North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 6 D cosponsors

SB 631 — Juvenile Justice Workforce Fix/Funds.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    2 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Senate Bill 631 includes a clearer title for the document and specifies the financial allocation of $14,100,000 in recurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year dedicated to employee salaries at the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. This change not only makes the bill more transparent but also emphasizes the commitment to support and fairly compensate employees in this important sector. These adjustments matter because they ensure that juvenile justice staff are adequately funded, which can improve the quality of services provided to young people in the system.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 631 Short Title:
631 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15207-LRa-112 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AWARDING A LEGISLATIVE SALARY INCREASE FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE STAFF AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AWARDING A LEGISLATIVE SALARY INCREASE FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE STAFF AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.
SECTION 1.(a) Effective July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Safety, Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the sum of ten million four hundred thousand dollars ($10,400,000) in recurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and the sum of fourteen million one hundred thousand dollars ($14,100,000)inrecurringfundsforthe2026-2027fiscalyeartobeallocatedforemployeesalary increases as awarded by Section 2 of this act.
SECTION 1.(a) Effective July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Safety, Division of Juvenile Justice and DelinquencyPrevention, the sum of ten million four hundred thousand dollars ($10,400,000) in recurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and the sum of fourteen million one hundred thousand dollars ($14,100,000)inrecurringfundsforthe2026-2027fiscal yeartobeallocatedforemployeesalary increases as awarded by Section 2 of this act.
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Years of Experience Youth Youth Services Youth Counselor Behavioral Counselors Technicians Specialists 0 $40,908 $42,254 $45,910 1 $43,771 $45,211 $48,354 2 $46,398 $47,972 $51,256 3 $48,718 $50,320 $53,818 4 $50,665 $52,333 $55,971 5 $52,186 $53,902 $57,650 6+ $53,230 $54,981 $58,803 Fiscal Year 2026-27 Years of Experience Youth Youth Services Youth Counselor Behavioral Counselors Technicians Specialists 0 $42,953 $44,367 $48,206 1 $45,960 $47,472 $50,772 *DRS15207-LRa-112* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 2 $48,718 $50,371 $53,819 3 $51,154 $52,836 $56,509 4 $53,198 $54,950 $58,770 5 $54,795 $56,597 $60,533 6+ $55,892 $57,730 $61,743 7 SECTION 2.(b) Effective for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the following annual salary schedules shall be in effect for Juvenile Court Counselors in the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Years of Experience Youth Youth Services Youth Counselor Behavioral Counselors Technicians Specialists 0 $40,908 $42,254 $45,910 1 $43,771 $45,211 $48,354 2 $46,398 $47,972 $51,256 3 $48,718 $50,320 $53,818 4 $50,665 $52,333 $55,971 5 $52,186 $53,902 $57,650 6+ $53,230 $54,981 $58,803 Fiscal Year 2026-27 Years of Experience Youth Youth Services Youth Counselor Behavioral Counselors Technicians Specialists 0 $42,953 $44,367 $48,206 1 $45,960 $47,472 $50,772 *S631-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 2 $48,718 $50,371 $53,819 3 $51,154 $52,836 $56,509 4 $53,198 $54,950 $58,770 5 $54,795 $56,597 $60,533 6+ $55,892 $57,730 $61,743 7 SECTION 2.(b) Effective for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the following annual salary schedules shall be in effect for Juvenile Court Counselors in the Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention:
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Withdrawn From Com

  4. Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  5. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (173)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 631?
SB 631 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Michael Garrett (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Caleb Theodros (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 631?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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