North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 12 D cosponsors

SB 434 — School Workers Fair Pay Act.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    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 24, 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.

  • 12 sponsors

    2 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of Senate Bill 434, the wording was clarified to emphasize that the increase in minimum salaries for non-certified education staff must come from non-state funds, ensuring a minimum hourly wage of at least $17.00. This change is important because it specifies how the salary increases will be funded, potentially affecting the financial planning of educational institutions and their ability to compensate their non-certified employees fairly. The clearer language helps avoid confusion about funding sources and reinforces the commitment to providing fair wages.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 24, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 434 Short Title:
434 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45164-MTa-64 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE HOURLY RATE OF THE MINIMUM SALARY FOR NONCERTIFIED PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO BE AT LEAST SEVENTEEN DOLLARS PER HOUR.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE HOURLY RATE OF THE MINIMUM SALARY FOR NONCERTIFIED PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO BE AT LEAST SEVENTEEN DOLLARS PER HOUR.
The State Board of Education shall increasetheminimum ofall salarygrades and ranges it maintains fornoncertified public school employees, as necessary, to achieve a minimum hourly rate of at least seventeen dollars ($17.00) per hour.
The State Board of Education shall increasetheminimum ofall salarygrades andranges it maintains fornoncertified public school employees, as necessary, to achieve a minimum hourly rate of at least seventeen dollars ($17.00) per hour.
SECTION 1.(b) Funds provided to local school administrative units pursuant to this act may be used to supplement the salaries of noncertified public school employees whose salariesaresupported from non-Statefundsto meet theminimum hourlyrateof at least seventeen dollars ($17.00) per hour required by subsection (a) of this section.
SECTION 1.(b) Funds provided to local school administrative units pursuant to this act may be used to supplement the salaries of noncertified public school employees whose salariesaresupported from non-Statefundsto meet theminimum hourlyrateofat least seventeen dollars ($17.00) per hour required bysubsection (a) of this section.
*DRS45164-MTa-64*
*S434-v-1*
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 167 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (167)

167 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 434?
SB 434 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Caleb Theodros (Democratic), DeAndrea Salvador (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), Michael Garrett (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Val Applewhite (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic), Terence Everitt (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 434?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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