Amends GS 115D-12(a) as the title indicates. Provides for 4 trustees of the 13-member board of trustees for Isothermal Community College to be appointed by the General Assembly and specifies the schedule for the appointments and the filling of vacancies as necessary. Previously, 4 trustees were elected by the board of education for the public school administrative unit located in the administrative area of a community college. Provisions of this act apply only to Isothermal Community College. Applies to appointments to terms beginning on or after July 1, 2015.