AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN COURSES AND ACADEMIC CREDIT HOURS TRANSFERRED TO A CONSTITUENT INSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATION OF CREDIT HOURS FOR PURPOSES OF THE TUITION SURCHARGE AND TO REQUIRE THAT UNIFORM PROCEDURES BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE ADVANCE NOTICE TO A STUDENT WHEN THE STUDENT IS APPROACHING THE CREDIT HOUR LIMIT REGARDING THE TUITION SURCHARGE. Enacted July 23, 2013. Effective July 23, 2013. Sections 1 and 2 apply beginning with the 2013 fall semester.
UNC TUITION SURCHARGE/ADVANCE NOTICE.
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN COURSES AND ACADEMIC CREDIT HOURS TRANSFERRED TO A CONSTITUENT INSTITUTION SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE CALCULATION OF CREDIT HOURS FOR PURPOSES OF THE TUITION SURCHARGE AND TO REQUIRE THAT UNIFORM PROCEDURES BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE ADVANCE NOTICE TO A STUDENT WHEN THE STUDENT IS APPROACHING THE CREDIT HOUR LIMIT REGARDING THE TUITION SURCHARGE.Intro. by Glazier, Johnson, Holloway.
Bill History:
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Wed, 6 Mar 2013 House: Filed(link is external)
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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Mon, 11 Mar 2013 House: Ref To Com On Education(link is external)
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Tue, 19 Mar 2013 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute(link is external)
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Tue, 19 Mar 2013 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Tue, 19 Mar 2013 House: Placed On Cal For 03/20/2013(link is external)
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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 House: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 House: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 21 Mar 2013 Senate: Rec From House(link is external)
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Thu, 21 Mar 2013 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 21 Mar 2013 Senate: Ref To Com On Education/Higher Education(link is external)
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Wed, 5 Jun 2013 Senate: Reptd Fav Com Substitute(link is external)
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Wed, 5 Jun 2013 Senate: Com Substitute Adopted(link is external)
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Wed, 5 Jun 2013 Senate: Placed On Cal For 06/11/2013(link is external)
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Tue, 11 Jun 2013 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Tue, 11 Jun 2013 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 12 Jun 2013 House: Rec From Senate(link is external)
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Wed, 12 Jun 2013 House: Rec To Concur S Com Sub(link is external)
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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 House: Cal Pursuant 36(b)(link is external)
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Thu, 13 Jun 2013 House: Placed On Cal For 06/17/2013(link is external)
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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 House: Failed Concur In S Com Sub(link is external)
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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 House: Conf Com Appointed(link is external)
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 Senate: Conf Com Appointed(link is external)
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Wed, 10 Jul 2013 Senate: Conf Com Reported(link is external)
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Wed, 10 Jul 2013 Senate: Placed On Cal For 07/11/2013(link is external)
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Wed, 10 Jul 2013 House: Conf Com Reported(link is external)
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Wed, 10 Jul 2013 House: Placed On Cal For 07/11/2013(link is external)
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Thu, 11 Jul 2013 Senate: Conf Report Adopted(link is external)
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Thu, 11 Jul 2013 House: Conf Report Adopted(link is external)
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Thu, 11 Jul 2013 House: Ordered Enrolled(link is external)
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Mon, 15 Jul 2013 Ratified(link is external)
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Tue, 16 Jul 2013 Pres. To Gov. 7/16/2013(link is external)
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Tue, 23 Jul 2013 Signed by Gov. 7/23/2013(link is external)
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Tue, 23 Jul 2013 Ch. SL 2013-325(link is external)
Bill Summaries:
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Summary date: Jul 25 2013 - View Summary
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Bill H 255 (2013-2014)Summary date: Jul 10 2013 - View Summary
Conference report makes the following changes to the 3rd edition.
Deletes proposed changes made to GS 116-143.7(a), Tuition surcharge.
Provides that, notwithstanding GS 116-143.7, courses and credit hours transferred from an institution of higher education that is not a constituent institution or a community college established pursuant to GS 115D-4 that are accepted by a constituent institution prior to August 15, 2013, will not count toward the tuition surcharge under GS 116-143.7. Requires the General Administration of The University of North Carolina to report by March 1, 2014, to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on the number of courses exempted from the tuition surcharge pursuant to this section.
Makes technical and conforming changes to the enactment clause.
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Bill H 255 (2013-2014)Summary date: Jun 5 2013 - View Summary
Senate committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes. Makes clarifying and technical changes to GS 116-143.7.
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Bill H 255 (2013-2014)Summary date: Mar 19 2013 - View Summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition.
Amends GS 116-143.7(a) and (a2) to clarify that courses and credit hours taken at another constituent institution or community college under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Community Colleges and accepted for transfer credit count toward the credit limit for the tuition surcharge.
Provides that courses and credit hours transferred and accepted for credit from an institution of higher learning that is not a constituent institution or a community college that is not under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Community Colleges are excluded from counting toward the tuition surcharge limit.
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Bill H 255 (2013-2014)Summary date: Mar 6 2013 - View Summary
Amends GS 116-143.7, (Tuition surcharge), specifying that courses and credit hours taken at another constituent institution or community college and accepted for transfer credit count towards the credit limit for the tuition surcharge (was, any courses and credit hours accepted for transfer). Excludes courses and credit hours transferred and accepted for credit from an institution of higher learning that is not a constituent institution or a community college from counting towards the tuition surcharge limit.
Mandates that each constituent institution must implement procedures to notify students and parents about the tuition surcharge and to provide advance notice to a student when the student is approaching the credit hour limit for the tuition surcharge.
Charges the UNC Board of Governors (Board) with developing a uniform set of notification principles regarding the tuition surcharge, including a process for each campus to notify students and parents at orientation and through each each semester's tuition statements, as well as advance notification when the student is approaching the credit hour limit for the tuition surcharge. The Board will direct each constituent instituion to implement these procedures.
Effective when the act becomes law and applies to the fall 2013 academic semester and each subsequent academic semester.