A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow senior citizens to audit UNC and Community College Courses.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 116‑11 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(7b)	The Board of Governors shall adopt a policy that allows individuals who are 65 years of age or older to audit up to six hours of undergraduate level classes per semester at a constituent institution, provided the class is not full and the faculty member approves the request. Attendance by audit shall not be counted as full‑time equivalent student hours."
SECTION 2.  G.S. 115D‑5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(b2)	Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the State Board of Community Colleges shall adopt a policy that allows individuals who are 65 years of age or older to audit up to six hours of curricular courses per semester at a community college, provided the class is not full and the faculty member approves the request. Attendance by audit shall not be counted as full‑time equivalent student hours."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2017, and applies to the 2018 fall academic semester and each subsequent academic semester.