Enacts new GS 116-143.3A to waive the 12-month residency requirement for in-state tuition purposes if a veteran, defined as any person honorably discharged on or after July 1, 2011, meets the following conditions: (1) lives in North Carolina, (2) was last stationed in North Carolina, (3) satisfies all other domicile requirements, and (4) enrolls in school within five years after discharge. Applies to academic semesters beginning on or after July 1, 2012.