Amends GS 116-6 as follows. Instead of providing for the election of members of the UNC Board of Governors (BOG), requires the members be appointed by the Senate, House of Representatives, and Governor. Requires that 10 members be appointed by the Senate and House, and two members be appointed by the Governor, every two years beginning in 2023. Requires the following for the NCGA's appointments: (1) four candidates must be appointed upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, (2) four candidates must be appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, (3) one candidate must be appointed upon recommendation of the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, and (4) one candidate must be appointed upon recommendation of the Minority Leader of the Senate. Makes conforming changes. Makes conforming changes to the following to refer to the appointment of members: GS 116-6.1 and GS 116-7. Further amends GS 116-7 by amending the process for filling vacancies to require that the appointing authority that originally appointed the vacating member appoint a person to fill the vacancy. 

Amends GS 116-31 to require that two of the members of a UNC institution's 13-member board of trustees be appointed by the Governor (reducing the number to be elected by the BOG by two). Requires that in every odd-numbered year, the BOG elect three persons to each board of trustees and the Governor appoint one person to each board of trustees. Provides that the Governor is to appoint a replacement when there is a vacancy in a position originally appointed by the Governor. Makes the same changes to GS 116-32 concerning the board of trustees of The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.

Applies to (1) appointments to fill terms expiring on or after the date that the act becomes law and (2) vacancy appointments made on or after the date the act becomes law. The terms of members holding office as of the effective date of this act shall not be affected.