A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize the state board of community colleges to set nonacademic criteria for admission into certain programs.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115D‑5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(a4)	Notwithstanding G.S. 115D‑1, the State Board may adopt standards for admission that include both academic and nonacademic criteria for any curriculum program or continuing education program that traditionally leads into an occupation or practice that requires licensure or certification under State law."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2005.