A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require the constituent institutions of The university of north carolina to recognize the cherokee language as a LANGUAGE FOR WHICH A STUDENT MAY SATISFY A FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE REQUIREMENT FOR DEGREE COMPLETION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 116‑11 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(4c)	The Board of Governors shall require each constituent institution to develop and implement a policy that recognizes the Cherokee language as a language for which a student may satisfy the foreign language course requirement for degree completion at the institution."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to the 2011‑2012 academic year and each subsequent year.