North Carolina § 116-209 - 60. Definitions.

§ 116-209. 60. Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Part: Commission. - The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission. Director. - The Director of the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program. Forgivable loan. - A forgivable loan made under the Program. Program. - The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program. Public school. - An elementary or secondary school located in North Carolina that is governed by a local board of education, charter school board of directors, regional school board of directors, or University of North Carolina laboratory school board of trustees. STEM. - Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Trust Fund. - The North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program Trust Fund. History (2017-57, s. 10A.3(a).) Cross References. - As to North Carolina Education Endowment Fund, see Article 32E of Chapter 115C , G.S. 115C-472.16 . Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2015-57, s. 10A.3(b)-(e), provides: "(b) Initial appointments to the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission shall be made no later than August 15, 2017. Initial appointments to the Commission shall expire July 1, 2019. "(c) The Commission shall establish initial selection criteria for recipients and select the five institutions of higher education with approved educator preparation programs at which a recipient may use a forgivable loan no later than November 15, 2017, and shall make available applications to prospective students no later than December 31, 2017. "(d) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish the list of STEM and special education licensure areas and provide that information to the Commission and Authority no later than October 1, 2017. "(e) The Commission shall select recipients and award the initial forgivable loans for the 2018-2019 academic year no later than April 1, 2018." Session Laws 2017-57, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2017.'" Session Laws 2017-57, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2017-57, s. 39.6, is a severability clause.