GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1797

Short Title:  Bd. of Govs. Study UNC System.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Representative Arnold.

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Referred to:  Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.

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May 25, 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SHALL STUDY THE STATE'S UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THAT STUDY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Board of Governors shall study the administrative system of The University of North Carolina and shall study the educational priorities, construction priorities, goals, and missions of each of its constituent institutions and how those relate to the Board's vision and policies for the entire university system.
(1)	The selection and approval process for the Board of Governors.
(2)	Anticipated future methods of equitably funding The University of North Carolina.
(3)	Current methods of funding maintenance and repairs needed by The University of North Carolina and how to provide future funding on a permanent basis for maintenance and repairs.
(4)	Current methods of funding new construction requested by The University of North Carolina and how to provide future funding on a more timely and equitable basis for all of the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina. 
(5)	The current and future role of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, funding for those institutions, and the possibility of more fully integrating those institutions or consolidating those institutions with others in The University of North Carolina.
(6)	The role of the General Assembly regarding The University of North Carolina and how that role may usurp the priorities of the Board of Governors.
Section 2.  The Board of Governors shall make an interim report regarding its findings and recommendations to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations by November 1, 2000, and shall make a final report that includes the Board's findings and recommendations to the 2001 General Assembly.
Section 3.  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina  the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for the 2000-2001 fiscal year for the study authorized by this act.
Section 4.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2000.