GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	1
HOUSE BILL 151

 
 
Short Title:	Amend Leg. Tuition Grants.	()	
Sponsors:	Representative Owens.	
Referred to:	Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.	
February 19, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A LEGISLATIVE TUITION GRANT MAY BE PAID TO A STUDENT WHO ATTENDS A BIBLE COLLEGE THAT MEETS THE SAME CRITERIA AS OTHER PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 116‑22 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116‑22. Definitions applicable to G.S. 116-19 through G.S. 116-22.
As used in G.S. 116‑19 through G.S. 116-22:
(1) 	‘Institution' shall mean an educational institution with its main campus located in this State that is not owned or operated by the State of North Carolina or by an agency or political subdivision of the State or by any combination thereof, that is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools under the standards of the College Delegate Assembly of said Association and that is not a seminary, Bible school, or similar religious institution.
(2) 	‘Student' shall mean a resident of North Carolina in accordance with definitions of residency that may from time to time be adopted by the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina and published in the residency manual of said Board; and a person who has not received a bachelor's degree, or qualified therefor, and who is otherwise classified as an undergraduate under such regulations as the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina may promulgate. The enrollment figures required by G.S. 116‑19 through 116‑22 shall be the number of full‑time equivalent students as computed under regulations prescribed by the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina. Qualification for in‑State tuition under G.S. 116‑143.3 makes a person a 'student' as defined in this subdivision.”
SECTION 2.  Article 1 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 116-21A.  Contract terms and payment of funds if the institution is a Bible college.
If the institution receiving funds under G.S. 116-19 through G.S. 116-22 is a Bible college, then the State Education Assistance Authority shall enter into a contract with the Bible college that includes the following terms:
(1)	Payments under G.S. 116-19 and G.S. 116-20 shall be made only at the end of that institution's academic year.
(2)	At the end of each academic year, the institution shall certify the number of North Carolina students enrolled at the institution for that year and shall submit to the State Education Assistance Authority the list of eligible students who completed their academic course of study for that year.
(3)	After receiving the list of eligible students, the State Education Assistance Authority shall pay to each eligible student on the list the fixed sum of money for that regular academic year based on the appropriation made by the General Assembly.”
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.