GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 1291

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Sponsors: Senators Martin of Guilford; Ballance, Hunt of Durham, and Richardson.

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Referred to:  Rules and Operation of the Senate.

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May 11, 1989

A JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO STUDY THE UNDER-REPRESENTATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN, HISPANIC-AMERICAN, AND NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS IN CERTAIN UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND POST-GRADUATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
Section 1. The Legislative Research Commission is authorized to study the following:
(1)	Major and nonmajor areas of study in post-secondary educational institutions in which North Carolinians of African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native American heritage are underrepresented as undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students.  The study shall be based on data from the two most recent years for which it can be compiled.
(2)	Measures that can be implemented by the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina, the public school system, the business community, and community organizations and institutions to increase African-American, Hispanic-American, and Native American student access to and representation in such areas of study.
The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina and the State Board of Education shall compile and provide to the Commission the information necessary for the Commission to conduct its study and make recommendations to the General Assembly.  The Legislative Research Commission shall make its final report to the 1989 Session of the General Assembly, Regular Session 1990, by March 1, 1990.
Sec. 2. This resolution is effective upon ratification.