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, (4) is eligible for benefits under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008; and (5) enrolls in school within five years after discharge. Applies to academic semesters beginning on or after July 1, 2012.