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)	A community college may add the cost of textbooks purchased at the college's bookstore 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, if the student's branch of the armed services permits the addition of textbooks to tuition costs in its tuition assistance program. The college may retain the funds attributable to the cost of the textbooks."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.