A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO FULLY FUND school social workers AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS OVER ten YEARS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 21 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 115C‑316.5.  Appropriation for social workers and school psychologists.
(a)	Beginning with the 2021‑2022 fiscal year, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Public Instruction for the following fiscal years the following amounts to the instructional support allotment:
Fiscal Year	Appropriation
2021‑2022	$50,882,384
2022‑2023	$101,764,769
2023‑2024	$152,647,153
2024‑2025	$203,529,537
2025‑2026	$254,411,921
2026‑2027	$305,294,306
2027‑2028	$356,176,690
2028‑2029	$407,059,074
2029‑2030	$457,941,458
2030‑2031 and each subsequent fiscal year thereafter	$508,823,843.
(b)	When developing the base budget, as defined by G.S. 143C‑1‑1, for each fiscal year specified in subsection (a) of this section, the Director of the Budget shall include the appropriated amount for that fiscal year.
(c)	Funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be allocated to local school administrative units to increase positions for school social workers and school psychologists in the following fiscal years to the following statewide ratios of personnel to students:
Fiscal Year	Social Workers	Psychologists
2021‑2022	1:1,254	1:1,853
2022‑2023	1:1,142	1:1,725
2023‑2024	1:1,030	1:1,597
2024‑2025	1:918	1:1,469
2025‑2026	1:806	1:1,341
2026‑2027	1:694	1:1,213
2027‑2028	1:582	1:1,085
2028‑2029	1:470	1:957
2029‑2030	1:358	1:829
2030‑2031 and each subsequent
fiscal year thereafter	1:250	1:700."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2021.