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Amends Title [NO]
Second Edition
Date
,2017
Senator McKissick
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moves to amend the bill on page 2, line 2, by increasing the recurring appropriation to the
Department of Public Instruction for the 2017-2018 fiscal year by one hundred fifty-four
million one hundred eight thousand two hundred eighty dollars ($154,108,280) and for the
2018-2019 fiscal year by one hundred ninety-five million two hundred twenty-eight thousand
eight hundred eleven dollars ($195,228,811); and
on page 5, line 27, by decreasing the reduction for the 2017-2018 fiscal year by $158,100,000
and by decreasing the reduction for the 2018-2019 fiscal year by $348,900,000; and
on page 5, line 41, by increasing the reduction for the 2017-2018 fiscal year by for the 20172018 fiscal year by one hundred fifty-four million one hundred eight thousand two hundred
eighty dollars ($154,108,280) and for the 2018-2019 fiscal year by one hundred ninety-five
million two hundred twenty-eight thousand eight hundred eleven dollars ($195,228,811); and
on page 350, line 47 through page 351, line 2, by rewriting the lines to read:
"PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATE MODIFICATION
SECTION 38.1.(a) G.S. 105-153.7(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Tax. – A tax is imposed for each taxable year on the North Carolina taxable income
of every individual. The tax shall be levied, collected, and paid annually. The tax is five and
four hundred ninety-nine thousandths percent (5.499%) of the taxpayer's North Carolina
taxable income.annually and shall be computed at the following percentages of the taxpayer's
North Carolina taxable income:
(1)
For married individuals who file a joint return under G.S. 105-152 and for
surviving spouses:
Over
Up to
Rate"
-0$1,000,000
5.35%
$1,000,000
N/A
6.8%
(2)
For heads of households:
Over
Up to
Rate"
-0$750,000
5.35%
$750,000
N/A
6.8%
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For unmarried individuals other than surviving spouses and heads of
households:
Over
Up to
Rate"
-0$500,000
5.35%
$500,000
N/A
6.8%
For married individuals who do not file a joint return under G.S. 105-152:
Over
Up to
Rate"
-0$500,000
5.35%
$500,000
N/A
6.8%.""; and
on page 353, lines 25-48, by deleting those lines; and
on page 55, line 38, through page 56, line 10 by rewriting the lines to read:
"TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE
SECTION 8.1.(a) The following monthly teacher salary schedules shall apply for
the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 fiscal years, respectively, to licensed personnel of the public
schools who are classified as teachers. The salary schedules are based on years of teaching
experience.
2017-2018 Teacher Monthly Salary Schedule
Years of Experience
"A" Teachers
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$3,675
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$3,760
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$3,790
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$3,825
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$3,875
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$3,925
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$4,000
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$4,050
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$4,100
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$4,160
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$4,240
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$4,310
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$4,400
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$4,475
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$4,550
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$4,720
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$4,740
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$4,760
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$4,780
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$4,800
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$4,950
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$5,000
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$5,050
$5,075
$5,275
$5,300
$5,310
$5,320
$5,330
$5,335
$5,340
$5,345
$5,350
$5,355
$5,360
$5,365
$5,370
2018-2019 Teacher Monthly Salary Schedule
Years of Experience
"A" Teachers
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$3,800
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$3,875
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$3,910
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$3,940
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$3,990
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$4,050
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$4,120
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$4,203
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$4,303
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$4,403
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$4,503
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$4,603
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$4,703
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$4,803
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$4,903
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$5,003
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$5,018
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$5,030
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$5,043
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$5,080
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$5,140
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$5,180
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$5,480
$5,490
$5,500
$5,510
$5,520
$5,525
$5,530
$5,535
$5,540
$5,545
$5,550
$5,555."; and
on page 63, lines 3 through 4, by inserting between those lines the following new section to
read:
"INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES STIPEND
SECTION 8.10.(a) Effective July 1, 2017, any person paid on the State Teacher
Salary Schedule and considered a classroom teacher shall receive, at the beginning of each
academic school year, an annual salary stipend of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) to
purchase classroom supplies. The stipend shall be paid to teachers qualifying under this section
who begin employment part-way through the academic year.
SECTION 8.10.(b) Notwithstanding G.S. 135-1(7a), the stipends paid under this
section are not compensation under Article 1 of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes.
SECTION 8.10.(c) Of the funds appropriated in this act to the Department of
Public Instruction for the purpose of carrying out this section, the Department shall transfer the
amount required to pay the instructional supplies stipend to classroom teachers at schools
operated by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Public Safety,
the State Board of Education, and the School of Science and Mathematics of the University of
North Carolina."; and
by adjusting the appropriate totals accordingly.
SIGNED ______________________________________________
Amendment Sponsor
SIGNED ______________________________________________
Committee Chair if Senate Committee Amendment
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FAILED ________________
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