Bill Summary for S 521 (2017-2018)

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Mar 30 2017

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
Senate Bill 521 (Public) Filed Wednesday, March 29, 2017
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO REVIEW AND EVALUATE THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICIES ADOPTED BY, AND SERVICES OFFERED BY, EACH CONSTITUENT INSTITUTION AND HOW THE CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS MAY BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT THROUGH POSSIBLE CONSOLIDATIONS OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SERVICES OFFERED BY EACH CAMPUS.
Intro. by Curtis, Brown, McInnis.

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States General Assembly findings related to UNC and discrimination and equality.

Requires the UNC Board of Governors (BOG) to review and evaluate the equal opportunity policies, which include the policies related to diversity and nondiscrimination, adopted by each constituent institution, the implementation of those policies on each campus, and the services provided on each campus in order to evaluate the transparency and effectiveness of those policies. Specifies that as a part of the review the BOG must direct each constituent institution to identify all staff positions on campus that include as part of the job duties any responsibility for the implementation, administration, or enforcement of policies intended to promote equal opportunity, diversity, or inclusiveness; indicate how those staff positions and the services offered through those positions fit within the organizational structure of the constituent institution; and indicate the direct and indirect costs related to those staff positions and services provided by those staff positions.

Requires the BOG, based on its evaluation, to establish policies that require each constituent institution to develop an equal opportunity plan that consolidates all equal opportunity services offered on campus into a single office headed by an equal employment officer designated by the Chancellor, identifies measurable goals to ensure equal opportunity and inclusiveness within each institution, and requires quantification of all costs incurred in the university's efforts to promote equal opportunity, inclusiveness, diversity, or nondiscrimination. Requires each constituent institution to develop a plan outlining steps it will take to comply with the BOG for review by the BOG within three months. Requires the plans to be implemented upon approval by the BOG. Requires chancellors to report to the BOG annually on the number of personnel involved in the institution's equal opportunity efforts, progress made in meeting the institution's stated goals, and the costs associated with the institution's equal opportunity plan.

Requires the BOG to also review policies on the funding of student organizations from mandatory student fees and any other State funds. Requires constituent institutions to have policies that recognize student organizations that select their members or leaders on the basis of commitment to a set of beliefs and allows these organizations to limit membership and participation in the group to those students who, upon individual inquiry, affirm that they support the group's goals and agree with its beliefs. Prohibits a constituent institution from using State funds or receipts derived from mandatory student fees to support such student organizations. Applies beginning with the 2017 fall academic semester.