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NC H523
Bill
Status
3/26/2025
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Cotham
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AI Summary
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Certified school social workers with master's, six-year, or doctoral degrees become eligible for education-based salary supplements ("M" salary schedule) regardless of whether a master's degree is required for their licensure
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Amends G.S. 115C-302.10 to add school social workers as a separate category alongside school nurses for salary supplement eligibility
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Appropriates $500,000 in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to implement the salary supplements
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Effective July 1, 2025, applying beginning with the 2025-2026 school year
Legislative Description
School Social Workers/Master's Pay
Boards
Last Action
Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
3/27/2025