A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT providing for increased access to higher education.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  GS. 116‑143.1 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(m)	Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, an individual who (i) has attended school in North Carolina for at least four consecutive years and (ii) has received a high school diploma from a school within North Carolina or has obtained a general education diploma (GED) issued in North Carolina shall be accorded resident tuition status."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.