2017 ANNOTATED CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
REPORT ON THE BASE, EXPANSION AND CAPITAL
BUDGETS
Includes summaries of each section in S.L. 2017-57, Appropriations Act of
2017 (S.B. 257) and S.L. 2017-197, Budget Technical Corrections (H.B.
528); budget-related sections in S.L. 2017-212, Budget & Agency Technical
Corrections (S.B. 582), and summaries of other bills and select budget
information.
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Foreword
This document is an annotated version of the Joint Conference Committee Report
on the Base, Expansion and Capital Budgets for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium as
enacted in S.L. 2017-57, Appropriations Act of 2017 (S.B. 257) and amended by the
S.L. 2017-197, Budget Technical Corrections (H.B. 528) and S.L. 2017-212, Budget
& Agency Technical Corrections (S.B. 582).
The Annotated Report includes all legislative adjustments to the Governor’s
Recommended FY 2017-19 biennial base budget enacted during the 2017 Legislative
Regular Session, including the legislative session that convened in October 2017.
Also included are summaries of other related bills and select budgetary information.
This document and other budgetary and fiscal information are available on the
division’s website at www.ncleg.net/FiscalResearch.
The Fiscal Research Division is a nonpartisan, central staff agency that
provides fiscal and policy information to the General Assembly.
Table of Contents
Staff Assignments 1
General Fund Availability Statement 3
Summary: General Fund Appropriations 4
Education
Public Education F 1
Community Colleges F 54
UNC System F 69
Health and Human Services G 1
Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
Agriculture and Consumer Services H 1
Labor H 19
Environment Quality H 27
Wildlife Resources Commission H 50
Commerce H 58
Commerce – State Aid H 83
Natural and Cultural Resources H 93
Natural and Cultural Resources – Roanoke Island Commission H 118
Justice and Public Safety
Public Safety I 1
Justice I 27
Judicial – Indigent Defense I 38
Judicial I 46
General Government
Treasurer J 1
Fire Rescue National Guard Pensions & LDD Benefits J 11
Military and Veterans Affairs J 18
Insurance J 28
State Board of Elections J 41
General Assembly J 49
Governor J 61
Governor Special Projects J 69
State Budget and Management J 76
State Budget and Management – Special Appropriations J 86
Revenue J 98
State Controller J 110
Administrative Hearings J 120
Administration J 129
Housing Finance Agency J 141
Lieutenant Governor J 150
Secretary of State J 158
Auditor J 166
Transportation K 1
Reserves, Debt Service, and Adjustments L 1
Capital M 1
Information Technology N 1
Salaries and Benefits O 1
Finance P 1
Appendices
Full time Equivalent Position Counts AP 1
Total General Authorizations/Current Operations AP 2
NC General Fund Operating Appropriations (Education and HHS) AP 4
Earmarking of Unreserved Fund Balance AP 6
Savings Reserve Account AP 9
Actual Tax Revenue Collected by Major Schedules AP 12
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Staff Assignments
Director
Support Staff
Digital Information Management
Committees/Departments/Area
Budget Development
House and Senate Appropriations Committees
Statewide Budget Issues
Appropriations Bill Coordination
Savings Reserve Account
Budget Technical Corrections Bill Coordination
Joint Commission on Governmental Operations
Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources
Environmental Quality
Agriculture and Consumer Services
Commerce
Commerce-State Aid
Labor
Natural and Cultural Resources
Wildlife Resources Commission
Economy and Taxation
Revenue Estimates
Finance Committees
Revenue Laws Study Committee
Economic Issues
State Bond Proposals
Education
Public Instruction (K-12)
Community Colleges
Mark Trogdon
Keshawna Roberts
Chris Black
Analysts
Karen Hammonds-Blanks - House
Brian Matteson - House
Susan Jacobs - Senate
Evan Rodewald - Senate
Kristine Leggett, Team Leader
William Childs
Eric Moore
Rodney Bizzell, Team Leader
Barry Boardman
Denise Harb Canada
Brian Slivka
Jonathan Tart
Emma Turner
Jennifer Hoffmann, Team Leader
Lisa Fox
University of North Carolina
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Committee/Departments/Area Analysts
General Government
Administration
Administrative Hearings
Auditor
General Assembly
Governor’s Office
Insurance
Housing Finance Agency
Licensing Boards
Lieutenant Governor
Military and Veteran Affairs
Revenue
Secretary of State
State Board of Elections
State Budget and Management
State Controller
State Ethics Commission
State Treasurer
Health and Human Services
Justice and Public Safety
Public Safety
Judicial
Judicial Indigent Defense
Justice
Statewide
Salaries and Benefits
Capital
Information Technology
Transportation
Lisa Hollowell, Team Leader
Cara Bridges
Chris Hearley
Denise Thomas, Team Leader
Deborah Landry
Steve Owen
John Poteat, Team Leader
Mark White
David Vanderweide, Team Leader
Timothy Dale
Daniel Sater
Amna Cameron, Team Leader
Susan Tyler
General Fund
Availability
Statement
Fiscal Year Fiscal Year
2017-18 2018-19
1 Unappropriated Balance1 208,607,042 499,475,581
2 Disaster Recovery Appropriations (S.L. 2016-124) (200,928,370) 0
3 Transfer From Savings Reserve 100,928,370 0
4 Revised Unappropriated Balance 108,607,042 499,475,581
5
6 Over Collections FY 2016-172 494,132,774 0
7 Reversions FY 2016-172 356,639,853 0
8 Replenish Savings Reserve (S.L. 2016-124) (100,928,370) 0
9 Technical Adjustment to Unreserved Fund Balance3 1,000,000
10
Earmarkings of Year End Fund Balance:
11 Savings Reserve (263,000,000) 0
12 Repairs and Renovations (125,000,000) 0
13 Beginning Unreserved Fund Balance 471,451,299 499,475,581
14
15 Revenues Based on Existing Tax Structure 22,303,700,000 23,299,200,000
16
17 Non-tax Revenues
18 Investment Income 60,100,000 60,600,000
19 Judicial Fees 240,900,000 240,500,000
20 Disproportionate Share 164,700,000 149,600,000
21 Insurance 75,500,000 75,500,000
22 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) 127,200,000 127,200,000
23 Other Non-Tax Revenues 180,600,000 182,900,000
24 Subtotal Non-tax Revenues 849,000,000 836,300,000
25
26
27 Total General Fund Availability 23,624,151,299 24,634,975,581
28
29 Adjustments to Availability: 2017 Session
30 Tax Law Changes (6,900,000) (521,800,000)
31 Transfer of Taxes from Short-Term Lease or Rental of Motor Vehicles to Highway Fund (10,000,000) (10,000,000)
32 Transfer to Savings Reserve (S.L. 2017-5) 0 (72,090,000)
33 Transfer Additional MSA funds to Golden L.E.A.F. (7,500,000) (7,500,000)
34 Transfer to Medicaid Transformation Reserve (75,000,000) 0
35 Transfer from Contingency and Emergency Fund 7,000,000 0
36 Transfer from Department of Insurance 3,655,405 4,026,728
37 Transfer from the Department of the State Treasurer (5,453,230) (5,434,773)
38 Subtotal Adjustments to Availability: 2017 Session (94,197,825) (612,798,045)
39
40 Revised General Fund Availability 23,529,953,474 24,022,177,536
41
42 Less General Fund Net Appropriations (23,030,477,893) (23,652,171,951)
43
44 Unappropriated Balance Remaining 499,475,581 370,005,585
Note:
1Technical adjustment to correct actual Unappropriated Balance; S.L. 2017-57, Appropriations Act of 2017, includes $208,607,416.
General Fund Availability Statement
2June 30, 2017 actual over collections and reversions as reported by the Office of State Budget and Management and the Office of
the State Controller; S.L. 2017-57, Appropriations Act of 2017, includes projected over collections of $580,600,000 and projected
reversions of $271,000,000.
3Funds were transferred from the Statewide Carryforward Reserve to Unreserved Fund Balance.
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Summary:
General Fund
Appropriations
Revised Net
Base Budget Recurring Nonrecurring Net FTE Appropriation
2017-18 Changes Changes Changes Changes 2017-18
Education
Community Colleges 1,068,233,344 50,170,951 3,936,825 54,107,776 11.00 1,122,341,120
Public Education 8,739,220,986 289,316,731 17,865,905 307,182,636 (6.39) 9,046,403,622
University System 2,801,596,348 71,854,001 20,325,000 92,179,001 0.00 2,893,775,349
Total Education 12,609,050,678 411,341,683 42,127,730 453,469,413 4.61 13,062,520,091
Health and Human Services
Central Management and Support 97,331,832 3,470,583 16,352,794 19,823,377 52.00 117,155,209
Aging and Adult Services 44,085,295 61,189 1,929,549 1,990,738 0.00 46,076,033
Blind and Deaf / Hard of Hearing Services 8,333,453 113,314 0 113,314 0.00 8,446,767
Child Development and Early Education 265,443,810 6,556,366 (3,571,675) 2,984,691 0.00 268,428,501
Health Service Regulation 17,446,527 967,100 360,180 1,327,280 7.00 18,773,807
Medical Assistance 3,684,796,055 52,381,899 (46,422,783) 5,959,116 0.00 3,690,755,171
Mental Health, Devel. Disabilities & Sub. Abuse Ser. 731,652,688 3,493,640 (38,878,009) (35,384,369) 15.00 696,268,319
NC Health Choice 43,446,936 1,497,347 (44,485,035) (42,987,688) 0.00 459,248
Health Benefits 9,671,582 63,469 0 63,469 0.00 9,735,051
Public Health 146,707,017 5,587,506 5,100,000 10,687,506 8.00 157,394,523
Social Services 186,595,053 5,754,553 8,623,519 14,378,072 0.00 200,973,125
Vocational Rehabilitation 38,402,154 431,634 0 431,634 0.00 38,833,788
Total Health and Human Services 5,273,912,402 80,378,600 (100,991,460) (20,612,860) 82.00 5,253,299,542
Justice and Public Safety
Public Safety 1,935,266,736 59,488,820 7,944,490 67,433,310 (67.00) 2,002,700,046
Judicial Department 513,656,896 16,207,676 375,000 16,582,676 98.00 530,239,572
Judicial - Indigent Defense 120,156,248 1,147,842 0 1,147,842 0.00 121,304,090
Justice 54,793,859 (8,892,868) 1,810,303 (7,082,565) 5.00 47,711,294
Total Justice and Public Safety 2,623,873,739 67,951,470 10,129,793 78,081,263 36.00 2,701,955,002
Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources
Agriculture and Consumer Services 118,969,776 2,705,206 11,994,922 14,700,128 0.00 133,669,904
Commerce 134,414,931 (5,433,231) 11,768,032 6,334,801 (52.24) 140,749,732
Commerce - State Aid 15,955,810 200,000 4,145,000 4,345,000 0.00 20,300,810
Environmental Quality 77,854,912 (1,079,585) 1,395,000 315,415 (16.75) 78,170,327
Natural and Cultural Resources 166,273,456 6,264,180 12,975,713 19,239,893 12.00 185,513,349
Natural and Cultural Resources -- Roanoke Island 555,571 0 0 0 0.00 555,571
Labor 16,521,928 1,093,051 0 1,093,051 0.00 17,614,979
Wildlife Resources Commission 11,328,209 (261,222) 112,000 (149,222) 1.00 11,178,987
Total Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources 541,874,593 3,488,399 42,390,667 45,879,066 (55.99) 587,753,659
Summary of General Fund Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2017-18
2017 Legislative Session
Legislative Changes
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Revised Net
Base Budget Recurring Nonrecurring Net FTE Appropriation
2017-18 Changes Changes Changes Changes 2017-18
Summary of General Fund Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2017-18
2017 Legislative Session
Legislative Changes
General Government
Administration 61,986,403 294,976 1,659,642 1,954,618 (10.29) 63,941,021
Auditor 13,379,738 248,470 200,000 448,470 0.00 13,828,208
General Assembly 63,476,017 1,755,684 743,912 2,499,596 0.00 65,975,613
Governor 5,794,114 (875,579) 456,442 (419,137) 0.00 5,374,977
Governor - Special Projects 2,001,118 (2,001,118) 0 (2,001,118) (0.65) 0
Housing Finance Agency 10,660,000 0 3,949,159 3,949,159 0.00 14,609,159
Insurance 39,790,684 8,952,528 95,000 9,047,528 88.24 48,838,212
Lieutenant Governor 703,302 60,406 30,000 90,406 1.00 793,708
Military and Veterans Affairs 8,199,025 692,333 2,566,000 3,258,333 0.00 11,457,358
Office of Administrative Hearings 5,354,257 557,147 51,076 608,223 6.29 5,962,480
Revenue 83,206,070 1,439,541 0 1,439,541 (5.00) 84,645,611
Secretary of State 12,751,423 352,888 0 352,888 0.00 13,104,311
State Board of Elections 6,621,306 2,977 0 2,977 (3.00) 6,624,283
State Budget and Management 7,960,470 220,076 0 220,076 0.00 8,180,546
State Budget and Management -- Special 2,000,000 0 10,763,881 10,763,881 0.00 12,763,881
State Controller 23,353,209 438,297 (2,917,638) (2,479,341) 0.00 20,873,868
Treasurer - Operations 10,266,826 (5,453,230) 0 (5,453,230) (3.00) 4,813,596
Fire Rescue National Guard Pensions & LDD Benefits 26,889,281 972,580 0 972,580 0.00 27,861,861
Total General Government 384,393,243 7,657,976 17,597,474 25,255,450 73.59 409,648,693
Department of Information Technology 51,279,650 (29,069) 250,000 220,931 (4.50) 51,500,581
Statewide Reserves and Debt Service
Debt Service:
Interest / Redemption 703,102,238 24,064,101 0 24,064,101 0.00 727,166,339
Federal Reimbursement 1,616,380 0 0 0 0.00 1,616,380
Subtotal Debt Service 704,718,618 24,064,101 0 24,064,101 0.00 728,782,719
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Revised Net
Base Budget Recurring Nonrecurring Net FTE Appropriation
2017-18 Changes Changes Changes Changes 2017-18
Summary of General Fund Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2017-18
2017 Legislative Session
Legislative Changes
Statewide Reserves
Contingency and Emergency Fund 5,000,000 (5,000,000) 0 (5,000,000) 0.00 0
Classification and Compensation System 0 3,900,000 0 3,900,000 0.00 3,900,000
Workers' Compensation Settlement Reserve 0 0 2,000,000 2,000,000 0.00 2,000,000
Salary Adjustment Fund 0 5,000,000 0 5,000,000 0.00 5,000,000
University System Enrollment Reserve 0 46,571,112 0 46,571,112 0.00 46,571,112
Pay Plan Reserve 0 0 9,688,494 9,688,494 0.00 9,688,494
Film and Entertainment Grant Fund 0 15,000,000 0 15,000,000 0.00 15,000,000
Pending Legislation (Supplemental Disaster Recovery Funds and
Competitive Energy Solutions for N.C.) 500,000 0 99,650,000 99,650,000 0.00 100,150,000
Enterprise Resource Planning 0 0 3,000,000 3,000,000 0.00 3,000,000
Public Schools Average Daily Membership 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
NC Promise Tuition Grant 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Subtotal Statewide Reserves 5,500,000 65,471,112 114,338,494 179,809,606 0.00 185,309,606
Total Reserves and Debt Service 710,218,618 89,535,213 114,338,494 203,873,707 0.00 914,092,325
Total General Fund for Operations 22,194,602,923 660,324,272 125,842,698 786,166,970 135.71 22,980,769,893
Capital Improvements
Water Resources Development Projects 0 0 15,648,000 15,648,000 0.00 15,648,000
Capital Projects 0 0 34,060,000 34,060,000 0.00 34,060,000
Total Capital Improvements 0 0 49,708,000 49,708,000 0.00 49,708,000
Total General Fund Budget 22,194,602,923 660,324,272 175,550,698 835,874,970 135.71 23,030,477,893
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Revised Net
Base Budget Recurring Nonrecurring Net FTE Appropriation
2018-19 Changes Changes Changes Changes 2018-19
Education
Community Colleges 1,068,233,344 67,474,501 6,050,000 73,524,501 11.00 1,141,757,845
Public Education 8,723,720,986 686,028,440 15,360,000 701,388,440 (6.39) 9,425,109,426
University System 2,851,602,607 113,018,172 3,154,253 116,172,425 0.00 2,967,775,032
Total Education 12,643,556,937 866,521,113 24,564,253 891,085,366 4.61 13,534,642,303
Health and Human Services
Central Management and Support 97,331,832 10,507,204 14,930,369 25,437,573 74.00 122,769,405
Aging and Adult Services 44,085,295 94,261 969,549 1,063,810 0.00 45,149,105
Blind and Deaf / Hard of Hearing Services 8,333,453 173,628 0 173,628 0.00 8,507,081
Child Development and Early Education 265,443,810 13,183,202 (294,697) 12,888,505 0.00 278,332,315
Health Service Regulation 17,446,527 1,590,011 360,180 1,950,191 14.00 19,396,718
Medical Assistance 3,684,796,140 164,423,408 (47,538,336) 116,885,072 0.00 3,801,681,212
Mental Health, Devel. Disabilities & Sub. Abuse Ser. 731,652,688 14,933,724 (41,555,823) (26,622,099) 15.00 705,030,589
NC Health Choice 43,446,936 3,857,619 (46,908,146) (43,050,527) 0.00 396,409
Health Benefits 9,671,582 107,508 0 107,508 0.00 9,779,090
Public Health 146,713,455 6,171,763 2,100,000 8,271,763 8.00 154,985,218
Social Services 186,595,053 8,499,575 10,110,216 18,609,791 0.00 205,204,844
Vocational Rehabilitation 38,419,567 635,924 0 635,924 0.00 39,055,491
Total Health and Human Services 5,273,936,338 224,177,827 (107,826,688) 116,351,139 111.00 5,390,287,477
Justice and Public Safety
Public Safety 1,935,343,754 80,358,047 4,890,236 85,248,283 (259.50) 2,020,592,037
Judicial Department 515,073,634 23,949,788 0 23,949,788 127.00 539,023,422
Judicial - Indigent Defense 120,508,461 1,771,898 0 1,771,898 0.00 122,280,359
Justice 54,796,127 (8,284,596) 0 (8,284,596) 5.00 46,511,531
Total Justice and Public Safety 2,625,721,976 97,795,137 4,890,236 102,685,373 (127.50) 2,728,407,349
Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources
Agriculture and Consumer Services 118,971,776 3,881,909 0 3,881,909 0.00 122,853,685
Commerce 134,414,931 (4,256,053) 0 (4,256,053) (52.24) 130,158,878
Commerce - State Aid 15,955,810 200,000 0 200,000 0.00 16,155,810
Environmental Quality 77,854,912 (842,198) 0 (842,198) (16.75) 77,012,714
Natural and Cultural Resources 166,277,458 7,949,966 250,000 8,199,966 12.00 174,477,424
Natural and Cultural Resources -- Roanoke Island 555,571 0 0 0 0.00 555,571
Labor 16,529,525 1,290,426 0 1,290,426 0.00 17,819,951
Wildlife Resources Commission 11,328,209 (484,668) 0 (484,668) 1.00 10,843,541
Total Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources 541,888,192 7,739,382 250,000 7,989,382 (55.99) 549,877,574
Summary of General Fund Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2018-19
2017 Legislative Session
Legislative Changes
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Revised Net
Base Budget Recurring Nonrecurring Net FTE Appropriation
2018-19 Changes Changes Changes Changes 2018-19
Summary of General Fund Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2018-19
2017 Legislative Session
Legislative Changes
General Government
Administration 61,986,403 675,707 734,642 1,410,349 (10.29) 63,396,752
Auditor 13,379,738 400,793 0 400,793 0.00 13,780,531
General Assembly 63,476,017 2,496,990 0 2,496,990 0.00 65,973,007
Governor 5,794,114 (817,705) 0 (817,705) 0.00 4,976,409
Governor - Special Projects 2,001,118 (2,001,118) 0 (2,001,118) (0.65) 0
Housing Finance Agency 10,660,000 0 20,000,000 20,000,000 0.00 30,660,000
Insurance 39,792,849 8,521,851 0 8,521,851 88.24 48,314,700
Lieutenant Governor 703,302 68,195 0 68,195 1.00 771,497
Military and Veterans Affairs 8,199,025 761,718 0 761,718 0.00 8,960,743
Office of Administrative Hearings 5,354,257 656,430 0 656,430 6.29 6,010,687
Revenue 83,206,070 2,277,900 0 2,277,900 (5.00) 85,483,970
Secretary of State 12,812,071 502,872 0 502,872 0.00 13,314,943
State Board of Elections 6,621,306 65,308 0 65,308 (3.00) 6,686,614
State Budget and Management 7,960,470 294,774 0 294,774 0.00 8,255,244
State Budget and Management -- Special 2,000,000 0 0 0 0.00 2,000,000
State Controller 23,353,209 624,909 (734,642) (109,733) 0.00 23,243,476
Treasurer - Operations 10,266,826 (5,434,773) 0 (5,434,773) (3.00) 4,832,053
Fire Rescue National Guard Pensions & LDD Benefits 26,889,281 1,322,580 0 1,322,580 0.00 28,211,861
Total General Government 384,456,056 10,416,431 20,000,000 30,416,431 73.59 414,872,487
Department of Information Technology 51,279,650 367,195 0 367,195 (4.50) 51,646,845
Statewide Reserves and Debt Service
Debt Service:
Interest / Redemption 703,102,238 67,356,498 0 67,356,498 0.00 770,458,736
Federal Reimbursement 1,616,380 0 0 0 0.00 1,616,380
Subtotal Debt Service 704,718,618 67,356,498 0 67,356,498 0.00 772,075,116
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Revised Net
Base Budget Recurring Nonrecurring Net FTE Appropriation
2018-19 Changes Changes Changes Changes 2018-19
Summary of General Fund Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2018-19
2017 Legislative Session
Legislative Changes
Statewide Reserves
Contingency and Emergency Fund 5,000,000 (5,000,000) 0 (5,000,000) 0.00 0
Classification and Compensation System 0 7,800,000 0 7,800,000 0.00 7,800,000
Workers' Compensation Settlement Reserve 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Salary Adjustment Fund 0 5,000,000 0 5,000,000 0.00 5,000,000
University System Enrollment Reserve 0 94,734,518 0 94,734,518 0.00 94,734,518
Pay Plan Reserve 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Film and Entertainment Grant Fund 0 31,000,000 0 31,000,000 0.00 31,000,000
Pending Legislation 500,000 0 0 0 0.00 500,000
Enterprise Resource Planning 0 0 10,000,000 10,000,000 0.00 10,000,000
Public Schools Average Daily Membership 0 48,410,289 0 48,410,289 0.00 48,410,289
NC Promise Tuition Grant 0 11,000,000 0 11,000,000 0.00 11,000,000
Subtotal Statewide Reserves 5,500,000 192,944,807 10,000,000 202,944,807 0.00 208,444,807
Total Reserves and Debt Service 710,218,618 260,301,305 10,000,000 270,301,305 0.00 980,519,923
Total General Fund for Operations 22,231,057,767 1,467,318,390 (48,122,199) 1,419,196,191 1.21 23,650,253,958
Capital Improvements
Water Resources Development Projects 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Capital Projects 0 0 1,917,993 1,917,993 0.00 1,917,993
Total Capital Improvements 0 0 1,917,993 1,917,993 0.00 1,917,993
Total General Fund Budget 22,231,057,767 1,467,318,390 (46,204,206) 1,421,114,184 1.21 23,652,171,951
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Education
Section F
FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19
Base Budget
Requirements $13,023,846,639 $13,008,346,639
Receipts $4,284,625,653 $4,284,625,653
Net Appropriation $8,739,220,986 $8,723,720,986
Legislative Changes
Requirements $377,769,868 $716,422,125
Receipts $70,587,232 $15,033,685
Net Appropriation $307,182,636 $701,388,440
Revised Budget
Requirements $13,401,616,507 $13,724,768,764
Receipts $4,355,212,885 $4,299,659,338
Net Appropriation $9,046,403,622 $9,425,109,426
Base Budget 1,138.45 1,138.45
Legislative Changes (7.39) (7.39)
Revised Budget 1,131.06 1,131.06
General Fund Budget
General Fund FTE
Public Education
Budget Code 13510
Public Education Page F 1
Summary of General Fund Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2017-18
2017 Legislative Session
Public Education
Budget Code 13510
Fund
Code Fund Name Requirements Receipts Net Appropriation Requirements Receipts
Net
Appropriation Requirements Receipts Net Appropriation
1000 DPI - Executive and Administrative Functions 8,402,697 3,628,649 4,774,048 7,946,007 - 7,946,007 16,348,704 3,628,649 12,720,055
1021 DPI - Education Innovations - 21st Century Schools 1,273,180 375,498 897,682 - - - 1,273,180 375,498 897,682
1100 DPI - Assistance to Districts and Schools 27,587,380 22,216,974 5,370,406 (59,988) - (59,988) 27,527,392 22,216,974 5,310,418
1300 DPI - Financial and Business Services 3,752,551 836,474 2,916,077 18,888,958 - 18,888,958 22,641,509 836,474 21,805,035
1330 DPI - Student and School Support Services 17,071,036 12,688,176 4,382,860 (66,121) - (66,121) 17,004,915 12,688,176 4,316,739
1400 Office of Early Learning 77,343,346 69,704,768 7,638,578 (130,254) - (130,254) 77,213,092 69,704,768 7,508,324
1410 NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching 3,377,147 200 3,376,947 300,000 - 300,000 3,677,147 200 3,676,947
1450 K-3 Assessment 2,748,986 2,748,986 - - - - 2,748,986 2,748,986 -
1500 DPI - Technology Services 10,346,154 3,382,537 6,963,617 - - - 10,346,154 3,382,537 6,963,617
1600 DPI - Curriculum, Instruction, Accountability & Tech 60,253,921 48,133,468 12,120,453 254,794 - 254,794 60,508,715 48,133,468 12,375,247
1640 DPI - Educator Quality and Recruitment 20,864,862 19,441,994 1,422,868 336,204 - 336,204 21,201,066 19,441,994 1,759,072
1660 DPI - Special Populations 46,171,928 43,396,353 2,775,575 (98,998) - (98,998) 46,072,930 43,396,353 2,676,577
1800 K-12 Classroom Instruction -SPSF 7,377,797,048 615,835,919 6,761,961,129 32,268,930 18,664,579 13,604,351 7,410,065,978 634,500,498 6,775,565,480
1808 SPSF - Statewide System Ops and Maintenance 10,258,861 - 10,258,861 - - - 10,258,861 - 10,258,861
1810 SPSF - Local Education Agency - Administration 94,915,960 - 94,915,960 (7,000,000) - (7,000,000) 87,915,960 - 87,915,960
1811 Assistance to Districts and Schools - SPSF 2,063,612,732 2,063,612,732 - - - - 2,063,612,732 2,063,612,732 -
1821 SPSF - Ed Innovations - 21st Century Schools 33,285,254 - 33,285,254 (3,882,286) - (3,882,286) 29,402,968 - 29,402,968
1830 SPSF - Student and School Support Services 737,580,266 202,489,369 535,090,897 2,500,000 45,777,192 (43,277,192) 740,080,266 248,266,561 491,813,705
1840 SPSF - Teacher Quality and Recruitment 459,798,944 459,798,944 - - - - 459,798,944 459,798,944 -
1860 SPSF - Special Populations 1,696,820,130 694,936,512 1,001,883,618 3,014,247 - 3,014,247 1,699,834,377 694,936,512 1,004,897,865
1862 NC School for the Deaf 8,686,358 237,283 8,449,075 - - - 8,686,358 237,283 8,449,075
1863 Eastern NC School for the Deaf 8,100,571 242,584 7,857,987 1,000,000 - 1,000,000 9,100,571 242,584 8,857,987
1864 Governor Morehead School and Preschool 5,879,394 196,114 5,683,280 - - - 5,879,394 196,114 5,683,280
1870 SPSF - LEA - Supplemental Benefits 180,410,828 - 180,410,828 - - - 180,410,828 - 180,410,828
1900 Reserves and Transfers 58,056,139 20,722,119 37,334,020 3,345,000 6,145,461 (2,800,461) 61,401,139 26,867,580 34,533,559
1901 Pass-through Grants 9,450,966 - 9,450,966 2,165,000 - 2,165,000 11,615,966 - 11,615,966
Undesignated Items
N/A Compensation Increase Reserve - - - 204,906,164 - 204,906,164 204,906,164 - 204,906,164
N/A State Retirement Contribution - - - 48,150,493 - 48,150,493 48,150,493 - 48,150,493
N/A State Health Plan Reserve - - - 32,107,889 - 32,107,889 32,107,889 - 32,107,889
N/A Enrollment Adjustment - - - 31,897,244 - 31,897,244 31,897,244 - 31,897,244
N/A Average Certified Personnel Salaries - - - 3,165,790 - 3,165,790 3,165,790 - 3,165,790
N/A Department of Public Instruction - - - (3,239,205) - (3,239,205) (3,239,205) - (3,239,205)
Total $13,023,846,639 $4,284,625,653 $8,739,220,986 $377,769,868 $70,587,232 $307,182,636 $13,401,616,507 $4,355,212,885 $9,046,403,622
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Summary of General Fund Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2018-19
2017 Legislative Session
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Fund
Code Fund Name Requirements Receipts Net Appropriation Requirements Receipts
Net
Appropriation Requirements Receipts Net Appropriation
1000 DPI - Executive and Administrative Functions 8,402,697 3,628,649 4,774,048 2,146,007 - 2,146,007 10,548,704 3,628,649 6,920,055
1021 DPI - Education Innovations - 21st Century Schools 1,273,180 375,498 897,682 - - - 1,273,180 375,498 897,682
1100 DPI - Assistance to Districts and Schools 27,587,380 22,216,974 5,370,406 (59,988) - (59,988) 27,527,392 22,216,974 5,310,418
1300 DPI - Financial and Business Services 3,752,551 836,474 2,916,077 9,888,958 - 9,888,958 13,641,509 836,474 12,805,035
1330 DPI - Student and School Support Services 17,071,036 12,688,176 4,382,860 (66,121) - (66,121) 17,004,915 12,688,176 4,316,739
1400 Office of Early Learning 77,343,346 69,704,768 7,638,578 (130,254) - (130,254) 77,213,092 69,704,768 7,508,324
1410 NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching 3,377,147 200 3,376,947 300,000 - 300,000 3,677,147 200 3,676,947
1450 K-3 Assessment 2,748,986 2,748,986 - - - - 2,748,986 2,748,986 -
1500 DPI - Technology Services 10,346,154 3,382,537 6,963,617 - - - 10,346,154 3,382,537 6,963,617
1600 DPI - Curriculum, Instruction, Accountability & Tech 60,253,921 48,133,468 12,120,453 54,794 - 54,794 60,308,715 48,133,468 12,175,247
1640 DPI - Educator Quality and Recruitment 20,864,862 19,441,994 1,422,868 336,204 - 336,204 21,201,066 19,441,994 1,759,072
1660 DPI - Special Populations 46,171,928 43,396,353 2,775,575 (98,998) - (98,998) 46,072,930 43,396,353 2,676,577
1800 K-12 Classroom Instruction -SPSF 7,362,297,048 615,835,919 6,746,461,129 9,591,457 13,647,595 (4,056,138) 7,371,888,505 629,483,514 6,742,404,991
1808 SPSF - Statewide System Ops and Maintenance 10,258,861 - 10,258,861 - - - 10,258,861 - 10,258,861
1810 SPSF - Local Education Agency - Administration 94,915,960 - 94,915,960 (11,000,000) - (11,000,000) 83,915,960 - 83,915,960
1811 Assistance to Districts and Schools - SPSF 2,063,612,732 2,063,612,732 - - - - 2,063,612,732 2,063,612,732 -
1821 SPSF - Ed Innovations - 21st Century Schools 33,285,254 - 33,285,254 (4,445,948) - (4,445,948) 28,839,306 - 28,839,306
1830 SPSF - Student and School Support Services 737,580,266 202,489,369 535,090,897 - 1,386,090 (1,386,090) 737,580,266 203,875,459 533,704,807
1840 SPSF - Teacher Quality and Recruitment 459,798,944 459,798,944 - - - - 459,798,944 459,798,944 -
1860 SPSF - Special Populations 1,696,820,130 694,936,512 1,001,883,618 3,014,247 - 3,014,247 1,699,834,377 694,936,512 1,004,897,865
1862 NC School for the Deaf 8,686,358 237,283 8,449,075 - - - 8,686,358 237,283 8,449,075
1863 Eastern NC School for the Deaf 8,100,571 242,584 7,857,987 - - - 8,100,571 242,584 7,857,987
1864 Governor Morehead School and Preschool 5,879,394 196,114 5,683,280 - - - 5,879,394 196,114 5,683,280
1870 SPSF - LEA - Supplemental Benefits 180,410,828 - 180,410,828 - - - 180,410,828 - 180,410,828
1900 Reserves and Transfers 58,056,139 20,722,119 37,334,020 2,565,000 - 2,565,000 60,621,139 20,722,119 39,899,020
1901 Pass-through Grants 9,450,966 - 9,450,966 - - - 9,450,966 - 9,450,966
Undesignated Items
N/A Compensation Increase Reserve - - - 481,434,198 - 481,434,198 481,434,198 - 481,434,198
N/A State Retirement Contribution - - - 126,996,925 - 126,996,925 126,996,925 - 126,996,925
N/A State Health Plan Reserve - - - 68,038,146 - 68,038,146 68,038,146 - 68,038,146
N/A Enrollment Adjustment - - - 31,897,244 - 31,897,244 31,897,244 - 31,897,244
N/A Average Certified Personnel Salaries - - - 3,258,025 - 3,258,025 3,258,025 - 3,258,025
N/A Department of Public Instruction - - - (7,297,771) - (7,297,771) (7,297,771) - (7,297,771)
Total $13,008,346,639 $4,284,625,653 $8,723,720,986 $716,422,125 $15,033,685 $701,388,440 $13,724,768,764 $4,299,659,338 $9,425,109,426
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Summary of General Fund Total Requirements FTE
Fiscal Year 2017-18
2017 Legislative Session
Base Revised
Fund
Code Fund Name
Total
Requirements
Net
Appropriation Receipts
Total
Requirements
1000 DPI - Executive and Administrative Functions 51.99 (3.35) (1.00) 47.64
1021 DPI - Education Innovations - 21st Century Schools 26.00 - - 26.00
1100 DPI - Assistance to Districts and Schools 70.59 (0.40) - 70.19
1300 DPI - Financial and Business Services 39.00 (1.00) - 38.00
1330 DPI - Student and School Support Services 103.73 (0.89) - 102.84
1400 Office of Early Learning 83.75 (0.75) - 83.00
1410 NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching 40.75 - - 40.75
1450 K-3 Assessment 12.00 - - 12.00
1500 DPI - Technology Services 82.00 - - 82.00
1600 DPI - Curriculum, Instruction, Accountability & Tech 166.30 - - 166.30
1640 DPI - Educator Quality and Recruitment 44.89 1.00 - 45.89
1660 DPI - Special Populations 73.70 (1.00) - 72.70
1800 K-12 Classroom Instruction -SPSF - - - -
1808 SPSF - Statewide System Ops and Maintenance - - - -
1810 SPSF - Local Education Agency - Administration - - - -
1811 Assistance to Districts and Schools - SPSF - - - -
1821 SPSF - Ed Innovations - 21st Century Schools - - - -
1830 SPSF - Student and School Support Services - - - -
1840 SPSF - Teacher Quality and Recruitment - - - -
1860 SPSF - Special Populations - - - -
1862 NC School for the Deaf 137.33 - - 137.33
1863 Eastern NC School for the Deaf 125.33 - - 125.33
1864 Governor Morehead School and Preschool 81.08 - - 81.08
1870 SPSF - LEA - Supplemental Benefits - - - -
1900 Reserves and Transfers - - - -
1901 Pass-through Grants - - - -
Total FTE 1,138.45 (6.39) (1.00) 1,131.06
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Summary of General Fund Total Requirements FTE
Fiscal Year 2018-19
2017 Legislative Session
Base Revised
Fund
Code Fund Name
Total
Requirements
Net
Appropriation Receipts
Total
Requirements
1000 DPI - Executive and Administrative Functions 51.99 (3.35) (1.00) 47.64
1021 DPI - Education Innovations - 21st Century Schools 26.00 - - 26.00
1100 DPI - Assistance to Districts and Schools 70.59 (0.40) - 70.19
1300 DPI - Financial and Business Services 39.00 (1.00) - 38.00
1330 DPI - Student and School Support Services 103.73 (0.89) - 102.84
1400 Office of Early Learning 83.75 (0.75) - 83.00
1410 NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching 40.75 - - 40.75
1450 K-3 Assessment 12.00 - - 12.00
1500 DPI - Technology Services 82.00 - - 82.00
1600 DPI - Curriculum, Instruction, Accountability & Tech 166.30 - - 166.30
1640 DPI - Educator Quality and Recruitment 44.89 1.00 - 45.89
1660 DPI - Special Populations 73.70 (1.00) - 72.70
1800 K-12 Classroom Instruction -SPSF - - - -
1808 SPSF - Statewide System Ops and Maintenance - - - -
1810 SPSF - Local Education Agency - Administration - - - -
1811 Assistance to Districts and Schools - SPSF - - - -
1821 SPSF - Ed Innovations - 21st Century Schools - - - -
1830 SPSF - Student and School Support Services - - - -
1840 SPSF - Teacher Quality and Recruitment - - - -
1860 SPSF - Special Populations - - - -
1862 NC School for the Deaf 137.33 - - 137.33
1863 Eastern NC School for the Deaf 125.33 - - 125.33
1864 Governor Morehead School and Preschool 81.08 - - 81.08
1870 SPSF - LEA - Supplemental Benefits - - - -
1900 Reserves and Transfers - - - -
1901 Pass-through Grants - - - -
Total FTE 1,138.45 (6.39) (1.00) 1,131.06
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Public Education
Recommended Base Budget
Legislative Changes
$8,739,220,986 $8,723,720,986
GENERAL FUND
2017 Annotated Conference Committee Report
FY 17-18 FY 18-19
A. Reserve for Salaries and Benefits
1 Compensation Increase Reserve - Teachers $101,732,591 R $372,639,349 R
Provides funding for salary increases provided to educators paid
in accordance with the teacher salary schedule. Total revised net
appropriations for State and local employee salaries are $12
billion in FY 2017-18 and $12.2 billion in FY 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Secs. 8.1 and 35.17)
Fund Code: N/A
$5,000,000 NR $5,000,000 NR
2 Veteran Teacher Bonuses
Provides funding for a $385 bonus for teachers with 25 or more
years of experience in each year of the biennium. The revised net
appropriation for the veteran teacher bonuses is $5.0 million in
each year of the biennium.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 8.8A)
Fund Code: N/A
3 Teacher Bonuses $14,900,000 R
Provides funds to make 3 Bonus Programs recurring. These
bonus programs include the Third Grade Read to Achieve
Teacher Bonuses, Advanced Placement/International
Baccalaureate/Cambridge AICE Teacher Bonuses, and the
Career and Technical Education Teacher Bonuses. The revised
net appropriation for these three bonuses is $15.5 million in FY
2017-18 and $14.9 million in FY 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Secs. 8.8B and 8.8C)
Fund Code: 1800
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$25,341,188 NR
4 Math and Reading Performance Bonus Program
Provides funding to support a math performance bonus program
for teachers in grades 4 through 8 and a reading bonus program
for teachers in grades 4 and 5. The programs will provide $2,150
bonuses to the top 25% of teachers Statewide and $2,150
bonuses to the top 25% of teachers within each Local Education
Agency (LEA) based on Education Value-Added Assessment
System (EVAAS) scores. The revised net appropriation for this
program is $25.3 million in FY 2017-18 only.
(S.L. 2017-57, Secs. 8.8D and 8.8E)
Fund Code: 1800
5 Salary Supplements for Highly Qualified Teacher Graduates $700,000 R $700,000 R
Provides funds for highly qualified graduates of an approved
educator preparation program to receive salary supplements
based on the teacher “A” salary schedule. These graduates
receive a salary supplement if they are teaching in a low
performing school, are licensed in a special education or a
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
field, or are considered a highly qualified graduate. The revised
net appropriation for this program is $700,000 in each year of the
biennium.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 8.2)
Fund Code: 1800
6 Compensation Increase Reserve - School Based Administrators $35,364,775 R $40,587,664 R
Provides funding for salary increases provided to principals and
assistant principals. Total revised net appropriations for State and
local employee salaries are $12 billion in FY 2017-18 and $12.2
billion in FY 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Secs. 8.3, 8.4, and 8.5)
Fund Code: N/A
7 Compensation Increase Reserve - LEA Employees $61,537,448 R $61,537,448 R
Provides funding for an across-the-board salary increase of
$1,000. Total revised net appropriations for State and local
employee salaries are $12 billion in FY 2017-18 and $12.2 billion
in FY 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Secs. 8.6 and 8.7)
Fund Code: N/A
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8 Compensation Increase Reserve - DPI $997,153 R $997,153 R
Provides funding for an across-the-board salary increase of
$1,000. Total revised net appropriations for State and local
employee salaries are $12 billion in FY 2017-18 and $12.2 billion
in FY 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Secs. 35.1, 35.2, 35.11, and 35.12)
Fund Code: N/A
9 Compensation Increase Reserve - State Agency $274,197 R $672,584 R
Teachers/School Based Administrators
Provides funding for salary increases provided to educators paid
in accordance with the teacher salary schedule. Total revised net
appropriations for State and local employee salaries are $12
billion in FY 2017-18 and $12.2 billion in FY 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Secs. 8.1, 35.10, and 35.17)
Fund Code: N/A
10 State Retirement Contributions - School District Personnel $47,790,931 R $126,048,580 R
Increases the State’s contribution for members of the Teachers’
and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSERS) supported by
the General Fund for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium to fund the
actuarially determined contribution and increased retiree medical
premiums, provide a 1.0% cost-of-living adjustment to retirees,
and provide additional benefits to probation/parole officers.
The revised net General Fund appropriation for TSERS statewide
is $1.7 billion in FY 2017-18 and $1.9 billion in FY 2018-19, an
increase of $81.3 million for FY 2017-18 and $214.3 million for FY
2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Secs. 35.19, 35.19A, and 35.19B)
Fund Code: N/A
11 State Retirement Contributions - DPI $359,562 R $948,345 R
Increases the State’s contribution for members of the Teachers’
and State Employees’ Retirement System (TSERS) supported by
the General Fund for the 2017-19 fiscal biennium to fund the
actuarially determined contribution and increased retiree medical
premiums, provide a 1.0% cost-of-living adjustment to retirees,
and provide additional benefits to probation/parole officers.
The revised net General Fund appropriation for TSERS statewide
is $1.7 billion in FY 2017-18 and $1.9 billion in FY 2018-19, an
increase of $81.3 million for FY 2017-18 and $214.3 million for FY
2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Secs. 35.19, 35.19A, and 35.19B)
Fund Code: N/A
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12 State Health Plan - School District Personnel $31,939,125 R $67,680,526 R
Provides additional funding to continue health benefit coverage for
enrolled active employees supported by the General Fund for the
2017-19 fiscal biennium. The revised net General Fund
appropriation for enrolled active employees statewide is $1.5
billion in FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19, an increase of $52.2 million
for FY 2017-18 and $110.7 million for FY 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 35.19)
Fund Code: N/A
13 State Health Plan - DPI $168,764 R $357,620 R
Provides additional funding to continue health benefit coverage for
enrolled active employees supported by the General Fund for the
2017-19 fiscal biennium. The revised net General Fund
appropriation for enrolled active employees statewide is $1.5
billion in FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19, an increase of $52.2 million
for FY 2017-18 and $110.7 million for FY 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 35.19)
Fund Code: N/A
B. Technical Adjustments
14 Average Daily Membership (ADM) $31,897,244 R $31,897,244 R
Revises allotted FY 2017-18 ADM to reflect 9,120 more students
than are included in the FY 2016-17 allotted ADM. This revision
includes adjustments to multiple position, dollar, and categorical
allotments. Funding associated with projected FY 2018-19 ADM
growth is reserved in the "Reserves, Debt Service, and
Adjustments" section of this report.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537)
Fund Code: N/A
15 Average Certified Personnel Salaries $3,165,790 R $3,258,025 R
Revises funding for certified personnel salaries based on actual
salary data from December 2016. The adjustment does not
increase any salary paid to certified personnel, nor does it
increase the number of guaranteed State-funded teachers,
administrators, or instructional support personnel.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537)
Fund Code: N/A
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16 Children with Disabilities Headcount ($3,305,661) R ($3,305,661) R
Adjusts funding for the Children with Disabilities preschool and
school-age allotments to reflect actual student headcount. This
adjustment revises budgeted funding for both preschool and
school-age children with special needs to reflect the April 1, 2017
headcount and does not modify per-student funding.
Fund Code: 1860
17 Noninstructional Support ($11,622,037) R ($13,647,595) R
Budgets additional Lottery receipts for the noninstructional support
personnel allotment. Total requirements for this allotment after the
ADM adjustment are $383,888,897 in FY 2017-18 and
$385,914,555 in FY 2018-19. This allotment will now be fully
receipt supported. The revised net appropriation for
noninstructional support personnel is $0.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 5.3)
Fund Code: 1800
($1,386,090)
($41,891,102)
R ($1,386,090) R
NR
18 Transportation
Adjusts the budget to reflect additional Lottery receipts for the
transportation allotment. Total requirements for this allotment
remain the same at $459,268,071 in each year of the biennium.
The revised net appropriation for the transportation allotment is
$416 million in FY 2017-18 and $457.9 million in FY 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 5.3)
Fund Code: 1830
C. State Public School Fund
$11,285,000 NR
19 Textbooks and Digital Materials
Fund Code: 1800
Provides an additional $11,885,160 in nonrecurring funds for the
textbooks and digital materials allotment. Increased funding for
this item includes receipts from the cash balances transferred
from two special funds, the Literary Fund ($259,833) and the
Education Fund ($340,327). School districts may utilize funds
from this allotment to purchase digital content made available by
the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) through its Home Base
system. The revised net appropriation for textbooks and digital
materials is $66.8 million in FY 2017-18 and $55.5 million in FY
2018-19.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537, H.B. 495; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.13)
(This item also appears in the Public Education special funds in
the Education section. See page F 25.)
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20 Children with Disabilities $6,319,908 R $6,319,908 R
Provides funds to support an increase in the funding cap for the
children with disabilities allotment from 12.5% to 12.75%. A
school district will receive funds for each child identified with
disabilities, up to 12.75% of the school district's ADM. The revised
net appropriation for school aged children with disabilities is $744
million in FY 2017-18 and $751 million in FY 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.1)
Fund Code: 1860
21 Digital Learning Plan $2,420,000 R $2,420,000 R
Provides additional funding for the digital learning plan (DLP).
Funds will support DLP management, school and district
leadership development, teacher professional development, and
cybersecurity and risk management services. The revised net
appropriation for the digital learning plan is $6.4 million in each
year of the biennium.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537; S.L. 2017-57, Secs. 7.23A and 7.23K)
Fund Code: 1800
$2,000,000 NR
22 Stabilization Funds for Wayne County Schools: Seymour
Johnson Airforce Base
Provides $2.0 million in stabilization funds to support the operation
of public schools in Wayne County, the location of Seymour
Johnson Air Force Base. The revised net appropriation for
stabilization funds for Wayne County Public Schools is $2.0
million in FY 2017-18 only.
Fund Code: 1800
23 Geographically Isolated Schools $506,064 R $506,064 R
Increases funding for geographically isolated schools to include
schools that newly qualify for funding. A school designated as
geographically isolated receives one additional classroom teacher
position per grade in the isolated school. A school is considered
geographically isolated if consolidation is not feasible and it is
either located in a school district in which the ADM is less than 1.5
per square mile or it is located in a school district in a county
containing more than 150,000 acres of National Forest owned by
the federal government and managed by the United States Forest
Service. The revised net appropriation for geographically isolated
schools is $829,209 in each year of the biennium.
(S.B. 15/H.B. 23; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.19)
Fund Code: 1800
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24 Transportation Grant Program
Provides funds to establish a Charter School Transportation Grant
Pilot Program for one year. This program is supported by a $2.5
million transfer from the North Carolina Department of
Transportation in FY 2017-18. The total requirements for the
program are $2.5 million in FY 2017-18 only.
(S.B. 662; H.B. 644; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.35)
(This item also appears in the Highway Fund in the Transportation
section. See page K 31, item 49.)
Fund Code: 1830
$1,000,000 NR
25 Eastern NC School for the Deaf
Provides nonrecurring funding to the Eastern NC School for the
Deaf for one-time major vehicle and equipment purchases, an
increase for maintenance and repairs including information
technology updates, and an upgrade to the maintenance shop
including a mechanic pit. The revised net appropriation to the
Eastern NC School for the Deaf is $8.9 million in FY 2017-18 and
$7.9 million in FY 2018-19.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537)
Fund Code: 1863
26 Central Office Allotment ($7,000,000) R ($11,000,000) R
Reduces State funding for the central office administration
allotment by 7.4% in FY 2017-18 and 11.6% in FY 2018-19. The
revised net appropriation for the central office administration
allotment is $87.9 million in FY 2017-18 and $83.9 million in FY
2018-19.
Fund Code: 1810
27 Analysis of Student Work ($325,000) R ($325,000) R
Eliminates funding associated with the Analysis of Student Work
(ASW) process. The process is used as the student growth
measure for teachers of courses and subjects such as Arts
Education, Healthful Living, World Languages, and International
Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement courses. The revised net
appropriation for testing, where funding for the ASW process is
budgeted, is $8.8 million in each year of the biennium.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.23E)
Fund Code: 1800
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($2,246,612)
$563,662
R ($2,246,612) R
NR
28 Cooperative Innovative High Schools
Reduces funding for Cooperative Innovative High Schools (CIHS),
including virtual CIHSs, due to a revised allocation methodology
that provides funds to all CIHSs approved for operation in FY
2017-18. The revised net appropriation for these schools is $27.5
million in 2017-18 and $27.0 million in 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.22)
Fund Code: 1821
($6,442,382) NR
29 State Public School Fund
Adjusts the budget to reflect additional receipts from the Civil
Penalty and Forfeiture Fund to the State Public School Fund
(SPSF) and reduces the net General Fund appropriation by the
same amount. Total requirements for the SPSF are not affected
by this shift. The revised net appropriation for the SPSF in fund
code 1800 is $6.8 billion in each year of the biennium.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 5.4)
Fund Code: 1800
($2,000,000) NR
30 Low Wealth
Aligns budgeted funds to planned expenditures for the Low
Wealth allotment on a one time basis. School districts eligible for
funding will continue to receive a dollar allotment determined by
the Low Wealth funding formula. The revised net appropriation for
this allotment is $220.4 million in FY 2017-19 and $222.4 in FY
2018-19.
Fund Code: 1800
31 Benefits Adjustment ($5,000,000) R ($5,000,000) R
Adjusts the Social Security benefit line-item budgeted in the State
Public School Fund to more closely align budgeted funds to actual
expenditures. The revised net appropriation for Social Security
benefits in fund code 1800 is $312.1 million in each year of the
biennium.
Fund Code: 1800
32 Small Specialty High Schools ($2,199,336) R ($2,199,336) R
Aligns budgeted funds to actual expenditures for small specialty
high schools. The revised net appropriation for these schools is
$1.8 million in each year of the biennium and fully funds all
participating high schools.
Fund Code: 1821
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33 Small County Supplemental Funding ($3,618,482) R ($3,969,607) R
Aligns budgeted funds to actual expenditures for the small county
supplemental allotment. School districts eligible for funding will
continue to receive a dollar allotment according to the schedule
created in S.L. 2014-100. The revised net appropriation for this
allotment is $45.6 million in FY 2017-18 and $45.3 million in FY
2018-19 and fully funds all participating school districts.
Fund Code: 1800
D. Department of Public Instruction
$19,000,000 NR $10,000,000 NR
34 Business System Modernization
Provides funding for the implementation of the School Business
System Modernization Plan. S.L. 2016-94 directed the State
Board of Education to develop a plan to modernize systems used
by DPI. The plan includes an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
system for integrated payroll and human resources information,
an integrated State level licensure system, and reporting of
financial information for increased transparency and analytics.
The revised net appropriation for Business System Modernization
is $19 million in FY 2017-18 and $10 million in FY 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.16)
Fund Code: 1300
$2,001,118 $2,001,118
0.65 0.65
35 Education and Workforce Innovation Commission R R
Provides funding to establish the budget for the transfer of the
Education and Workforce Innovation Commission from the Office
of Governor to DPI. The revised net appropriation for the
Commission is $6.2 million in FY 2017-18 and $2.7 million in FY
2018-19.
(H.B. 450; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.23G)
(This item also appears in the General Government section. See
page J 74, item 54.)
Fund Code: 1000
$700,000
$3,500,000
R $700,000 R
NR
36 Sixth and Seventh Grade Career and Technical Education
Grant Program
Provides funds for the Sixth and Seventh Grade Career and
Technical Education (CTE) Grade Expansion Grant Program,
which will be administered by the Education and Workforce
Innovation Commission. This program awards competitive grants
to school districts over a seven-year grant period to expand CTE
programs to sixth and seventh grade students. The revised net
appropriation for this program is $4.2 million in FY 2017-18 and
$700,000 in FY 2018-19.
(H.B. 450; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.23F)
Fund Code: 1000
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$250,000 $250,000
2.00 2.00
37 Early Childhood Education R R
Provides funds, and 2 positions, to support the newly created B-3
Inter-Agency Council to focus on the developmental and
educational needs of children from birth to age 8. The revised net
appropriation for fund code 1400 is $7.5 million in each year of the
biennium.
(H.B. 556; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.23I)
Fund Code: 1400
38 North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching $300,000 R $300,000 R
Provides additional funds to DPI for the North Carolina Center for
the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT). The revised net
appropriation for NCCAT is $3.7 million in each year of the
biennium.
Fund Code: 1410
$200,000 $200,000
2.00 2.00
39 Future Ready Students R R
Provides funds to support 2 regional positions in the Division of
Career and Technical Education. These positions will assist
school districts in developing business advisory councils, work-based
learning opportunities, and career awareness programs.
The revised net appropriation for fund code 1600 is $12.4 million
in FY 2017-18 and $12.2 million in FY 2018-19.
(H.B. 450; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.23H)
Fund Code: 1600
$200,000 NR
40 Reading Improvement Commission
Provides funds for the Reading Improvement Commission. This
Commission will review and make recommendations on best
practices for public schools in grades 4 through 12 to ensure
students complete high school with the literacy skills necessary
for career and college readiness. The revised net appropriation for
the Commission is $200,000 in FY 2017-18.
(H.B. 751; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.26B)
Fund Code: 1600
$200,000 $200,000
2.00 2.00
41 Professional Educator Preparation R R
Provides funds for 2 positions to support educator preparation
approval and evaluation at DPI. The revised net appropriation for
these positions is $200,000 in each year of the biennium.
Fund Code: 1640
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42 Licensure Fee Reimbursement for New Teachers $245,000 R $245,000 R
Provides funds to DPI to reimburse the initial teacher licensure
application fee for first time applicants. An applicant must be a
graduate of an approved educator preparation program in North
Carolina and must have successfully earned an initial teaching
license in North Carolina. The revised net appropriation for this
program is $245,000 in each year of the biennium.
(S.B. 517; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.28)
Fund Code: 1640
43 Positions for State Superintendent $700,000 R $700,000 R
Provides funding to the Office of the State Superintendent to
support up to 10 positions that will be exempt from the State
Human Resource Act and report directly to the State
Superintendent. The revised net appropriation for the Office of the
State Superintendent after this adjustment is $1.8 million in FY
2017-18 and $1.8 million in FY 2018-19.
(H.B. 838; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.10)
Fund Code: 1000
$300,000 NR
44 Legal Fees
Provides funds to the Office of State Superintendent for legal fees
for active lawsuits. The revised net appropriation for legal fees for
this purpose is $300,000 in FY 2017-18 only.
Fund Code: 1000
$1,000,000
($1,000,000) R
NR
45 Audit of the Department of Public Instruction
Provides funds to the Office of State Superintendent to contract
with an objective third party organization to conduct a functional
and business process audit of DPI. This item also reduces
funding to DPI's operating budget beginning in FY 2018-19 to
reflect anticipated savings resulting from the audit
recommendations.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.23L)
Fund Code: 1000
46 Management Flexibility Reduction ($3,239,205) R ($7,297,771) R
Reduces DPI operating funds by 6.2% in FY 2017-18 and 13.9%
in FY 2018-19. The revised net appropriation to DPI after this
reduction is $49.4 million in FY 2017-18 and $45.4 million in FY
2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec.7.7)
Fund Code: N/A
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($140,000) ($140,000)
-2.00 -2.00
47 Reserve Funds R R
Removes recurring funding from the base budget that was
provided to implement Senate Bill 867, 2016 Session of the 2015
Regular Session. This legislation was never ratified by the
General Assembly.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537)
Fund Code: 1000
($188,030) ($188,030)
-1.00 -1.00
48 State Board of Education R R
Reduces funding to the State Board of Education, including the
elimination of the following filled position:
60009490 - Associate State School Superintendent (1.00)
The revised net appropriation for the State Board of Education is
$640,356 in each year of the biennium.
Fund Code: 1000
($177,081) ($177,081)
-1.00 -1.00
49 Position Eliminations R R
Eliminates the following vacant position in DPI:
60093688 - Chief Performance Officer (1.00)
This item also eliminates a filled Research Associate receipt-supported
position (60009919) at DPI.
The revised net appropriation for fund code 1000 is $4.6 million in
each year of the biennium.
Fund Code: 1000
($59,988) ($59,988)
-0.40 -0.40
50 Position Elimination R R
Eliminates the following part-time vacant position in DPI:
60094937 - Education Program Director (0.40)
The revised net appropriation in fund code 1100 is $5.3 million in
each year of the biennium.
Fund Code: 1100
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($111,042) ($111,042)
-1.00 -1.00
51 Position Elimination R R
Eliminates the following vacant position in DPI:
60009676 - Education Consultant III (1.00)
The revised net appropriation for fund code 1300 on a recurring
basis is $2.8 million in each year of the biennium.
(S.L. 2017-197, Sec 2.8, Budget Technical Corrections, eliminates
a Social/Clinical Research Specialist position (60009518) and
operating funds in lieu of eliminating the Education Consultant III
position (60009696).)
Fund Code: 1300
($66,121) ($66,121)
-0.89 -0.89
52 Position Elimination R R
Eliminates the following vacant position in DPI:
60091186 - Accountant (0.89)
The revised net appropriation for fund code 1330 is $4.3 million in
each year of the biennium.
Fund Code: 1330
($130,254) ($130,254)
-2.75 -2.75
53 Position Eliminations R R
Eliminates the following 3 vacant positions in DPI:
60041714 - Education Diagnostician I (1.00)
60039569 - Education/Development Aide II (1.00)
60039526 - Education/Development Aide II (0.75)
The revised net appropriation in fund code 1400 is $7.5 million in
each year of the biennium.
Fund Code: 1400
($145,206) ($145,206)
-2.00 -2.00
54 Position Eliminations R R
Eliminates the following 2 filled position in DPI:
60094593 - Business Technology Analyst (1.00)
65024592- Digital Learning Plan Project Coordinator (1.00)
The revised net appropriation for fund code 1600 is $12.4 million
in FY 2017-18 and $12.2 million in FY 2018-19.
Fund Code: 1600
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($108,796) ($108,796)
-1.00 -1.00
55 Position Elimination R R
Eliminates the following filled position in DPI:
60039125 - Director of External Meetings & Special Projects (1.00)
The revised net appropriation for fund code 1640 is $1.8 million in
each year of the biennium.
Fund Code: 1640
($98,998) ($98,998)
-1.00 -1.00
56 Position Elimination R R
Eliminates the following vacant position in DPI:
60039518 - Education Consultant II (1.00)
The revised net appropriation for fund code 1660 is $2.7 million in
each year of the biennium.
Fund Code: 1660
E. Reserves and Transfers
57 Coding and Mobile Application Grant Program $400,000 R $800,000 R
Provides funds to DPI to establish a Coding and Mobile
Application Grant Program. Funds appropriated for the program
shall be used to award competitive grants each fiscal year. Grant
funds shall be used for the purchase of equipment, digital
materials, and related capacity building activities. Grant recipients
shall use no more than 5% of the grant award each fiscal year for
administrative costs. The revised net appropriation for this
program is $400,000 in FY 2017-18 and $800,000 in FY 2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.23)
Fund Code: 1900
58 Teacher Assistant Tuition Reimbursement Program $315,000 R $315,000 R
Expands the teacher assistant tuition reimbursement pilot
program to Alamance-Burlington, Beaufort, Bertie, Duplin,
Edenton-Chowan, Edgecombe, Guilford, Halifax, Nash-Rocky
Mount, Northampton, Randolph, Tyrrell, Vance, and Washington
County Schools. The pilot program provides tuition
reimbursement of up to $4,500 annually for 5 teacher assistants
per school district who are pursuing a college degree that will
result in teacher licensure. The revised net appropriation for this
program is $427,500 in each year of the biennium.
(S.B. 447, S.B. 443; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.20)
Fund Code: 1900
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$7,180,000 NR
59 Advanced Teaching Roles
Provides additional funds for a 3-year pilot program established in
the FY 2016-17 budget. The pilot supports school district efforts to
create the organizational structure and innovative compensation
methods that would allow classroom teachers to take on
advanced teaching roles. The revised net appropriation for the
advanced teaching roles pilot program is $8.2 million in FY 2017-
18 and $1.0 million in FY 2018-19.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.15)
Fund Code: 1900
60 Innovation Zone Model Grants $450,000 R
Provides recurring beginning in FY 2018-19 only to DPI to award
innovation zone model grants of up to $150,000 per year for 5
years to local boards of education who have been authorized by
the State Board of Education to create an innovation zone
pursuant to G.S. 115C-75.13. Local boards of education shall be
required to provide a dollar-for-dollar match for the grant amount.
The revised net appropriation for this program is $450,000 in FY
2018-19 only.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.26E)
Fund Code: 1900
($4,550,000)
$1,000,000 R
NR
61 NC Education Endowment Fund
Fund Code: 1900
Reduces funding for the North Carolina Education Endowment
Fund by $4.55 million on a one-time basis in FY 2017-18 and
transfers $450,000 in remaining funds to the North Carolina State
Education Assistance Authority for start-up funds to reinstate the
NC Teaching Fellows Program. An additional $1 million in funding
is provided for the Endowment Fund to support the Teaching
Fellows program in FY 2018-19. The revised net appropriation to
the Endowment Fund is $0 in FY 2017-18 and $6.0 million in FY
2018-19.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 10A.3)
(This item also appears in the Public Education special funds in
the Education section on page F 24 and in the UNC System
General Fund in the Education section on page F 81, item 121.)
Public Education Page F 20
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($6,145,461) NR
62 Cash Balance
Reduces the net appropriation to DPI on a nonrecurring basis to
reflect a one-time transfer of the cash balance in the North
Carolina Education Endowment Fund. The revised net
appropriation to DPI's operating budget is reduced by $6.1 million
in FY 2017-18; however, total funding available to DPI remains
unchanged.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 10A.3)
Fund Code: 1900
F. Grants
$300,000 NR
63 Eastern North Carolina STEM
Provides funds to the State Board of Education to contract with an
independent entity to administer a residential STEM enrichment
program for underserved students. Participation in the program is
limited to students enrolled in Northampton County Schools,
Weldon City Schools, Roanoke Rapids City Schools and KIPP
Pride High School in Gaston, NC. The revised net appropriation
for Eastern NC STEM is $300,000 in FY 2017-18 only.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537)
(S.L. 2017-197, Sec. 2.7, Budget Technical Corrections, adds
Halifax County Schools to the list of eligible participants.)
Fund Code: 1901
$50,000 NR
64 Communities in Schools of Cape Fear
Provides funds to support the intervention programs and services
provided by Communities in Schools of Cape Fear (CISCF) to
address the needs of public school students at risk of grade level
retention and dropout from school. The revised net appropriation
for CISCF is $50,000 in FY 2017-18 only.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 6.13)
Fund Code: 1901
$500,000 NR
65 Muddy Sneakers
Provides funds to Muddy Sneakers to support its experiential
learning programs that aim to improve the science aptitude of 5th
graders through supplemental, hands-on field instruction of the
State science standards. The revised net appropriation for Muddy
Sneakers is $500,000 in FY 2017-18 only.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 6.13)
Fund Code: 1901
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$740,000 NR
66 Triangle Literacy Council
Provides funds to the Triangle Literacy Council to support juvenile
literacy centers that serve court-involved or otherwise at-risk
youth. The revised net appropriation for the Triangle Literacy
Council is $740,000 in FY 2017-18 only.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 6.13)
Fund Code: 1901
$25,000 NR
67 Hoke Reading Literacy Council, Inc.
Provides funds to the Hoke Reading Literacy Council, Inc. The
Council aims to provide basic literacy instruction including English
as a Second Language and introductory computer classes. The
revised net appropriation for the Hoke Reading Literacy Council,
Inc. is $25,000 in FY 2017-18 only.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 6.13)
Fund Code: 1901
$360,000 NR $360,000 NR
68 Life Changing Experiences Pilot Program
Provides funds to DPI to contract with the Children and Parent
Resource Group, Inc. for the Life Changing Experiences Program,
a three dimensional and interactive multimedia education program
which focuses on activities that negatively impact teenagers,
including alcohol and drugs, dangerous driving, violence, and
bullying. This program targets students in grades 6 through 11
and will be piloted in Mitchell, Pitt, Wayne, and Winston
Salem/Forsyth County Schools. The revised net appropriation for
this program is $360,000 in each year of the biennium.
(S.B. 423/H.B. 884; S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.25)
Fund Code: 1901
$250,000 NR
69 Haywood Community Learning Center
Provides additional funds to the Haywood County School District
to support the Haywood Community Learning Center to provide
enrichment opportunities to students in FY 2017-18 only.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 6.13)
Fund Code: 1901
$100,000 NR
70 Harnett County Early College
Provides funds to the Harnett County School district to support
the planning and development of the Harnett County Early
College. The revised net appropriation for the Harnett County
Early College is $100,000 in FY 2017-18 only.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 6.13)
Fund Code: 1901
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$200,000 NR
71 Richmond Senior High School
Provides additional funds to the Richmond County School District
to support Richmond Senior High School in FY 2017-18 only.
(S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 6.13)
Fund Code: 1901
$289,316,731
$17,865,905
$686,028,440
$15,360,000
-6.39 -6.39
Total Legislative Changes
Total Position Changes
Revised Budget $9,046,403,622 $9,425,109,426
R
NR
R
NR
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Recommended Budget
Legislative Changes
2017 Annotated Conference Committee Report
DPI - Trust Special Budget Code: 63501
Requirements
Receipts
Positions
Beginning Unreserved Fund Balance
Requirements:
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
0.00 0.00
$7,440,151 $694,530
FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19
Increases the recurring transfer from DPI's General Fund
budget to the Endowment Fund by $1 million for the
Teaching Fellows Program in FY 2018-19. The revised net
appropriation for the Teaching Fellows Program in FY
2018-19 is $6 million.
(This item also appears in the Public Education General
Fund in the Education section. See page F 21, item 61.)
North Carolina Education Endowment Fund (6109) $0 $1,000,000
0.00 0.00
$0 $0
R R
NR NR
Transfers the cash balance estimated to be $6,145,461 by
the end of the fiscal year to DPI to offset the Department's
operating budget in FY 2017-18.
(This item also appears in the Public Education General
Fund in the Education section. See page F 21, item 62.)
North Carolina Education Endowment Fund (6109) $0 $0
0.00 0.00
$6,145,461 $0
R R
NR NR
Makes a technical adjustment to remove the $1 million
reserve line-item on a recurring basis and decreases the
$5 million reserve line-item on a nonrecurring basis in FY
2017-18 only.
(This item also appears in the Public Education General
Fund in the Education section. See page F 21, item 61.)
North Carolina Education Endowment Fund (6109) ($1,000,000) ($1,000,000)
0.00 0.00
($5,000,000) $0
R R
NR NR
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FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19
Receipts:
$0 $0
0.00 0.00
$259,833 $0
R R
NR NR
State Literary Fund (6102)
Transfers the cash balance to the SPSF to offset the
textbooks and digital materials allotment in FY 2017-18.
(This item also appears in the Public Education General
Fund in the Education section. See page F 10, item 19.)
Education Fund (6116)
Transfers the cash balance to the SPSF to offset the
textbooks and digital materials allotment in FY 2017-18.
(This item also appears in the Public Education General
Fund in the Education section. See page F 10, item 19.)
$0 $0
0.00 0.00
$340,327 $0
R R
NR NR
Subtotal Legislative Changes ($1,000,000) $0
0.00 0.00
R
NR
R
$1,745,621 $0 NR
Decreases the $5 million transfer from DPI's General Fund
budget to the Endowment Fund on a nonrecurring basis in
FY 2017-18 and increases the transfer from DPI's General
Fund budget to the Endowment Fund by $1 million for the
Teaching Fellows Program on a recurring basis starting in
FY 2018-19. The revised net appropriation for the
Endowment Fund is $6 million in FY 2018-19.
North Carolina Education Endowment Fund $0 $1,000,000
($5,000,000) $0
R
NR
R
NR
No change.
State Literary Fund (6102) $0 $0
$0 $0
R
NR
R
NR
No change.
Education Fund (6116) $0 $0
$0 $0
R
NR
R
NR
Subtotal Legislative Changes $0 $1,000,000
($5,000,000) $0
R
NR
R
NR
Department of Public Instruction Page F 25
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FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19
Revised Total Requirements
Change in Fund Balance
Unappropriated Balance Remaining
Revised Total Receipts
Total Positions
($6,745,621)
$6,745,621 $6,000,000
$0
$694,530 $694,530
$0 $6,000,000
0.00 0.00
Department of Public Instruction Page F 26
Special Provisions
Department: Public Education
2017 Session: SB 257
Provides $4,125.27 per child for children with disabilities to each LEA for the lesser of (i) all
children who are identified as children with disabilities, or (ii) 12.75% of the LEA's allotted
average daily membership (ADM).
Additionally, subsection (b) prohibits LEAs from transferring funds out of the children with
disabilities allotment into another allotment category. This change is effective with the 2017-18
school year.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537).
Section: 7.1
Title: FUNDS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Summary:
Provides $1,314.56 per child for academically and intellectually gifted children to each LEA for a
maximum of 4% of each LEA's allotted ADM.
Subsection (b) prohibits LEAs from transferring funds allotted for academically and intellectually
gifted children into another allotment category. This change is effective with the 2018-19 school
year.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537)
Section: 7.2
Title: FUNDS FOR ACADEMICALLY GIFTED CHILDREN
Summary:
Continues the formula for determining eligibility for and distribution of funds appropriated in FY
2017-18 and FY 2018-19 for supplemental funding for public schools in low-wealth counties.
Subsection (h) continues funding for counties that contain a base of the Armed Forces of the
United States and that have an ADM of more than 23,000 students regardless of other attributes
that would make those counties ineligible for funding.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537)
Section: 7.3
Title: SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING IN LOW-WEALTH COUNTIES
Summary:
Continues the formula for the small county allotment as modified by Section 8.4 of S.L. 2014-100,
Appropriations Act of 2014. This section provides a tiered funding formula for distributing the
small county supplemental funding allotment. Under the formula, each eligible LEA receives a
defined dollar amount based on its allotted ADM. This schedule is unchanged from the 2015-17
biennium.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537)
Section: 7.4
Title: SMALL COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING
Summary:
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Continues the formula for the DSSF allotment. The section allots the dollar equivalent of a
number of teaching positions (including benefits). The amount provided is based on the number
of positions required to reduce class sizes for the eligible DSSF population as defined by the
State Board of Education (SBE) from a ratio of 1 teacher for every 21 students to a lower
proposed ratio (depending on an LEA's wealth, per the low wealth allotment formula).
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537)
Section: 7.5
DISADVANTAGED STUDENT SUPPLEMENTAL Title: FUNDING (DSSF)
Summary:
Directs that funds appropriated for UERS for the 2017-19 biennium shall not revert.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537)
Section: 7.6
Title: UNIFORM EDUCATION REPORTING SYSTEM (UERS) FUNDS
Summary:
Prescribes how DPI may implement the management flexibility reduction included in the budget.
Specifically, DPI may make no reduction in funding to the State Public School Fund, including the
residential schools, or to any budget expansion item funded by an appropriation to DPI by this act
for the 2017-19 Fiscal Biennium.
Additionally, DPI may not make reductions to the following areas:
- Communities in Schools of North Carolina, Inc.,
- Teach for America, Inc.,
- Beginnings for Parents of Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Inc.,
- The Excellent Public Schools Act, Read to Achieve Program,
- The North Carolina School Connectivity Program,
- The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching,
- The North Carolina Innovative School District,
- Eastern North Carolina STEM, and
- Positions appointed by and with a direct report to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
including those positions described in S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.10, Appropriations Act of 2017.
Section: 7.7
Title: BUDGET REDUCTIONS/DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Summary:
Directs DPI, in consultation with the Office of State Budget and Management, to align federal
funds to accurately reflect the amount projected to be received and spent by the Department as
part of the certification of the budget. This requirement is in accordance with the State Budget
Act, G.S. 143C..
Section: 7.8
Title: DPI/ALIGNMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDS
Summary:
Directs DPI to use funds appropriated to implement the Excellent Public School Act (Section 7A.1
of S.L. 2012-142, as amended) to fund 13 time-limited positions that support K-3 assessments.
Funding is authorized through the end of the 2017-19 biennium.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537)
Section: 7.9
Title: ADMINISTRATION OF THE EXCELLENT PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACT
Summary:
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Authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to use up to $700,000 to appoint up to 10
positions that are exempt from the State Human Resource Act and report directly to the State
Superintendent.
(H.B. 838)
Section: 7.10
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Title: SUPPORT STAFF
Summary:
Allows DPI to carry forward funds appropriated in S.L. 2016-94, 2016 Appropriations Act, related
to the implementation and evaluation of 4 programs. These 4 programs include: the Teacher
Compensation and Advanced Teaching Roles Pilot Program, the Local Alternative Teacher
Preparation Program, the North Carolina Innovative School District, and School Connectivity.
Section: 7.11
Title: CARRYFORWARD OF CERTAIN DPI FUNDS
Summary:
Prohibits LEAs from transferring funds allotted for limited English proficiency into another
allotment category, effective with the 2017-18 school year.
Section: 7.12
Title: PROHIBIT TRANSFER OF LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY FUNDS
Summary:
Prohibits LEAs from transferring funds allotted for textbooks and digital resources into another
allotment category, effective with the 2018-19 school year.
Section: 7.13
Title: PROHIBIT TRANSFER OF TEXTBOOKS AND DIGITAL RESOURCES FUNDS
Summary:
Repeals Section 8.7(i) of S.L. 2016-94, 2016 Appropriations Act, which allowed LEAs receiving
grants from the Teacher Compensation Models and Advanced Teaching Roles Pilot Program to
exceed the maximum class size requirements for kindergarten through 3rd grade. However,
under this section, LEAs receiving grants may allow a certain number of schools identified in the
LEAs' proposals for the Program to exceed individual class size requirements in kindergarten
through 3rd grade for the duration of the Program. In addition, schools participating in Project Lift
in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and schools participating in R:3 Career Pathways Program
in Pitt County Schools may also exceed individual class size requirements in kindergarten
through 3rd grade for the duration of the program.
This section also provides that class size requirements for kindergarten through 3rd grade do not
apply to dual-language immersion classes, which are defined as classes where (i) at least one-third
of the students' dominant language is English and (ii) instruction involves both English and a
target foreign language with a minimum of 50% of core content taught in the target foreign
language.
The exemption for LEAs participating in the Program expires June 30, 2020. The exemption for
dual-language immersion classes applies beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.
Section: 7.15
CLASS SIZE FLEXIBILITY FOR CURRENT PILOT PROGRAMS AND DUAL LANGUAGE
IMMERSION CLASSES
Title:
Summary:
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Directs DPI to implement the School Business System Modernization Plan, as proposed by the
SBE as required by Section 8.15 of S.L. 2016-94, 2016 Appropriations Act. The section states
the General Assembly's intent to fund a multi-phase, multi-year project intended to: modernize
State and local education financial, human resource, and school information systems, provide for
a common reporting and analytics system, integrate financial, payroll, human resources, and
related human capital systems through the use of a enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution,
and link the State licensure system with the upgraded local systems.
DPI must report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee (JLEOC) and the Fiscal
Research Division (FRD) on the plan development and plan for implementation by September 1,
2017, and each year thereafter by March 15.
Section: 7.16
IMPROVE EDUCATION FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION Title: TRANSPARENCY
Summary:
Directs DPI to use up to $200,000 of the funds authorized to be carried forward for UERS to
support the purchase of a web-based electronic records and data management system to
automate and streamline reporting and accountability requirements of charter schools.
(S.B. 430/H.B. 537)
Section: 7.17
Title: OFFICE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS/WEB-BASED RECORD AND DATA MANAGEMENT
Summary:
Amends G.S. 115C to add a new section, G.S. 115C- 13.5, which prohibits the SBE from using
State funds to employ private counsel for litigation services.
Additionally, the section clarifies which positions support the SBE, reflecting the elimination of the
Associate State School Superintendent position in item 48 on page F 17 of the Education section.
.
Section: 7.18
Title: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION/USE OF STATE FUNDS
Summary:
Amends G.S. 115C-301 to direct the SBE to allot additional classroom teachers to schools where
consolidation is not feasible due to geographic isolation and the school meets at least 1 of the
following criteria:
(1) Be located in an LEA in with an average daily membership of less than 1.5 students per
square mile, or
(2) Be located in a county containing more than 150,000 acres of national forest owned by the
federal government and managed by the United States Forest Service.
The SBE must allot teachers to geographically-isolated schools on the basis of 1 classroom
teacher per grade level and must allot teachers to the remainder of the LEA in accordance with
the formulas for the regular classroom teacher allotment.
(S.B. 15/H.B. 23)
Section: 7.19
Title: TEACHERS/ISOLATED K-12 SCHOOLS
Summary:
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Amends Section 8.29 of S.L. 2016-94, 2016 Appropriations Act, to expand the pilot program
providing tuition assistance awards to part- or full-time teacher assistants working in certain LEAs
to pursue a college degree that will result in teacher licensure. The pilot program will be available
beginning in the 2017-18 school year in Alamance Burlington Schools, Beaufort County Schools,
Bertie County Schools, Duplin County Schools, Edenton-Chowan Schools, Edgecombe County
Schools, Guilford County Schools, Halifax County Schools, Nash-Rocky Mount Schools,
Northampton County Schools, Randolph County Schools, Tyrrell County Schools, Vance County
Schools, and Washington County Schools.
Additionally, the section provides that beginning with the 2017-18 school year, teacher assistants
must continue to receive salary and benefits while student teaching in the same LEA where they
are employed as a teacher assistant.
All local boards of education participating in the pilot program must report jointly to JLEOC by
September 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, on results of the pilot program.
(S.B. 447, S.B. 443)
Section: 7.20
TURNING TAS INTO TEACHERS PILOT EXPANSION/STUDENT TEACHER
EMPLOYMENT
Title:
Summary:
Modifies supplemental funding available for Cooperative and Innovative High Schools (CIHS).
Beginning in FY 2017-18, all CIHSs approved for operation will receive funds through the CIHS
allotment, including CIHSs that previously have not received supplemental funds. CIHS funds will
vary based on the economic development tier the CIHS is located in, with Tier 1 CIHSs receiving
$275,000, Tier 2 and 3 CIHSs receiving $200,000, and virtual CIHSs receiving $200,000
regardless of tier. Tier 3 CIHSs will receive $175,000 beginning in FY 2018-19.
The State Board of Community Colleges, the Board of Governors of the University of North
Carolina (UNC), and the SBE must study and report to the Senate Appropriations Committee on
Education/Higher Education and the House Appropriations Committee on Education
(Appropriations Committees on Education), FRD, and JLEOC on the costs associated with the
Career and College Promise Program, student outcomes related to the Program, and any
recommendations on modifications to the administration and funding of the Program by February
15, 2018.
The section also amends G.S. 115C-238.55 by requiring the State Board of Community Colleges,
in conjunction with the SBE and the Board of Governors of UNC, to evaluate the success of
students participating in the Career and College Promise Program. The Boards must report
jointly by January 15 of each year to JLEOC.
(S.B. 582, Sec. 2.1, Budget Technical Corrections, amends this provision to change the reporting
date for the joint report on student success from January 15 to March 15 of each year.)
Section: 7.22
COOPERATIVE INNOVATIVE HIGH SCHOOL Title: FUNDING CHANGES
Summary:
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Directs DPI to establish the Coding and Mobile Application Grant Program to develop industry
partnerships with LEAs and charter schools to design and implement computer science, coding,
and mobile application development curricular programs for middle school and high school
students. Funds for the Program are to be used to award competitive grants of up to $400,000
each fiscal year. These grants may be used for the purchase of equipment, digital materials, and
related activities such as teacher professional development.
In selecting recipients, the State Superintendent must consider diversity among the applicants,
including geographic location, positive impact on the community of industry partnerships, and the
size of the student population. Initial grant recipients must be selected by November 15, 2017,
and the Program's implementation must begin in the spring semester of the 2017-2018 school
year.
By August 1 of each year of the Program, grant recipients must submit a report to DPI for the
preceding year in which grant funds were expended that provides information on the use of the
funds, the number of students participating in the program, how many students subsequently
participated in work based opportunities, and outcome data regarding job attainment and
postsecondary opportunities as a result of the partnership initiative.
By September 15 of each year DPI must report to JLEOC and FRD, beginning with an initial
report by September 15, 2018, on grant recipients and implementation of the Program.
Section: 7.23
PREPARING FUTURE WORKFORCE IN CODING AND MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT GRANT
PROGRAM
Title:
Summary:
Requires the SBE and DPI, in collaboration with the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
(Friday Institute) at North Carolina State University, to expand the School Connectivity Initiative
client network engineering to include cybersecurity and risk management services supporting
LEAs and charter schools. The expansion must include continuous monitoring and risk
assessment, security advisory and consulting services, and security training and education
services.
(S.L. 2017-197, Sec. 2.2, Budget Technical Corrections, amends this section by removing the
requirement that the expansion plan must include building security programs.)
Section: 7.23A
EXPAND SCHOOL CONNECTIVITY INITIATIVE/CYBERSECURITY Title: AND RISK MANAGEMENT
Summary:
Requires the SBE and DPI to report to JLEOC by March 30, 2018 on the measures taken by
each LEA to implement requirements regarding cursive writing and memorization of multiplication
tables, pursuant to G.S. 115C-81(k) and G.S. 115C-81(l).
Section: 7.23B
Title: REPORT ON CURSIVE WRITING AND MULTIPLICATION TABLES
Summary:
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Creates the Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Finance Reform consisting of 18
legislators (9 from each chamber). The overall makeup of the Task Force is expected to reflect
geographic and urban/rural diversity and must include at least 1 member of the minority party
from each chamber. The Task Force is charged with studying various weighted student formula
funding models and developing a new funding model for elementary and secondary public
schools. The Task Force is required to begin meetings by October 1, 2017, and to submit a final
report on the results of its study and development, including proposed legislation, to the offices of
the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
JLEOC, and the Legislative Library, on or before October 1, 2018.
(S.B. 9/H.B. 6)
Section: 7.23D
JOINT LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE ON EDUCATION Title: FINANCE REFORM
Summary:
Prohibits the use of the analysis of student work process to assess teacher performance and
requires the SBE to reflect this prohibition in the consolidated State plan submitted to the U.S.
Department of Education. This section also makes conforming changes to G.S. 115C-296(e) and
115C-296.11(b)(3).
Section: 7.23E
Title: ELIMINATE ANALYSIS OF STUDENT WORK PROCESS FOR TEACHER EVALUATIONS
Summary:
Amends G.S.115C-64.15C to create a competitive grant program expanding Career and
Technical Education (CTE) to 6th and 7th grades in selected LEAs to be administered by the
North Carolina Education and Workforce Innovation Commission (transferred to DPI in Section
7.23G of S.L. 2017-57, 2017 Appropriations Act). The program awards grants to school districts
for up to a 7 year period to be used for employing additional licensed personnel in CTE and
support service areas.
(H.B. 450)
Section: 7.23F
Title: SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADE CTE PROGRAM EXPANSION GRANT PROGRAM
Summary:
Transfers the North Carolina Education and Innovation Commission from the Governor’s Office
to DPI as a Type II transfer. This section also rewrites G.S. 115C-64.15(a) to revise the amount
of funds that can be used for administrative expenses from a flat amount of $200,000 to 10%.
(H.B. 450)
Section: 7.23G
Title: TRANSFER EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE INNOVATION COMMISSION TO DPI
Summary:
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Changes the name of the vocational and technical education program to the career and technical
education program and makes conforming changes throughout Chapter 115C.
The section also amends Article 10 of Chapter 115C to create a new part 4, G.S. 115C-170,
which establishes business advisory councils that will assist school districts in providing CTE
instruction, identify economic and workforce development trends in the region, and advocate for
strong local CTE programs.
Additionally, the section amends G.S. 115C-157 to require local boards of education to offer
at least 2 work-based learning opportunities consisting of on-the-job training through an
internship, cooperative education, or an apprenticeship program.
Lastly, the section amends G.S. 115C-302.1 to require that for the 2018-19 school year, CTE
teacher positions serving students in grades 9-12 must be 12 month employees. School districts
may use any combination of State and local funds to meet this requirement.
(H.B. 450)
Section: 7.23H
FUTURE Title: READY STUDENTS
Summary:
Amends Chapter 115C to create a new Article 6D to establish the B-3 Interagency Council, a joint
council between the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and DPI charged with
establishing a vision for a birth through grade 3 system of early education. The section also
directs the Council to undertake a rigorous review of the recommendations developed by DHHS
and DPI pursuant to Section 12B.5 of S.L. 2016-94, 2016 Appropriations Act, and to report any
suggested changes to those recommendations to the General Assembly and the Governor.
The section also establishes a new exempt position of Associate Superintendent of Early
Education who will serve as the chief academic officer of early education and whose duties will
be to co-lead work of the Council and oversee DPI’s pre-K through 3rd grade initiative.
The Council is required to report on the initial results of the review to JLEOC, the Joint Legislative
Oversight Committee on Health Human Services, and the Joint Legislative Commission on
Governmental Operations by April 15, 2018. The Council must report on the final results of the
review and implementation of a plan for a coordinated system of early care, education, and child
development services by February 15, 2019.
(H.B. 556)
(S.L. 2017-197, Sec. 2.3, Budget Technical Corrections, amends this section to allow the
Superintendent of Public Instruction to remove the Associate Superintendent for any reason, not
only in the event of incapacity to serve.)
Section: 7.23I
Title: ESTABLISH B-3 INTERAGENCY COUNCIL
Summary:
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Amends G.S. 115C-105.25 to require each LEA to publish additional financial information on its
website by October 15 of each year.
Specifically, if an LEA transfers more than 5% of the funds out of an allotment, the LEA must
post to its website the total amount of the funds transferred, the allotment category into which the
funds were transferred, the purpose code for the funds following the transfer, and a description of
teacher positions funded as a result of the transfer.
DPI is required to report the aggregated information to JLEOC and FRD no later than December
1 of each year.
(S.L. 2017-197, Sec. 7.23J, Budget Technical Corrections, amends this section to clarify that the
allotment transfer report must include information on the uses of funds transferred for the 2014-
2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017 fiscal years.)
Section: 7.23J
Title: ALLOTMENT TRANSFER REPORT
Summary:
Directs the SBE, DPI, the Friday Institute, and the UNC educator preparation programs to
develop and implement a comprehensive professional development strategy for teachers and
students in UNC educator preparation programs for the use of technology and digital resources
as teaching tools.
Additionally, the section directs that the SBE, DPI, the Friday Institute, UNC education
preparation programs, and local school boards located in the most economically-distressed
counties to assess current efforts to provide digital literacy instruction in kindergarten through 8th
grade and to develop a plan to strengthen such efforts.
Section: 7.23K
Title: DIGITAL LEARNING PLAN/PROGRAMS/FUNDS
Summary:
Directs the State Superintendent to select an independent research organization to conduct an
organizational, functional, and business-process audit of DPI. The audit's results are due to the
General Assembly, JLEOC, and FRD by May 1, 2018.
Section: 7.23L
Title: AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Summary:
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Directs DPI to use up to $6 million in each year of the biennium from the at-risk student services
alternative school allotment for the Extended Learning and Integrated Student Supports
Competitive Grant Program. The Program provides grants to programs for at-risk students
operated by nonprofit corporations and nonprofit corporations working in collaboration with LEAs.
Grant recipients are eligible to receive grants for 2 years of up to $500,000 each year, with priority
consideration given to applications demonstrating models that focus services and programs in
low-performing schools. Grant funds must be matched on the basis of 1 dollar in non-grant funds
for every 3 dollars in grant funds..
Grant recipients must report to DPI for the year in which grant funds were expended and must
submit a final report on key performance data, including statewide test results, attendance rates,
graduation rates, promotion rates, and financial sustainability of the program. DPI must provide
an interim report on the Program to JLEOC by September 15, 2018, with a final report due on the
Program by September 15, 2019.
Section: 7.24
EXTENDED LEARNING AND INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS COMPETITIVE GRANT
PROGRAM
Title:
Summary:
Directs DPI to use up to $360,000 in both years of the biennium to contract with the Children and
Parents Resource Group, Inc. to design, implement, and evaluate a Life Changing Experiences
School Pilot Program focused on dangerous life- and community-threatening activities that
negatively impact teenagers. The Program shall be offered to students in grades 6 through 11 in
Mitchell, Pitt, Wayne and Winston-Salem/Forsyth school districts. The Children and Parents
Resource Group, Inc., in consultation with DPI, is required to submit an interim report by March 1,
2018, and a final report by March 1, 2019 to JLEOC and FRD.
(S.B. 423/H.B. 884)
Section: 7.25
LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCES SCHOOL Title: PILOT PROGRAM
Summary:
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Amends Chapter 115C and G.S. 116-239.8(14) to make several changes to the calculation of
school achievement scores and compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
Subsection (a) modifies G.S. 115C-12(9)c1 regarding the requirements for the annual school
report card to include student progress in achieving English language proficiency and school
performance of certain subgroups of students to comply with ESSA.
Subsection (c) revises G.S. 115C-83.15 to modify the school achievement score calculation to
include 1 point for each percent of students who progress in achieving English language
proficiency on annual assessments. Additionally, the subsection prohibits the SBE from adding
any other designations related to school performance to a letter grade, such as plus or minus,
and requires the SBE to use the Education Value Added Assessment System (EVAAS) to
calculate school performance scores and grades for several subgroups.
Subsection (d) directs the SBE to use the school performance grades to comply with ESSA,
using the academic achievement score as the measure of academic achievement, and school
growth as the measure of school quality and student success, and to weigh indicators in
accordance with G.S. 115C-83.15.
Subsections 7.26.(e) - (k) make various conforming changes to clarify that "school performance
grade" refers to the overall grade (80% achievement and 20% growth), not including any of the
subgroup grades.
(S.L. 2017-197, Sec. 2.5, Budget Technical Corrections, amends this section to specify that
EVAAS data is used to calculate school growth rather than to calculate the overall performance
scores and grades.)
Section: 7.26
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GRADES/Title: ESSA COMPLIANCE
Summary:
Amends G.S. 115C-401.2(e) to clarify that operators of internet websites, online services, online
applications, or mobile applications may use a student's information to identify information on
nonprofit institutions of higher education or scholarship providers to the student if express written
consent from the parent, or a student who is at least 13, is given to the provider.
Section: 7.26A
CLARIFY STUDENT CONSENT TO RECEIVE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, AND SCHOLARSHIP
INFORMATION
Title:
Summary:
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Amends G.S. 115C-12(40) to require that career and college diploma endorsements be awarded
only to students who receive scores on a nationally norm-referenced college admissions test for
reading, indicating the level of achievement required for students to have a 50% chance of
obtaining a grade B or higher or a 75% chance of obtaining a grade C or higher in a
corresponding credit bearing, first-year college course. The section authorizes students to retake
the college admission test to achieve the required score.
Subsection (b) requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a Reading
Improvement Commission to study and make recommendations on best practices for public
schools to improve reading comprehension, understanding, and application for students in
grades 4 through 12 to ensure that students complete high school with literacy skills necessary
for career and college readiness. The Superintendent must report to the JLEOC, the President
Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the SBE on the
study, including any findings and recommendations, by January 15, 2019. The SBE may use the
findings and recommendations to inform the SBE's policies and may submit additional comments
on DPI's report no later than February 15, 2019.
(H.B. 751)
Section: 7.26B
CAREER AND COLLEGE READY LITERACY SKILLS/READING IMPROVEMENT Title: COMMISSION
Summary:
Amends G.S. 115C-174.11(c)(4) to require the SBE to use a competitive bid process to adopt 1
nationally norm-referenced college admissions test to make available to LEAs, regional schools,
and charter schools to administer to students in 11th grade, and one alternate to the nationally
norm-referenced test. This section also makes a conforming change to G.S. 115C-174.22. Tests
chosen through the competitive bid process shall be administered beginning with the 2019-20
school year, and the SBE is required to report on the results of the bid process to JLEOC by May
15, 2019.
Section: 7.26C
Title: NATIONALLY NORM-REFERENCED COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TEST
Summary:
Renames the Achievement School District to the North Carolina Innovative School District (ISD)
and makes conforming changes through the statutes. The section also clarifies that the ISD is an
LEA for the purposes of federal law and for the administration of State law and moves up the
timelines for the selection of the schools to be included in the ISD by 1 month. It also delays the
timeline for implementing and evaluating of the ISD by 1 year, including all reporting requirements.
The section further allows a local board of education that transferred a school into the ISD to ask
the SBE to create an innovation zone for all of the low-performing schools in its local school
administrative unit if 35% or more of schools are low-performing. The designation as an
innovation zone authorizes the local board of education to operate schools with the same
exemptions from State law and rules as charter schools. A low-performing school in an
innovation zone becomes a school in the ISD if the low-performing school does not exceed
expected growth in the last 2 years of the 5 consecutive years in an innovation zone.
Section: 7.26E
Title: NORTH CAROLINA INNOVATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Summary:
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Amends G.S. 115C-83.6 to require, beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, that kindergarten
through 3rd grade reading assessments yield data that can be used with EVAAS to analyze
student data.
By October 1, 2017, the State Superintendent must issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to
vendors of diagnostic reading assessment instruments to provide 1 or more valid, reliable,
formative, and diagnostic reading assessment instrument or instruments that, at a minimum,
yield data that can be used with EVAAS, demonstrate close alignment with student performance
on State assessments, and demonstrate high rates of predictability as to student performance on
State assessments.
(S.L. 2017-197, Sec 2.6, Budget Technical Corrections, amends this section to permit DPI to
carry forward up to $5 million of funds appropriated in S.L. 2015-241, 2015 Appropriations Act,
for the Excellent Public Schools Act through the end of the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year. These funds
shall be allotted to LEAs for the purchase of computers or other electronic devices used for the
administration of the formative and diagnostic reading assessments made available by the SBE
pursuant to G.S. 115C‑174.11.)
Section: 7.27
READ TO ACHIEVE Title: DIAGNOSTIC CHANGES
Summary:
Amends g.S. 115C-296 to requires the SBE to reimburse the initial teacher application fee for a
first time applicant if the applicant is a graduate of an approved educator preparation program
located in North Carolina and has successfully earned his or her initial teaching license in North
Carolina.
(S.B. 517)
Section: 7.28
Title: REIMBURSE INITIAL TEACHER LICENSURE FEE FOR CERTAIN TEACHING GRADUATES
Summary:
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Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to study and make recommendations about the
extent to which the SAT and ACT align with the English language arts and mathematics sections
of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study. Findings and recommendations must be made
by February 1, 2018, to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, and the JLEOC.
The section also amends G.S. 115C-174.12 to change the date by which local boards of
education must notify the SBE of any local standardized testing required by the local board of
education, including various reporting requirements about the test. It further directs the SBE to
publish on DPI’s website a uniform calendar that includes schedules for State-required testing
and reporting results of tests for at least the next 2 school years, including estimates of the
average time for administering State-required standardized tests. Local boards of education are
also required to populate the calendar with information on local testing requirements.
The section further amends Part 2 of Article 10A of G.S.115C to add 2 new sections. The first
requires local boards of education to provide a student's results on standardized tests required by
the local board to the student's teachers and parents within specified timelines. The second
requires DPI to provide a student's results on statewide standardized tests in a timely manner
and in an understandable format to local boards that in turn must provide those results to the
teacher of record and the parent.
Finally, this section amends G.S. 115C-81(b) to provide that the Basic Education Program must
provide standards for early promotion based on the mastery of competencies that apply when
early grade or course promotion based on the mastery of competencies is permitted in a school.
The standards must include the requirements for early promotion for English language arts for
grades 3 through 12 and mathematics for grades 3 through 12. (H.B. 841)
Section: 7.28A
Title: TESTING TRANSPARENCY
Summary:
Amends G.S. 115C-174.26(a) to add Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education
(AICE) courses, including AS-Level or A-1 Level courses, to the definition of advanced courses
thereby exempting students enrolled in the courses from paying for registration and examination
fees to the extent that funds are made available for this purpose.
Section: 7.28D
Title: WAIVE FEE FOR CAMBRIDGE AICE PROGRAM COURSE
Summary:
Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a 3-year Financial Literacy Elective
Course Pilot Program and to select LEAs that represent the State's geographic, economic, and
social diversity to participate in the pilot program. The SBE, in consultation with the
Superintendent, shall develop a curriculum, materials, qualifications for teaching the course, and
guidelines for LEAs to use. By November 15 of each year, DPI shall report to the JLEOC on the
implementation and administration of the program and recommendations on the modification,
continuation, and expansion of the program.
(H.B. 882)
Section: 7.32
Title: FINANCIAL LITERACY ELECTIVE COURSE PILOT PROGRAM
Summary:
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Directs DPI to establish the Charter School Transportation Grant Pilot Program. The Program's
purpose is to award grant funds to charter schools that meets the requirements of the Program
for the reimbursement of up to 65% of the eligible student transportation costs incurred by the
charter school, including transportation fuel, vehicle maintenance, and contracted transportation
services.
To be eligible, at least 50% of a charter school's students must reside in households with an
income level not in excess of the amount required for a student to qualify for the federal free or
reduced price lunch program in a semester of the school year.
DPI must report on the administration of the Program by March 15, 2018, to FRD, the Joint
Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee, and the JLEOC.
(S.B. 662, H.B. 644)
Section: 7.35
CHARTER SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION Title: GRANT PILOT PROGRAM
Summary:
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Establishes the monthly minimum salary schedule (salary schedule) for the 2017-18 fiscal year
for certified personnel in North Carolina public schools.
Subsection (a) sets the salary schedule for the 2017-18 fiscal year for licensed public school
personnel who are classified as teachers and hold a bachelor’s degree.
Subsection (b) sets the salary supplements for licensed teachers who have additional education
or certification, including holding a National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
certification, a master’s degree (and are classified as "M" teachers), a license based on
academic preparation at the 6-year degree level, or a license based on academic preparation at
the doctoral degree level. Additionally, certified school nurses receive a salary supplement of
10%.
Subsection (c) establishes that the first step of the salary schedule for school psychologists,
speech pathologists, and school audiologists shall be equivalent to Step 5 of the "A" salary
schedule, and that these employees shall receive a 10% salary supplement.
Subsection (d) sets the 26th step of the salary schedule for school psychologists, speech
pathologists, and school audiologists to be 7.5% higher than the salary on the 25th step.
Subsection (e) clarifies that, in lieu of receiving annual longevity payments, the amounts of those
longevity payments are built into the salary schedule.
Subsection (f) requires that teachers not otherwise receiving a salary increase from the
applicable amount on the new salary schedule are to be held harmless at the amount received in
FY 2014-15, including any State-provided bonuses, if applicable.
Subsection (g) clarifies that the term "teacher" includes instructional support personnel.
Subsection (h) repeals Section 9.1(i) of S.L. 2016-94, 2016 Appropriations Act, which contained
an intended teacher salary schedule for FY 2018-19.
Subsection (i) outlines the General Assembly’s intended "A" salary schedule to be implemented
for FY 2018-19.
A summary of this section is also available in the Salaries and Benefits section of the Annotated
Conference Committee Report.
Section: 8.1
TEACHER Title: SALARY SCHEDULE
Summary:
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Provides teachers entering the profession with a salary supplement in addition to the teacher
salary schedule if the teacher graduated from an approved educator preparation program in the
State with:
• A grade point average of 3.75 or higher, and,
• A score of 48 or higher on the edTPA assessment, or an equivalent score on another type of
nationally-normed teacher assessment.
The salary supplement is structured as an income-leveling adjustment that provides a teacher a
salary equivalent to a certain step of the salary schedule. Once a teacher reaches the respective
step on the salary schedule upon acquiring additional years of experience, the salary supplement
is discontinued. The supplement is determined based on the following:
• An eligible teacher who accepts employment at a low-performing school identified by the SBE
pursuant to G.S. 115C-105.37 will receive a salary supplement equivalent to the difference
between a teacher paid according to step 3 of the salary schedule and the teacher's current step.
• An eligible teacher who is licensed in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or special
education will receive a salary supplement equivalent to the difference between a teacher paid
according to step 2 of the salary schedule and the teacher's current step.
• All other eligible teachers will receive a salary supplement equivalent to the difference between
a teacher paid according to step 1 of the salary schedule and step 0.
(S.L. 2017-212, Sec. 2.3, Budget & Agency Technical Corrections, amends this section to modify
the edTPA score necessary for a new teacher to receive a Highly Qualified Teacher salary
supplement.)
A summary of this section is also available in the Salaries and Benefits section of the Annotated
Conference Committee Report.
Section: 8.2
Title: SUPPORT HIGHLY QUALIFIED NC TEACHING GRADUATES
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Establishes the minimum monthly salary schedules and compensation policies for principals.
Subsection (a) sets the minimum annual salary schedule for the 2017-18 fiscal year for
principals. The schedule is based on 2 criteria: 1) School size as measured by the school’s ADM
and 2) The growth scores achieved by the principal in 2 of the most recent 3 school years under
G.S. 115C-83.15(c).
Subsection (b) discontinues longevity payments to principals.
Subsection (c) provides that any principal who was paid according to the principal salary
schedule in FY 2016-17, and who would receive a pay reduction under the new schedule, is held
harmless in FY 2017-18 and will maintain his or her salary with all applicable salary supplements
received in FY 2016-17.
Subsection (c1) states that the hold harmless provision contained in subsection (c) is only
applicable in FY 2017-18.
Subsection (d) makes conforming changes to G.S. 115C-105.25(b)(5c) regarding the amount of
funds that a local education agency may transfer out of a principal or assistant principal position
allotment based on changes made to both salary schedules.
(S.L. 2017-212, Sec. 2.4, Budget & Agency Technical Corrections, amends this section to
expand the hold harmless provision to principals paid on the teacher salary schedule in FY 2016-
17.)
A summary of this section is also available in the Salaries and Benefits section of the Annotated
Conference Committee Report.
Section: 8.3
PRINCIPAL Title: SALARY SCHEDULE
Summary:
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Creates 2 new school-growth-based bonus program for principals.
Subsection (a) provides principals who supervised a school with a growth ranking in the top 50%
of the State with a bonus ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.
FY 2017-18 Principal Bonus Schedule
Statewide Growth Percentage Bonus:
Top 5% : $5,000
Top 10%: $4,000
Top 15% : $3,000
Top 20% : $2,000
Top 50% : $1,000
In addition to the bonuses provided in subsection (a), subsection (b) provides principals who
supervise a school that received a school growth score of "not meeting" or "met" expected growth
in FY 2015-16, and subsequently receive a growth score of "exceeded" growth expectations in
FY 2016-17 will receive an additional bonus of:
• $10,000 for schools supervised in FY 2015-16 with a school performance grade of "D" or "F" as
calculated by the SBE pursuant to G.S. 115C-83.15(d), or
• $5,000 for all other schools.
Subsection (f) sets forth the General Assembly's intent that the bonuses awarded under this
section should be used to supplement principal compensation and not to supplant local funds.
Subsection (g) directs the bonuses to be paid no later than October 31, 2017.
A summary of this section is also available in the Salaries and Benefits section of the Annotated
Conference Committee Report.
Section: 8.4
Title: PRINCIPAL BONUSES
Summary:
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Establishes the salary schedule for assistant principals for FY 2017-18.
Subsection (a) ties assistant principal pay to the teacher “A” salary schedule plus 17%.
Subsection (b) continues the advanced ($126/month) and doctoral ($253/month) degree salary
supplements provided in addition to the salary schedule.
Subsection (d) discontinues longevity payments to assistant principals.
Subsection (e) provides that any assistant principal who was paid according to the assistant
principal salary schedule in FY 2016-17, and who would receive a pay reduction under the new
schedule, is held harmless in FY 2017-18 and will maintain his or her salary with all applicable
salary supplements received in FY 2016-17.
Subsection (f) expresses the General Assembly's intent to further increase assistant principal pay
in FY 2018-19 by tying assistant principal pay to the teacher “A” salary schedule plus 19%.
(S.L. 2017-212, Sec. 2.4, Budget & Agency Technical Corrections, amends this section to
expand the hold harmless provision to assistant principals paid on the teacher salary schedule in
FY 2016-17.)
A summary of this section is also available in the Salaries and Benefits section of the Annotated
Conference Committee Report.
Section: 8.5
ASSISTANT Title: PRINCIPAL SALARIES
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Sets the monthly salary ranges for superintendents, assistant superintendents, associate
superintendents, director/coordinators, supervisors, finance officers, and other permanent full-time
personnel paid from the central office allotment for FY 2017-18. Salary ranges are $1,000
higher than in FY 2016-17.
The following monthly salary ranges apply to public school assistant superintendents, associate
superintendents, directors/coordinators, supervisors, and finance officers for the 2017-18 Fiscal
Year:
2017-18
Minimum Maximum
School Administrator I : $3,525 $6,501
School Administrator II : $3,729 $6,888
School Administrator III : $3,951 $7,300
School Administrator IV : $4,104 $7,585
School Administrator V : $4,265 $7,887
School Administrator VI : $4,517 $8,356
School Administrator VII : $4,693 $8,688
The following monthly salary ranges apply to public school superintendents for the 2017-18 Fiscal
Year:
2017-18
Minimum Maximum
Superintendent I (Up to 2,500 ADM): $4,974 $9,209
Superintendent II (2,501-5,000 ADM): $5,273 $9,758
Superintendent III (5,001-10,000 ADM): $5,586 $10,344
Superintendent IV (10,001-25,000 ADM): $5,921 $10,965
Superintendent V (> 25,000 ADM) : $6,277 $11,626
Subsection (e) prohibits the transfer of State funds from other funding categories for salaries for
public school central office administrators.
A summary of this section is also available in the Salaries and Benefits section of the Annotated
Conference Committee Report.
Section: 8.6
Title: CENTRAL OFFICE SALARIES
Summary:
Increases the salaries of noncertified public school employees by $1,000 for FY 2017-18.
Subsection (b) directs that in lieu of the $1,000 increase provided in subsection (a), $16.9 million
of the funds appropriated for noncertified personnel compensation increases shall be used by
local boards of education to increase average pay rates for bus drivers on an equitable basis.
A summary of this section is also available in the Salaries and Benefits section of the Annotated
Conference Committee Report.
Section: 8.7
Title: NONCERTIFIED PERSONNEL SALARIES
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Amends G.S. 115C-316 to add a new requirement that LEAs establish a minimum salary
schedule for occupational and physical therapists that provides experience-based salary
increases with experience intervals being no greater than 5 years in duration. The State-funded
salaries under the schedule must remain within the salary ranges adopted by the SBE.
A summary of this section is also available in the Salaries and Benefits section of the Annotated
Conference Committee Report.
Section: 8.8
SCHOOL BOARDS CREATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE FOR OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
Title:
Summary:
Provides a nonrecurring bonus of $385 to teachers and instructional support personnel with 25 or
more years of experience in FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19.
A summary of this section is also available in the Salaries and Benefits section of the Annotated
Conference Committee Report.
Section: 8.8A
Title: VETERAN TEACHER BONUSES
Summary:
Amends S.L. 2016-94, 2016 Appropriations Act, to revise 3 teacher bonus programs: 1) The
Third Grade Read to Achieve Teacher Bonuses, 2) Advanced Placement (AP)/ International
Baccalaureate (IB)/ Cambridge AICE (Advanced Courses) Teacher Bonuses, and 3) CTE
Teacher Bonuses.
Subsections (a)-(b) revise several requirements for the Advanced Courses and CTE Teacher
Bonuses. First, the sections remove the requirement that a teacher must be licensed to be
eligible for the bonuses, but requires that the teacher must remain teaching in the same school.
The sections also expand the bonuses to charter school teachers and removes the requirement
that the teacher remain teaching an Advanced or CTE course the following school year to receive
the bonus. The sections also increase the maximum allowable bonus from $2,000 to $3,500 per
teacher.
Subsection (c) revises several requirements for the Third Grade Read to Achieve Teacher
Bonuses. The section removes the requirement that a teacher must be licensed to be eligible for
the bonuses and the requirement that the teacher must remain teaching third grade. However,
the teacher must remain teaching in the same school to be eligible for the bonus.
(S.L 2017-197, Sec. 2.10, Budget Technical Corrections, amends this section to clarify that
AP/IB/Cambridge AICE and CTE bonus provisions include 2017-2018 and 2018-2019
performance.)
Section: 8.8B
Title: REVISE TEACHER BONUS PROGRAMS
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Directs DPI to administer the Third Grade Read to Achieve Teacher Bonus Program (Program)
to qualifying teachers who have an EVAAS student index score for 3rd grade reading from the
previous school year.
An eligible teacher is one who meets 1 or both of the following:
•I s in the top 25% of teachers in the State according to the EVAAS student growth index score for
3rd grade reading from the previous school year, or
•I s in the top 25% of teachers in the teacher’s respective LEA according to the EVAAS student
growth index score for 3rd grade reading from the previous school year.
A qualifying teacher is an eligible teacher who remains teaching in the same LEA at least from
the time that the data was collected until the bonus is paid.
Of the funds appropriated for the Program, $5 million must be allocated for bonuses to eligible
teachers who are in the top 25% of teachers in the State. These funds must be distributed
equally among the qualifying teachers.
Of the funds appropriated for the Program, $5 million must be allocated for bonuses to eligible
teachers who are in the top 25% of teachers in the teacher's respective LEA.
A qualifying teacher may receive a bonus for being in the top 25% of the teachers in the State
and being in the top 25% of teachers in the teacher's LEA, however, neither bonus may exceed
$3,500 in any given school year and no teacher may receive more than seven thousand dollars
$7,000 in total bonus compensation for any given school year. The bonus (or bonuses) awarded
to a qualifying teacher is in addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher receives or is
scheduled to receive.
The SBE must study the impact of the bonuses awarded under this section and under the Third
Grade Reading Teacher Performance Pilot Program on teacher performance and retention. The
findings of the study, the distribution of statewide bonuses among LEAs, and the distribution of
bonuses within LEAs among individual schools must be reported to the President Pro Tempore
of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the JLEOC, and FRD by March 15
of each year, beginning in 2019.
This section is effective July 1, 2017, and applies to bonuses awarded in January 2019 and
January 2020 based on data from the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years, respectively.
(S.L 2017-197, Sec. 2.10, Budget Technical Corrections, amends this section to harmonize S.L.
2017-57 8.8C with Sec. 8.8B and to expand third grade bonuses to include 2018-2019
performance.)
Section: 8.8C
Title: THIRD GRADE READ TO ACHIEVE TEACHER BONUS PROGRAM FOR 2018-2019
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Creates a new bonus program in FY 2017-18 to provide $2,150 bonuses to 4th and 5th grade
reading teachers who have an EVAAS growth score in the top 25% statewide, or in the top 25%
within his or her LEA. If a teacher’s growth scores are in the top 25% statewide and top 25%
within his or her LEA, the teacher will receive both bonuses.
Growth scores are based on performance from FY 2016-17 and bonuses are payable in January
2018.
Subsection (c) instructs the SBE to study the effect of the bonuses awarded under this section on
teacher performance and retention. The Board is directed to report its findings to the JLEOC and
FRD by March 15, 2018.
A summary of this section is also available in the Salaries and Benefits section of the Annotated
Conference Committee Report.
Section: 8.8D
FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE READING TEACHER BONUS PROGRAM Title: FOR 2017-2018
Summary:
Creates a new bonus program in FY 2017-18 to provide $2,150 bonuses to 4th through 8th grade
math teachers who have an EVAAS growth score in the top 25% statewide, or in the top 25%
within his or her LEA. If a teacher’s growth scores are in the top 25% statewide and top 25%
within his or her LEA, the teacher will receive both bonuses.
Growth scores are based on performance from FY 2016-17 and bonuses are payable in January
2018.
Subsection (c) instructs the SBE to study the effect of the bonuses awarded under this section on
teacher performance and retention. The Board is directed to report its findings to the JLEOC and
FRD by March 15, 2018.
A summary of this section is also available in the Salaries and Benefits section of the Annotated
Conference Committee Report.
Section: 8.8E
Title: FOURTH TO EIGHTH GRADE MATH TEACHER BONUS PROGRAM FOR 2017-2018
Summary:
Directs the DPI to study the compensation of bus drivers and the challenges of recruiting and
retaining bus drivers. The DPI shall report its findings to JLEOC and FRD by April 1, 2018.
A summary of this section is also available in the Salaries and Benefits section of the Annotated
Conference Committee Report.
Section: 8.10
Title: SCHOOL BUS DRIVER COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYMENT STUDY
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Department: Public Education
2017 Session: HB 528
Amends S.L. 2017-57, Appropriations Act of 2017, to add a new section 7.14 to state that it is the
intent of the General Assembly to use the data collected in accordance with the reporting
requirements set forth in S.L. 2017‑9, Class Size Requirement Changes, to fund a new allotment
for program enhancement teachers beginning with the 2018‑2019 Fiscal Year.
Section: 2.1
Title: BUDGET CHANGE: PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT TEACHER FUNDS
Summary:
Amends S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.23A, Appropriations Act of 2017, by removing the requirement that
the Cybersecurity and Risk Management expansion plan must include building security programs.
Section: 2.2
BUDGET CHANGE: SCHOOL CONNECTIVITY INITIATIVE/CYBERSECURITY AND RISK
MANAGEMENT
Title:
Summary:
Amends S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.23I, 2017 Appropriations Act, to allow the State Superintendent of
Public Instruction to remove the Associate Superintendent for any reason, not just in the event of
incapacity to serve.
Section: 2.3
Title: BUDGET CHANGE: B-3 INTERAGENCY COUNCIL
Summary:
Amends S.L. 2017-57, Sec. 7.23J, Appropriations Act of 2017, to clarify that the allotment
transfer report must include information on the uses of funds transferred for the 2014-2015, 2015-
2016, and 2016-2017 fiscal years.
Section: 2.4
Title: TECHNICAL CHANGE: ALLOTMENT TRANSFER REPORT
Summary:
Amends S.L. 2017-57, Sec.7.26, 2017 Appropriations Act, to specify that EVAAS data is used to
calculate school growth rather than to calculate the overall performance scores and grades.
Section: 2.5
Title: TECHNICAL CHANGE: SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GRADES/ESSA COMPLIANCE
Summary:
Amends S.L. 2017-57, Sec.7.27, Appropriations Act of 2017, to permit DPI to carry forward up to
$5 million of funds appropriated in S.L. 2015-241, 2015 Appropriations Act, for the Excellent
Public Schools Act through the end of the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year. These funds shall be allotted to
LEAs for the purchase of computers or other electronic devices used for the administration of the
formative and diagnostic reading assessments made available by the SBE pursuant to G.S.
115C‑174.11.
Section: 2.6
Title: BUDGET CHANGE: READ TO ACHIEVE DIAGNOSTIC CHANGES
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Amends S.L. 2017-57, Appropriations Act of 2017, to add a new section 7.36 that adds Halifax
County Schools to the Eastern NC STEM residential program, which was inadvertently omitted.
Section: 2.7
TECHNICAL CHANGE: EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA STEM/HALIFAX Title: COUNTY SCHOOLS
Summary:
Amends S.L. 2017-57, Appropriations Act of 2017, to add a new section 7.37 that substitutes the
elimination of a vacant position that was recently filled by DPI with an alternative vacant position
and operating support in an equivalent amount.
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