North Carolina § 116-293 - (Effective beginning with the 2017 fall academic semester - see note) Cheatham-White Scholarships; school nomination of candidates.

§ 116-293. (Effective beginning with the 2017 fall academic semester - see note) Cheatham-White Scholarships; school nomination of candidates.

All North Carolina high schools are eligible to nominate a student to be considered as a candidate for a Cheatham-White Scholarship. For purposes of this section, a high school includes a public school under the direction of a local board of education, a charter school, a regional school, a high school operated as part of The University of North Carolina, a school operated by the Department of Health and Human Services, a school operated by the State Board of Education, or a nonpublic school regulated under Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes. The number of nominees from each school is determined by the size of the senior class as follows: Up to 199 seniors ............ 2 nominees. 200-399 seniors ............ 3 nominees. 400-499 seniors ............ 4 nominees. 500 or more seniors ............ 5 nominees. History (2016-94, s. 11.4(e).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2016-94, s. 11.4(e1), provides: "G.S. 116-291, as enacted by subsection (e) of this section, becomes effective July 1, 2016. The remainder of subsection (e) of this section becomes effective beginning with the 2017 fall academic semester so that students may be nominated for the scholarship during the 2017-2018 academic year, and recipients of the scholarship may enroll to begin a course of study at the constituent institution beginning with the 2018 fall academic semester." Session Laws 2016-94, s. 1.2, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2016.'" Session Laws 2016-94, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2016-2017 fiscal year." Session Laws 2016-94, s. 39.7, is a severability clause.