North Carolina § 116-143 - 6. Full scholarship students attending constituent institutions.

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§ 116-143. 6. Full scholarship students attending constituent institutions.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the Board of Trustees of a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina elects to do so, it may by resolution adopted consider as residents of North Carolina all persons who receive full scholarships, unless the scholarship is for athletics, to the institution from entities recognized by the institution and attend the institution as undergraduate students. The aforesaid persons shall be considered residents of North Carolina for all purposes by The University of North Carolina. The following definitions apply in this section: "Full cost" means an amount calculated by the constituent institution that is no less than the sum of tuition, required fees, and on-campus room and board. "Full scholarship" means a grant that meets the full cost for a student to attend the constituent institution for an academic year. This section shall not be applied in any manner that violates federal law. This section shall be administered by the electing constituent institution so as to have no fiscal impact. In administering this section, the electing constituent institution shall maintain at least the current number of North Carolina residents admitted to that constituent institution. History (2005-276, s. 9.27(a); 2010-31, s. 9.25.) Editor's Note. - Subsection (b)(1), defining "full cost" and subsection (b)(2), defining "full scholarship" were designated as such at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes, the designations in Session Laws 2005-276, s. 9.37(a), having been (b)(2) and (b)(1), respectively. Session Laws 2005-276, s. 9.27(b), provides: "This section applies to students who accept admission on or after July 1, 2005, to a constituent institution." 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, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2010-31, s. 9.25, effective July 1, 2010, inserted "unless the scholarship is for athletics" in the first sentence in subsection (a).

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