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 2013‑2014 academic year and each subsequent year.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 18th day of July, 2013.

	s/	 Daniel J. Forest
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Thom Tillis
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Pat McCrory
	 Governor

Approved 4:23 p.m. this 23rd day of July, 2013