| 12 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 13 | 14 | | AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 2 |
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| 14 | 15 | | NORTH CAROLINA AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES FROM VIOLATING STATE OR 3 |
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| 15 | 16 | | FEDERAL LAW BECAUSE OF A REQUIREMENT OF AN ACCREDITING AGENCY . 4 |
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| 16 | 17 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5 |
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| 17 | 18 | | SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 116-11.4 reads as rewritten: 6 |
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| 18 | 19 | | "§ 116-11.4. Accreditation. 7 |
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| 19 | 20 | | (a) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this section: 8 |
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| 20 | 21 | | … 9 |
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| 21 | 22 | | (2) Accrediting agency. – An agency or association that accredits institutions of 10 |
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| 22 | 23 | | higher education. 11 |
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| 23 | 24 | | … 12 |
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| 24 | 25 | | (b1) Illegal Accreditation Requirements Prohibited. – A constituent institution of The 13 |
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| 25 | 26 | | University of North Carolina shall not take any action in violation of State or federal law because 14 |
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| 26 | 27 | | of any principle, standard, policy, or other requirement of an accrediting agency. 15 |
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| 27 | 28 | | … 16 |
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| 28 | 29 | | (d) Certain Programs Exempt. – The Except as provided in subsection (b1) of this section, 17 |
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| 29 | 30 | | the requirements of this section do not apply to professional, graduate, departmental, or certificate 18 |
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| 30 | 31 | | programs at constituent institutions that have specific accreditation requirements or best 19 |
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| 31 | 32 | | practices, including law, pharmacy, engineering, and other similar educational programs, as 20 |
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| 32 | 33 | | identified by the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina. 21 |
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| 33 | 34 | | …." 22 |
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| 34 | 35 | | SECTION 1.(b) G.S. 115D-6.2 reads as rewritten: 23 |
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| 35 | 36 | | "§ 115D-6.2. Accreditation. 24 |
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| 36 | 37 | | (a) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this section: 25 |
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| 37 | 38 | | … 26 |
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| 38 | 39 | | (2) Accrediting agency. – An agency or association that accredits institutions of 27 |
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| 39 | 40 | | higher education. 28 |
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| 40 | 41 | | … 29 |
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| 41 | 42 | | (b1) Illegal Accreditation Requirements Prohibited. – A community college shall not take 30 |
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| 42 | 43 | | any action in violation of State or federal law because of any principle, standard, policy, or other 31 |
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| 43 | 44 | | requirement of an accrediting agency. 32 |
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| 44 | 45 | | … 33 |
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| 45 | 46 | | (d) Certain Programs Exempt. – The Except as provided in subsection (b1) of this section, 34 |
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