North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 6 D cosponsors

SB 99 — Extended-Year Teacher Contracts.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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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 February 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

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Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

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Low

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  • 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

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Senate Bill 99 includes additional clarifications regarding the funding sources for teaching positions and how salary payments are handled for teachers. Specifically, it ensures that local boards of education can use a variety of funding options and emphasizes the need for transparency in salary payments for days not yet worked. This change is important because it provides clearer guidelines for school funding and improves financial accountability for educators, ultimately aiming to support the effective administration of school resources.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Feb 13, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 99 Short Title:
99 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35046-MTa-44 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR EXTENDED-YEAR CONTRACTS FOR INITIALLY LICENSED TEACHERS, MENTOR TEACHERS, TEACHERS IN LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS, AND CERTAIN VETERAN TEACHERS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate February 17, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR EXTENDED-YEAR CONTRACTS FOR INITIALLY LICENSED TEACHERS, MENTOR TEACHERS, TEACHERS IN LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOLS, AND CERTAIN VETERAN TEACHERS.
*DRS35046-MTa-44* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) Salary Payments.
*S99-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) Salary Payments.
A local board of education may fund these positions using any combination of State funds, local funds, or any other funds available to the local board.
A local board of education may fund these positions using any combination of State funds, local funds, or anyother funds available to the local board.
A teacher who fails to attend scheduled workdays or who has not worked the number of days for which the teacher has been paid and who resigns, is dismissed, or whose contract is not renewed shall repay to the local board any salary payments received for days not yet worked.
A teacher who fails to attend scheduled workdays or who has not worked the number of days for which the teacher has been paid and who resigns, is dismissed, or whose contract is not renewed shall repay to the local board anysalarypayments received for days not yet worked.
However, instructional personnel who do not require a substitute may use annual Page 2 DRS35046-MTa-44 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 vacation leave on days that students are in attendance.
However, instructional personnel who do not require a substitute may use annual Page 2 Senate Bill 99-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 vacation leave on days that students are in attendance.
DRS35046-MTa-44 Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) Extended-Year Contracts.
Senate Bill 99-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) Extended-Year Contracts.
A local board of Page 4 DRS35046-MTa-44 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 education may require by policy that the three years of employment be consecutive.
A local board of Page 4 Senate Bill 99-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 education may require by policy that the three years of employment be consecutive.
DRS35046-MTa-44 Page 5
Senate Bill 99-First Edition Page 5
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How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the N.C. General Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill establishes extended-year contracts for certain categories of teachers, allowing them to be paid for an additional month of work.

  • N.C.G.S. § 115C-302.1

    State-allotted teachers shall be paid for a term of 10 months. → State-allotted teachers shall be paid for a term of 10 months. as follows: (1) Extended-year contract teachers. – Teachers designated as extended-year contract teachers as provided in G.S. 115C-306.1 shall be paid for a term of 11 months.

    The payment structure for State-allotted teachers is modified to include those with extended-year contracts, increasing their payment term to 11 months.

  • § 115C-306.1. Extended-year teacher contracts.

    The bill introduces a new section defining and establishing the framework for extended-year contracts for certain teachers.

  • N.C.G.S. § 115C-302.1

    A local board of education may fund these positions using any combination of State funds, local funds, or any other funds available to the local board. → A local board of education may fund these positions using any combination of State funds, local funds, or any other funds available to the local board. (3) 10-month term teachers. – All other teachers shall be paid for a term of 10 months.

    Clarifies that the standard pay structure remains in effect for teachers not eligible for the extended-year contracts.

Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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

Sponsors (2)

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Not signed on (173)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 99?
SB 99 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Paul A. Lowe, Jr. (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Gladys A. Robinson (Democratic), Kandie D. Smith (Democratic), and Graig Meyer (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 99?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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