A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to make changes to provisions permitting senior citizens to audit courses at community colleges and CONSTITUENT institutions of the University of north carolina.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 115B‑2.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115B‑2.2.  Senior citizens may audit classes.
Any person who is at least 65 years old may audit courses offered at the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina and the community colleges as defined in G.S. 115D‑2(2) without payment of any required registration fee or tuition for the audit. The Board of Governors and the State Board of Community Colleges shall adopt policies for their respective institutions to implement this requirement. Persons auditing classes under this section shall not be counted in the computation of enrollment for funding purposes. This section does not apply to audits of courses provided on a self‑supporting basis by community colleges."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2019‑2020 academic year.