| 25 | | - | (d) Notwithstanding the above provision relating to the abolition of free tuition, the Board 14 |
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| 26 | | - | of Governors of The University of North Carolina may, in its discretion, provide regulations 15 |
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| 27 | | - | under which personnel may during the period of normal employment enroll in The University of 16 |
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| 28 | | - | North Carolina free of charge for tuition and fees, provided such enrollment does not interfere 17 |
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| 29 | | - | with normal employment obligations and further provided that such enrollments are not counted 18 |
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| 30 | | - | for the purpose of receiving General Fund appropriations as follows: 19 |
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| 31 | | - | (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, a full-time faculty 20 |
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| 32 | | - | member of the rank of full-time instructor or above and any full-time staff 21 |
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| 33 | | - | member of The University of North Carolina may enroll in not more than three 22 |
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| 34 | | - | courses per year. 23 |
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| 35 | | - | (2) A full-time or part-time campus law enforcement officer may enroll in the 24 |
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| 36 | | - | number of courses per year determined by regulation. 25 |
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| 37 | | - | (d1) Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, the Board of Governors of The 26 |
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| 38 | | - | University of North Carolina may do any of the following: 27 |
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| 39 | | - | (1) Personnel. – Provide regulations under which personnel may enroll in The 28 |
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| 40 | | - | University of North Carolina free of charge for tuition and fees during the 29 |
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| 41 | | - | period of normal employment if the (i) enrollment does not interfere with 30 |
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| 42 | | - | normal employment obligations and (ii) enrollments are not counted for the 31 |
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| 43 | | - | purpose of receiving General Fund appropriations. Personnel may enroll free 32 |
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| 44 | | - | of charge for tuition and fees as follows: 33 |
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| 45 | | - | a. A full-time faculty member of the rank of full-time instructor or above 34 |
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| 46 | | - | of The University of North Carolina may enroll in not more than three 35 |
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| 47 | | - | courses per year. 36 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 |
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| 49 | | - | b. A full-time staff member of The University of North Carolina may 1 |
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| 50 | | - | enroll in more than three courses per year. 2 |
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| 51 | | - | c. A full-time or part-time campus law enforcement officer may enroll in 3 |
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| 52 | | - | the number of courses per year determined by regulation. 4 |
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| 53 | | - | (2) Military students. – Allow constituent institutions, in their discretion, to 5 |
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| 54 | | - | discount tuition to qualifying military students by an amount of up to the 6 |
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| 55 | | - | difference in the maximum amount of military tuition assistance funds the 7 |
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| 56 | | - | student receives and the applicable tuition. For purposes of this subdivision, a 8 |
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| 57 | | - | qualifying military student is a student who meets the following criteria: 9 |
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| 58 | | - | a. Is a resident for tuition purposes under G.S. 116-143.1. 10 |
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| 59 | | - | b. Receives either (i) federal military tuition assistance funds or (ii) 11 |
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| 60 | | - | military tuition assistance funds for members of the North Carolina 12 |
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| 61 | | - | National Guard under Article 15 of Chapter 127A of the General 13 |
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| 62 | | - | Statutes. 14 |
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| 63 | | - | (3) Employer sponsorships. – Allow constituent institutions, in their discretion, 15 |
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| 64 | | - | to discount tuition to students who are enrolled in an employer-sponsored 16 |
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| 65 | | - | financial support program which has been approved by the Board of 17 |
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| 66 | | - | Governors of The University of North Carolina. The discount may be up to 18 |
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| 67 | | - | the difference in the maximum amount provided by the employer and the 19 |
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| 68 | | - | applicable tuition. For purposes of this subdivision, an employer-sponsored 20 |
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| 69 | | - | financial support program is a program in which the employer of a student has 21 |
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| 70 | | - | committed to provide financial support to the student to offset the costs of 22 |
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| 71 | | - | tuition or fees in the student's degree or credential program. 23 |
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| 72 | | - | (d2) No later than February 15 of each year, the Board of Governors of The University of 24 |
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| 73 | | - | North Carolina shall report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the Fiscal 25 |
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| 74 | | - | Research Division on the discounted tuition provided in the previous academic year pursuant to 26 |
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| 75 | | - | subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (d1) of this section, including at least the following 27 |
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| 76 | | - | information: 28 |
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| 77 | | - | (1) The number of students that receive a discount under subdivisions (2) and (3) 29 |
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| 78 | | - | of subsection (d1) of this section. 30 |
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| 79 | | - | (2) The annual financial impact on each constituent institution resulting from the 31 |
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| 80 | | - | discounted tuition provided. 32 |
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| 81 | | - | …." 33 |
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| 82 | | - | SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 34 |
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| 83 | | - | the 2025-2026 academic year. 35 |
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| 28 | + | (d) Notwithstanding the above provision relating to the abolition of free tuition, 14 |
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| 29 | + | subsection (c) of this section, the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina may, 15 |
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| 30 | + | in its discretion, provide do any of the following: 16 |
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| 31 | + | (1) Provide regulations under which personnel may during the period of normal 17 |
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| 32 | + | employment enroll in The University of North Carolina free of charge for 18 |
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| 33 | + | tuition and fees, provided such enrollment does not interfere with normal 19 |
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| 34 | + | employment obligations and further provided that such enrollments are not 20 |
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| 35 | + | counted for the purpose of receiving General Fund appropriations as follows: 21 |
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| 36 | + | (1)a. Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, 22 |
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| 37 | + | sub-subdivision b. of this subdivision, a full-time faculty member of 23 |
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| 38 | + | the rank of full-time instructor or above and any full-time staff member 24 |
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| 39 | + | of The University of North Carolina may enroll in not more than three 25 |
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| 40 | + | courses per year. 26 |
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| 41 | + | (2)b. A full-time or part-time campus law enforcement officer may enroll in 27 |
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| 42 | + | the number of courses per year determined by regulation. 28 |
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| 43 | + | (2) Permit constituent institutions to provide discounted tuition to enrolled 29 |
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| 44 | + | students, in the discretion of the constituent institution, as follows: 30 |
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| 45 | + | a. For qualifying military students, by an amount of up to the difference 31 |
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| 46 | + | in the maximum amount of military tuition assistance funds the student 32 |
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| 47 | + | receives and the applicable rate of tuition. For purposes of this 33 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 |
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| 48 | + | Page 2 House Bill 373-First Edition |
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| 49 | + | sub-subdivision, a "qualifying military student" is a student who meets 1 |
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| 50 | + | all of the following criteria: 2 |
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| 51 | + | 1. Qualifies as a resident for tuition purposes under 3 |
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| 52 | + | G.S. 116-143.1. 4 |
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| 53 | + | 2. Receives either federal military tuition assistance funds or 5 |
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| 54 | + | military tuition assistance funds for members of the North 6 |
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| 55 | + | Carolina National Guard under Article 15 of Chapter 127A of 7 |
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| 56 | + | the General Statutes. 8 |
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| 57 | + | b. For students who are enrolled in an employer-sponsored financial 9 |
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| 58 | + | support program that is approved by the Board of Governors, by an 10 |
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| 59 | + | amount of up to the difference in the maximum amount provided by 11 |
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| 60 | + | the employer and the applicable rate of tuition. For purposes of this 12 |
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| 61 | + | sub-subdivision, an employer-sponsored financial support program is 13 |
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| 62 | + | a program in which the employer of a student has committed to 14 |
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| 63 | + | provide financial support to the student to offset the costs of tuition or 15 |
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| 64 | + | fees in the student's degree or credential program. 16 |
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| 65 | + | (d1) No later than February 15 of each year, the Board of Governors of The University of 17 |
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| 66 | + | North Carolina shall report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee and the Fiscal 18 |
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| 67 | + | Research Division on the discounted tuition provided in the previous academic year pursuant to 19 |
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| 68 | + | subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section, including at least the following information: 20 |
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| 69 | + | (1) The number of students that receive a discount pursuant to either 21 |
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| 70 | + | sub-subdivision of subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section. 22 |
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| 71 | + | (2) The annual financial impact on each constituent institution resulting from the 23 |
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| 72 | + | discounted tuition provided. 24 |
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| 73 | + | …." 25 |
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| 74 | + | SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 26 |
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| 75 | + | the 2025-2026 academic year. 27 |
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