GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 233

Short Title:  Resident Tuition Status Change.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Cooper.
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Referred to:  Education/Higher Education.
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February 18, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO EXEMPT TEACHERS ENROLLED IN COURSES TO COMPLETE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FROM THE TWELVE-MONTH DURATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENCY TEST.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 116-143.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( m)	Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a noncertified teacher employed by a North Carolina local school administrative unit and enrolled in courses to complete the certification requirements of the State Board of Education shall be accorded resident tuition status until certification is completed, as long as this teacher remains enrolled.  For purposes of this subsection, 'noncertified' means provisionally certified to teach for the first time in a local school administrative unit while possessing no other level of certificate.
The provisions of subsection (i)	of this section do not apply to people accorded resident tuition status pursuant to this subsection."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993, and applies beginning with the 1993-94 academic year.