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S865: Restore Benefits to Educators/State Employees.
Status: Introduced, April 29, 2026
What the bill says
An act to make changes to provisions of law related to the compensation of educators, to restore certain retiree medical benefits, and to expand the teaching fellows program.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE CHANGES TO PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATED TO THE COMPENSATION OF EDUCATORS, TO RESTORE CERTAIN RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS, AND TO EXPAND THE TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. REINSTATE EDUCATION-BASED SALARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 115C-302.10 is repealed. SECTION 1.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, State Board of Education policy TCP-A-006, as it was in effect on June 30, 2013, shall be used to determine (i) whether teachers and instructional support personnel are paid on the "M" salary schedule and (ii) whether they receive a salary supplement for academic preparation at the six-year or doctoral degree level. SECTION 1.(c) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction the sum of eight million dollars ($8,000,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year to reinstate education-based salary supplements for teachers and instructional support personnel in accordance with this act. SECTION 1.(d) This section becomes effective July 1, 2026. PART II. RESTORE LONGEVITY PAYMENTS FOR EDUCATORS SECTION 2.(a) Section 9.1(d) of S.L. 2014-100 is repealed. SECTION 2.(b) For the 2026-2027 fiscal year, annual longevity payments for teachers and instructional support personnel shall be at the rate of one and one-half …
Sponsors
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38) · primary sponsor
- Waddell, Joyce (D, 40) · primary sponsor
- Adcock, Gale (D, 16)
- Murdock, Natalie S. (D, 20)
- Robinson, Gladys A. (D, 28)
- Salvador, DeAndrea (D, 39)
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- Theodros, Caleb (D, 41)
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- : Withdrawn From Com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: TEACHING FELLOWS COMN., TSERS BOARD, LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, BUDGETING, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYMENT
Common questions
- What is S865?
- S865 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Restore Benefits to Educators/State Employees.
- What does S865 do?
- In its own words: An act to make changes to provisions of law related to the compensation of educators, to restore certain retiree medical benefits, and to expand the teaching fellows program.
- What is the status of S865?
- Introduced as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (April 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored S865?
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S865?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S865
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