Bill Summary for H 351 (2019-2020)
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AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ENROLLMENT FUNDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDRESSING FUNDING EQUITY FOR APPROVED COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION PROGRAMS.Intro. by White, Hardister, Arp, Potts.
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Provides for the act to be cited as Catherine's Law.
Appropriates $2 million in additional recurring funds for the 2019-20 fiscal year from the General Fund to the reserve account in the Office of Budget and Management for enrollment adjustments for the UNC System. Designates the funds to support courses for resident full-time students who are enrolled in a four- or eight-semester certificate accomplishment program approved as a Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) by the US Department of Education. Describes CTPs. Requires that the funds be used to eliminate the full-time equivalent disparity between CTPs and curriculum programs.
Authorizes allocations to constituent institutions on a pro rata basis according to the number of students enrolled in a CTP at each institution if the cost of providing the full-time equivalent for CTPs in the same manner as curriculum programs exceeds the act's appropriations.
Effective July 1, 2019.