HB 1178 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

The NC Teacher Pay Competitiveness Act.

HB 1178, known as the NC Teacher Pay Competitiveness Act, establishes a permanent salary increase plan for public school teachers in North Carolina to help the state compete with neighboring regions. The bill creates a new salary schedule that begins in the 2026-2027 school year and mandates annual raises of 3.67% until 2033, after which increases will be tied to federal employment cost data. Additionally, the legislation provides specific monthly bonuses for teachers with advanced certifications or degrees and adjusts funding for the Opportunity Scholarship program.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

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Governor

Introduced Apr 30, 2026 Last action May 4, 2026

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Filed → Edition 1 · 2 edits

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The bill's header was updated to reflect a new session date of May 4, 2026, and the list of sponsors was expanded to include Representatives Prather, R. Pierce, and F. Jackson, while maintaining Representative Rubin as a primary sponsor. These changes clarify the legislative timeline and acknowledge additional co-sponsors, though the core policy text regarding teacher salary schedules remains unchanged in this specific markup.

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The bill's substantive scope regarding teacher compensation and salary schedules remains unchanged; the changes are limited to administrative metadata.

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Added Representatives Prather, R. Pierce, and F. Jackson to the list of primary sponsors.

Updated the session date from April 30, 2026, to May 4, 2026, and changed the bill identifier from DRH10630-MTa-154 to H1178-v-1.

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May 4, 2026

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Apr 30, 2026

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3 primary · 36 co-sponsors