A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to permit community colleges to include the costs of textbooks in the tuition charged for members of the armed services.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115D‑39 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d)	Community colleges may add the cost of textbooks to the tuition rates established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for all purposes associated with billing the armed services for the enrollment of members of the armed services, as defined in G.S. 116‑143.3. The college may retain the funds attributable to the cost of the textbooks."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.