Bill Summaries: H838 (2017-2018 Session)

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  • Summary date: Apr 20 2017 - View summary

    House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.

    No longer eliminates the Center Fellow and Personnel Analyst I positions. 

    Decreases the amount that the Superintendent is allowed to use to appoint up to five additional positions, from $704,957, to $596,586.


  • Summary date: Apr 13 2017 - View summary

    Eliminates 10 specified vacant positions from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI).

    Allows, beginning in 2016-17, from the funds generated from the eliminated positions, the Superintendent to use up to $704,957 in recurring funds to appoint up to five additional full‑time equivalent exempt policy‑making positions to staff the office of the Superintendent and assist in the administration of the Superintendent's duties. Requires the Superintendent to fix the salaries of the personnel for the office of the Superintendent within the funds available as provided by this section. Specifies that the personnel for the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction within DPI is in addition to any staff appointed to DPI under GS 115C‑21(a)(1). Provides that the appointments are not subject to approval or disapproval by the State Board of Education.