Includes whereas clauses. 

Amends GS 116-143.1 to make a person who meets the following eligible for the in-state tuition rate at UNC constituent institutions and the community colleges under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Community Colleges: (1) graduated and received a high school diploma from a school within North Carolina that is not a nonpublic residential school; (2) enrolled in the institution of higher education in the school year immediately following his or her graduation and receipt of a high school diploma; (3) attended North Carolina public or nonpublic schools for a minimum of four consecutive years immediately prior to high school graduation and receipt of a high school diploma; (4) holds an unexpired North Carolina drivers license or special identification card; and (5) received a social security number and card from the US Social Security Administration. 

Amends GS 116-143.4 by adding that a person eligible for the in-State tuition rate under GS 116-143.1 is not considered an in-State applicant for the proposes of admission to a UNC constituent institution.

Effective July 1, 2025, and applies beginning with the 2025-26 academic year.