GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	2 

SENATE BILL 402
Public Utilities Committee Substitute Adopted 5/8/91

Short Title:  Student Acc. to St. Tele. Sys.    	(Public)
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April 1, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT GIVING STUDENTS AT THE CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA ACCESS TO THE STATE TELEPHONE NETWORK AND TO CLARIFY THE AUTHORITY OF STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TELEPHONE SERVICES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143B-426.39 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(16)	Make the State telephone network used by a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina or the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics available for use from student telephones in residence halls or other campus facilities at the institution or school.  The State Controller shall bill the institution or school for the students' use of the telephone network based on the proportional cost of maintaining and operating the telephone network."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 66-58(b) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(8a)	Telephone services provided by a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina or the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics under the provisions of G.S. 62-110(d) or (e) or G.S. 143B-426.39(16)."
Sec. 3.  The telephone services authorized under Section 1 of this bill shall not be provided until the State Controller obtains a written ruling from the United States Internal Revenue Service that the State telephone network's exemption from federal excise tax will be continued after the implementation of the telephone services authorized under Section 1 of this bill.
Sec. 4.  No charges shall be made to General Fund budget codes to implement this act.  All costs of providing the services authorized by this act shall be recovered in charges to students.
Sec. 5.  This act is effective upon ratification.