GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2009
SESSION LAW 2010-9
SENATE BILL 1359
AN ACT to amend the law that authorized the governing body of the town of highlands to establish and administer a scholarship program for graduates of highlands high school to provide that the governing body has more discretion with regard to the administration of the scholarship program.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 3 of S.L. 1975-332 reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 3. The governing body shall appoint a
scholarship committee, consisting of five members who shall be residents of
Highlands school area. One member shall be a businessman of the area and shall serve
for an initial term of three years. One member shall be a Minister of the
Gospel or a church leader of the area and shall serve for an initial term of
two years. One member shall be a citizen of the area who is active in community
affairs and shall serve for an initial term of one year. Thereafter each of
these terms shall be for three years. One member shall be the principal of
Highlands High School and shall serve during his tenure as principal. One
member shall be the attorney for the Town of Highlands and shall serve during
his tenure as town attorney.
The town governing body shall appoint to fill any
vacancy occurring in the committee some person having the same qualifications
as required for the member causing the vacancy. The appointment shall be for
the unexpired term.
The town board shall have the power and authority
to remove any member of the scholarship committee at any time when the board
determines that removal is in the best interest of the scholarship fund. The
governing body of the Town of Highlands is authorized to administer a
scholarship program for the benefit of graduates of Highlands High School, upon
the terms the governing body deems appropriate, subject to applicable law."
SECTION 2. Section 4 of S.L. 1975-332 is repealed.
SECTION 3. Section 5 of S.L. 1975-332 reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 5. No member of the town governing body or
of the scholarship committee shall receive any compensation for services
rendered under this act."
SECTION 4. Section 5.2 of the Charter of the Town of Highlands, being Chapter 519 of the Session Laws of 1991, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 5.2. Scholarship Program. The Town's
scholarship program for graduates of Highlands High School shall continue to be
administered as provided in Chapter 332, Session Laws of 1975.1975 as
amended."
SECTION 5. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 22nd day of June, 2010.
s/ Walter H. Dalton
President of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives