North Carolina § 115D-92 - Authority to establish fees; Commercial Education Fund established; refund of fees.

§ 115D-92. Authority to establish fees; Commercial Education Fund established; refund of fees.

The State Board of Proprietary Schools, as provided in G.S. 115D-89.3 , shall establish reasonable fees for licenses, renewals, and approvals granted, and for inspections performed pursuant to this Article in accordance with Article 2A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. The fees and licenses collected under this section shall be placed in a special fund to be designated the "Commercial Education Fund" and shall be used under the supervision and direction of the State Board of Proprietary Schools for the administration of this Article. No license fee shall be refunded in the event the application is rejected or the license suspended or revoked. History (1961, c. 1175, s. 6; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1987, c. 442, ss. 1, 2; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 877, s. 6; 2011-308, s. 6.) Editor's Note. - This section was formerly G.S. 115C-573. It was recodified by Session Laws 1987, c. 442, s. 2, effective July 1, 1987. Session Laws 2005-276, s. 8.14, provides: "The State Board of Community Colleges may implement an increase in fees for licensing of proprietary schools in accordance with the following fee schedule adopted by the State Board of Community Colleges on November 18, 2004: "Initial License Fee $2,500 "License Renewal Fee $1,250 plus per program $50.00 per program "Program Addition Fee $200.00 "Single Course Addition Fee $200.00 "Relocation/Site Visit Fee $400.00 "Remote Site Initial Fee $1,000 "Remote Site Renewal Fee $750.00 "Site Assessment $200.00" Session Laws 2005-276, s. 1.2 provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2005.'" Session Laws 2005-276, s. 46.3 provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2005-2007 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2005-276, s. 46.5 provides: "If any section or provision of this act is declared unconstitutional or invalid by the courts, it does not affect the validity of this act as a whole or any part other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid." Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2011-308, s. 6, effective January 1, 2012, in the first and last paragraph, substituted "State Board of Proprietary Schools" for "State Board of Community Colleges"; and in the first paragraph, inserted "as provided in G.S. 15D-89.3" and added "in accordance with Article 2A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes."