GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
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SENATE BILL 652
Short Title: Increase Access to Higher Education. |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Senators Chaudhuri, Van Duyn (Primary Sponsors); Smith-Ingram and Waddell. |
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Referred to: |
Rules and Operations of the Senate |
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April 5, 2017
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT providing for increased access to higher education.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 116‑143.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(n) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, an individual who (i) has attended school in North Carolina for at least three consecutive years immediately prior to graduation and (ii) has received a high school diploma from a school within North Carolina or has obtained a general education diploma (GED) issued in North Carolina shall be accorded resident tuition status."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.