HB 482

Directs the State Board of Education (SBE) to establish a consolidated teacher bonus program for the 2025-27 biennium and directs the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to administer bonus pay to qualifying teachers whose salaries are supported from State funds in January of 2026 and 2027, based on data from the respective prior school year, 2024-25 or 2025-26. Sets forth defined terms. Defines qualifying teacher based on whether the teacher remains in the qualifying public school unit (or a Virtual Public School program) or retired after the last school day of the relevant school year, or left employment with the qualifying public school unit after the last dat of the relevant school year dur to the pending/transfer of a military spouse. Defines qualifying public school unit to include local school administrative units, charter schools, regional schools, and elementary or secondary schools operated by UNC.