Amends GS 115D-12, providing that Group One of each community college board of trustees consist of four trustees appointed by the General Assembly, with two upon recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and two upon recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives (currently, Group One trustees are elected by the board of education of the public school administrative unit). Applies to appointments for full terms beginning on or after the date the act becomes law.
Specifies that no person is eligible for appointment as a trustee for more than three consecutive terms. Applies to appointments for full terms beginning on or after the date the act becomes law; only full terms will be considered when applying the maximum number of consecutive terms.