North Carolina § 143B-1225 - Scholarship.

§ 143B-1225. Scholarship.

A scholarship granted pursuant to this Part shall consist of the following benefits in either a State or private educational institution: With respect to State educational institutions, unless expressly limited elsewhere in this Part, a scholarship shall consist of: Tuition at the State educational institution. A standard board allowance. A standard room allowance. Matriculation and other institutional fees required to be paid as a condition to remaining in the institution and pursuing the course of study selected. For Class I-A, I-B, and IV scholarships, as defined by G.S. 143B-1226(b), the cost of short-term workforce training courses leading to industry credentials. With respect to private educational institutions, a scholarship shall consist of a monetary allowance as prescribed in G.S. 143B-1227(d). Only one scholarship may be granted pursuant to this Part with respect to each child and it shall not extend for a longer period than four academic years, which years, however, need not be consecutive. No educational assistance shall be afforded a child under this Part after the end of an eight-year period beginning on the date the scholarship is first awarded. Whenever a child is enrolled in an educational institution and the period of entitlement ends while enrolled in a term, quarter or semester, such period shall be extended to the end of such term, quarter or semester, but not beyond the entitlement limitation of four academic years. A scholarship awarded to a student under this section shall not exceed the cost of attendance at the State educational institution at which the student is enrolled. If a student, who is eligible for a scholarship under this section, also receives a scholarship or other grant covering the cost of attendance at the State educational institution for which the scholarship is awarded, then the amount of the scholarship shall be reduced by an appropriate amount determined by the State educational institution at which the student is enrolled. The scholarship shall be reduced so that the sum of all grants and scholarship aid covering the cost of attendance received by the student, including the scholarship under this section, shall not exceed the cost of attendance for the State educational institution at which the student is enrolled. If a child is awarded a scholarship under this Part, the Commission shall notify the recipient by May 1st of the year in which the recipient enrolls in college. History (1967, c. 1060, s. 8; 1969, c. 741, s. 3; 1975, c. 137, s. 1; 1989, c. 767, s. 2; 2001-424, s. 7.1(b); 2002-126, s. 19.3(b); 2008-107, s. 19.2(a); 2015-241, s. 24.1(c), (ii); 2015-268, s. 7.3(a); 2019-214, s. 1(a); 2020-78, s. 17.3.) Editor's Note. - Former G.S. 165-21 was recodified by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(c), as G.S. 143B-1225. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(ww), as amended by Session Laws 2015-268, s. 7.3(a), made the recodification of this section by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(c), and amendment by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(ii), effective July 1, 2015. At the direction of the Revisor of Statutes, "this Part" was substituted for "this Article" throughout the section. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2015.'" Session Laws 2015-241, s. 33.6, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2019-214, s. 3, made sub-subdivision (a)(1)e. as added by Session Laws 2019-214, s. 1(a), effective September 4, 2019, and applicable to scholarships awarded beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year. Session Laws 2020-78, s. 22.1, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2020-78, s. 22.3, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2008-107, s. 19.2(a), effective July 1, 2008, added "at the State educational institution" in subdivision (a)(1)a.; in subdivisions (a)(1)b. and (a)(1)c., substituted "standard" for "reasonable" and made minor punctuation changes; in subdivision (a)(1)d., deleted "excluding charges or fees for books, supplies, tools and clothing" at the end and made a minor grammatical change; and added subdivision (a)(5). Session Laws 2015-241, s. 24.1(ii), effective July 1, 2015, substituted "G.S. 143B-1227" for "G.S. 165-22.1" in subdivision (a)(2). For effective date, see editor's note. Session Laws 2019-214, s. 1(a), added sub-subdivision (a)(1)e. For effective date and applicability, see editor's note. Session Laws 2020-78, s. 17.3, effective July 1, 2020, deleted the second sentence in subdivision (a)(4), which read: "Those persons who have been granted a scholarship under this Part prior to the effective date of this act shall be entitled to the remainder of their period of scholarship eligibility if used prior to August 1, 2010."