GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1995 SESSION

CHAPTER 60
SENATE BILL 321

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT ELIGIBILITY RULES FOR INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC COMPETITION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  G.S. 115C-12 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(23)	Power to Adopt Eligibility Rules for Interscholastic Athletic Competition. – The State Board of Education may adopt rules governing interscholastic athletic activities conducted by local boards of education, including eligibility for student participation.  The State Board of Education may authorize a designated organization to apply and enforce the Board's rules governing participation in interscholastic athletic activities at the high school level."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 2nd day of May, 1995.

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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate

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Harold J. Brubaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives