A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to establish a pilot program to provide in‑state TUITION at community colleges to STUDENTS living in georgia or tennessee if those states OFFER the same treatment to residents of north CAROLINA.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115D‑39 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d)	In addition, a resident of a county in Georgia or Tennessee that borders North Carolina is eligible for the resident community college tuition rate in North Carolina if the student's resident state grants the same treatment to residents of North Carolina living in counties bordering that state."
SECTION 2.  The State Board of Community Colleges shall study the impact of the tuition reciprocity pilot program authorized in Section 1 of this act and shall report the results of the study by August 1, 2012, and by August 1, 2014, to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law. Section 1 of this act applies beginning with the fall semester of the 2009‑2010 academic year and expires at the end of the 2013‑2014 academic year.