A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to permit the state board of community colleges to use certain funds to provide financial assistance to students with disabilities.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115D‑40.1(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Targeted Assistance. – Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the State Board may allocate no more than ten percent (10%) of the funds appropriated for Financial Assistance for Community College Students to:
(1)	Students who do not qualify for need‑based assistance but who enroll in low‑enrollment programs that prepare students for high‑demand occupations, and
(2)	Students with disabilities who have been referred by the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and are enrolled in a community college."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2003.