Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law:
- Senate Bill 811: Connect NC Park Facilities Operating Reserves
- Senate Bill 812: Agricultural Sciences Center Funds
- Senate Bill 814: NC Promise Tuition Plan Funds
- House Bill 679: Rules of Civ Procedure/ E-Filing and Service
- House Bill 511: North Carolina First Step Act
- House Bill 1218: Salary Related Contribution/Debt Service Funds
- House Bill 307: Mod. Utility Vehicle Classification
- Senate Bill 719: Retirement Tech./Protect/ & Other Changes
- Senate Bill 818: Compensation for Certain School Employees
Governor Cooper shared this statement on SB 818:
"I signed this bill because it funds step increases for teachers that have already been promised, but it falls outrageously short on raises we need to give teachers and all school personnel like bus drivers and cafeteria workers. The Legislature must make educator pay a top priority when they come back in September."
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