NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 563

HOUSE BILL 1172

 

 

AN ACT TO ALTER THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WITH RESPECT TO THE LICENSING OF DEGREE-GRANTING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 116-15(a) is amended by striking from line 2 thereof the date "April 15, 1923" and inserting in lieu thereof the date "December 31, 1960".

Sec. 2.  G.S. 116-15(b) is amended by striking from line 3 thereof the date "April 15, 1923" and inserting in lieu thereof the date "December 31, 1960".

Sec. 3.  G.S. 116-15(a) is amended by inserting therein, between the present first and second sentences of that subsection, the following new sentence:

"For the purposes of this section, the term 'created or established in this State' or 'established in this State' shall mean, in the case of an institution whose principal office is located outside of North Carolina, the act of issuance by the Secretary of State of North Carolina of a certificate of authority to do business in North Carolina."

Sec. 4.  G.S. 116-15(e) is amended to read as follows:

"(e)       the foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to any seminary, Bible school, Bible college, or similar religious institution."

Sec. 5.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 14th day of June, 1977.