GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

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HOUSE BILL DRH10233-LH-117B   (03/23)

Short Title:      In-State Tuition Equity.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Meyer, Fisher, and Harrison (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to authorize certain immigrant youth to receive in‑state tuition at the UNIVERSITY of north carolina and community colleges in this state.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 116‑143.1 is amended by adding new subsections to read:

"(n) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person who meets all of the following qualifications shall be accorded resident tuition status:

(1) The person received a high school diploma from a secondary or high school within North Carolina or received a GED within North Carolina.

(2) The person attended North Carolina schools for a minimum of two consecutive years immediately prior to high school graduation.

(3) If the person does not have lawful immigration status, then the person shall also file an affidavit with the constituent institution to which the person is enrolled stating that the person has filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status or will file an application as soon as he or she is eligible to do so.

(4) The person satisfies the admission standards for the constituent institution or community college to which the person applied and has secured admission and enrolled as a student at the constituent institution.

(o) Any information obtained as part of the process of applying for in‑State tuition pursuant to subsection (n) of this section shall be confidential and is not a public record."

SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2017, and applies to the 2017‑2018 academic semester and to each subsequent semester.