-Information courtesy the June 2018 newsletter of Rep. Terry E. Garrison

The 2018 session of the NC General Assembly convened on May 16 and adjourned on June 29. The General Assembly is scheduled to reconvene on November 27, 2018.

This short session of the NC General Assembly included adjustments to the 2017-19 Biennium Budget and passage of a flurry of bills allowable under rules of the General Assembly including six bills placing constitutional amendments on the ballot for the upcoming midterm elections in November 2018.

Some major items on the agenda considered:

• Appropriations Act 2018 (Budget)
• Teacher Pay
• Principal Pay
• NC Schools
• State Employees Pay
• Retirees Pay
• Rural Broadband
• Strengthening Safety Guidelines for Correctional Officers
• Constitutional Amendments – Judicial Redistricting, Election Law Changes
• Income Tax Cap
• Farm Act
• Clean Water

To stay up-to-date on NC General Assembly happenings, please visit the official website at www.ncleg.net