Section 1

Increases the annual salaries of all State employees who earn less than $100,000 by $2,400 in the 2018-19 fiscal year. Eligible employees include permanent full-time State officials and persons whose salaries are set in accordance with the State Human Resources Act, permanent full-time State officials and persons in positions exempt from the State Human Resources Act, Permanent part-time State employees on a pro rata basis, and hourly State employees. Effective July 1, 2018. 

Increases the annual salaries of noncertified public school employees whose salaries are supported by State funds and who earn less than $100,000 as follows: $2,400 increase for permanent full time employees on a 12-month contract; a prorated and equitable amount based upon the $2,400 increase for permanent full-time employees on a contract for less than 12 months, permanent part-time employees, and hourly employees. Teachers, principals, and assistant principals are not eligible to receive this increase. Effective July 1, 2018. 

Provides that salary increases in this act do not apply to persons no longer working for the State due to resignation, dismissal, reduction in force, death, retirement, or for persons whose last workday is prior to July 1, 2018. Employees eligible for statutory increases under GS 20-187.3, 7A-102, and 7A-171.1 who earn less than $100,000 annually are eligible to receive the increases detailed in this section. Payroll checks issued to employees after July 1, 2018, for payment of services prior to July 1, 2018, are not eligible for this salary increase. 

For salaries and related benefits that are funded partially from the General Fund or Highway Fund and partially from other sources, the appropriation from that Fund will be increased only to the extent of the proportionate part of the salary paid from that Fund. For salaries and related benefits funded fully from sources other than the General Fund or Highway Fund, that source will be increased as provided in this act. The Director of the Budget may increase expenditures of receipts from these sources by the amount necessary to provide the legislative increase to receipt-supported personnel in the certified budget. Nothing in this act authorizes the transfer of funds between the General Fund and the Highway Fund for salary increases. 

Section 2

Directs that the annual salaries of employees of the Judicial Department earning less than $100,000 and whose salaries are not itemized in this Current Operations Appropriations Act will be increased by $2,400 in the 2018-19 fiscal year. The district attorney of a judicial district, with the approval of the Administrative Officer of the Courts, will increase the salary of each assistant district attorney earning less than $100,000 by $2,400. The public defender of a judicial district, with the approval of the Commission on Indigent Defense Services, will increase the salary of each assistant public defender earning less than $100,000 by $2,400 for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Increases the annual salaries of elected clerks of court earning less than $100,000, and of full-time clerks of court and magistrates by $2,400 in the 2018-19 fiscal year. Effective July 1, 2018. 

Section 3

Increases the annual salaries of nonelected employees of the General Assembly, in effect on June 30, 2018, who earn less than $100,000 by $2,400 for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Increases the salaries of sergeants-at-arms, pro rata, by $439 for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Increases the salaries of reading clerks, pro rata, by $468 for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Effective July 1, 2018.

Section 4

Increases the minimum annual salaries for nine-month, full-time curriculum community college faculty who earn less than $100,000 by $2,400 for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Effective July 1, 2018.

Section 5

Increases the annual salaries for all full-time University of North Carolina SHRA and EHRA employees who earn less than $100,000 by $2,400 for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Effective July 1, 2018.

Section 6

Increases the annual salaries for eligible employees of schools operated by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Public Safety, the State Board of Education, and the School of Science and Mathematics of the University of North Carolina who are paid on the Teacher Salary Schedule who earn less than $100,000 by $2,400 for the 2018-19 fiscal year. Effective July 1, 2018.

Section 7

Appropriates $438,288,275 from the General Fund to the Reserve for Compensation Increases for the 2018-19 fiscal year to provide the salary increases authorized in this act. 

Appropriates $15,358,229 from the Highway Fund to the Reserve for Compensation Increases for the 2018-19 fiscal year to provide the salary increases authorized in this act. 

Section 8

This act becomes effective July 1, 2018.