GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001

HOUSE BILL 438
RATIFIED BILL

AN ACT TO CLARIFY the performance measures on which community colleges are evaluated for the purpose of performance budgeting.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 115D‑31.3(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	Mandatory Performance Measures. – The State Board of Community Colleges shall evaluate each college on the following 12 performance standards:
(1)	Progress of basic skills students,
(2)	Passing rate for licensure and certification examinations,
(3)	The proportion of those who complete their goal,(4)	Employment status of graduates,
(5)	Performance of students who transfer to the university system,
(6)	Passing rates in developmental courses,
(7)	Success rates of developmental students in subsequent college‑level courses,
(8)	The level of satisfaction of students who complete programs and those who do not complete programs,
(9)	Curriculum student retention and graduation,
(10)	Employer satisfaction with graduates,
(11)	Client satisfaction with customized training, and
(12)	Program enrollment."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 31st day of May, 2001.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

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		 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved __________.m. this ______________ day of ___________________, 2001