S421 - CC/In-State Tuition & Board Elections. (SL 2021-133)

Overview: S.L. 2021-133 (SB 421) authorizes in-state tuition rates at a community college for the school year immediately following a student's graduation from high school for an individual who meets all of the following:

• Is a United States citizen.
• Satisfied the qualifications for assignment to a public school in the State.
• Was enrolled in a North Carolina public school unit for the entire final school year before receiving a high school diploma.
• Was unable, due to lack of evidence, to establish residency for tuition purposes through the RDS.

This act became effective August 25, 2021.