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HB 930NORTH CAROLINASession 2025State Billin committee

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North Carolina appropriates $295 million annually for $1,500 employee appreciation bonuses for first responders and teachers

Original title: First Responder Bonus/Appreciation Fund/$1500.

Last action · April 14, 2025: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Abe Jones and 15 others

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What This Bill Would Do

North Carolina House Bill 930 establishes annual $1,500 s for eligible first responders and public school teachers across the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. The measure appropriates $130 million annually to the Department of Public Safety for first responders and $165 million annually to the Department of Public Instruction for teachers, taking effect July 1, 2025.

Why it matters

Eligible state and local public employees, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, public safety dispatchers, public healthcare nurses, and public school educators, will receive recurring annual supplemental payments of $1,500 funded through state appropriations.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

First responders

Receive an annual $1,500 bonus payment that is exempt from retirement deductions but subject to withholding taxes.

Directly affected

Public school teachers and educational personnel

Receive an annual $1,500 bonus payment distributed through local school administrative units, charter schools, and regional schools.

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Employing authorities and local school units

Responsible for certifying eligible employee counts, distributing bonus funds to workers, and submitting verification reports.

Key Facts

Appropriates $130 million from the General Fund to the Department of Public Safety in each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium for first responder bonuses.
Appropriates $165 million from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction in each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium for teacher bonuses.
Grants each eligible first responder and teacher a bonus payment of $1,500 in each fiscal year.
Restricts bonus funds exclusively for bonus payments, prohibiting use for administrative costs or other purposes.

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Exempts bonus payments from retirement deductions while keeping them subject to federal and State withholding taxes.
Requires recipients to be employed on October 1 of the fiscal year, with part-time workers receiving prorated amounts.
Directs employing authorities and school units to distribute bonuses by December 31 of each fiscal year, with unexpended funds reverting to the General Fund.
Sets the effective date of the act as July 1, 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible to receive the first responder bonus?

Public employees whose primary duties involve protecting life, property, or public safety during emergencies are eligible, including law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, public safety dispatchers, and nurses employed by public healthcare or correctional facilities.

Will part-time employees receive the full $1,500 bonus?

No. First responders and teachers who work less than full time receive a prorated bonus based on the percentage of full-time equivalent hours worked.

Are these bonus payments added to base salary?

No. The bonus payments are one-time supplemental payments that do not become part of the recipient's and are exempt from retirement deductions.

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Procedural history

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Apr 14, 2025House
Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Apr 14, 2025House
Passed 1st Reading
Apr 10, 2025HouseIntroduced
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