Suzanne Beasley, the government relations director for the State Employees Association of North Carolina, said the organization would like to see pay increases for all state government employees and retirees.
Chamber hopes the compromise budget will include an elimination of North Carolina’s regressive franchise tax and modernization of state transportation funding. 1 state in the country for business - that wasn’t by accident,” he said. Chamber, said the business advocacy group is hopeful that state leadership will create a budget that supports the state’s economy and job creation. Jake Cashion, the vice president of government affairs for N.C. He said funding for transportation modernization is one of his personal priorities for the budget, as well as the expansion of behavioral health services across the state. But, the final implementation of this expansion, Woodward said, is contingent on the adoption of a budget. Roy Cooper - expands Medicaid eligibility to include the majority of adults who make less than 133 percent of the federal poverty level. Woodard said there is a lot of pressure to pass a budget that implements the Medicaid expansion that was passed by the General Assembly in March. “It takes a lot of time and it requires a lot of conversation and some negotiation back and forth between all the members of the conference committee,” he said. He said it is challenging to include the priorities of all the legislators working on the compromise budget. Senate budget’s acceleration of proposed tax cuts are the most notable differences between the two budget proposals. House budget’s larger raises for state employees and the N.C. General Assembly are currently working on a compromise budget proposal for the 2023-24 fiscal year - but it may not be completed until early July. All rights reserved.Republican members of the N.C. Provides $283 million to support deepening and expanding the Wilmington Harbor.Ĭopyright 2021 WBTV.Prohibits collusive settlements by the Attorney General.Revises Emergency Management Act to require a vote of the Council of State to extend a statewide emergency beyond 30 days (effective Jan.Appropriates remaining 2020 HAVA funds to enhance technology and improve cybersecurity.Promise program, which guarantees $500 in-state tuition per semester at participating schools.
Adds Fayetteville State University to the N.C.Over the course of the next 7 years, a projected $2.6 billion will be spent on school capital. Education Lottery to the Needs-Based Public School Capital Building Fund, $200 million to the Public School Capital Fund, and $80 million into a newly created repair and renovations fund. $528 million transfer over the biennium from the N.C.$84 million to Elizabeth City State University for a residence hall, sky bridge, dining facility, and flight school.Annual cash contributions to capital and infrastructure projects and debt service totaling $16.1 billion over 10 years.$6 billion in cash to the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund over the biennium to fund infrastructure projects and pay down debt.The rainy day fund would be increased to $4.25 billion.Additional $1.5 billion above the base budget over the biennium in recurring funds for K-12 education.Eliminates state income tax on military pensions.Increases child tax deduction by $500 per child.Cuts the personal income tax rate from 5.25% to 3.99% by 2027, starting with 4.99% in 2022.(This supplement is not reflected in the average salary raise figure.) $100 million in recurring funds for a new state-funded teacher salary supplement focused on low-wealth counties to help them compete with big, wealthy counties when recruiting teachers.Law enforcement, correctional officers and staff, and 24-hour residential or treatment facility employees receive $1,500. Bonuses for all state employees using federal funds: $1,500 for state employees who make less than $75,000, and $1,000 for state employees who make more than $75,000.Provides a 5 percent supplement for state retirees over the biennium.A $2,800 bonus to most teachers using federal funds.
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