North Carolina General Statutes — Chapter 115D
155 sections. Sourced from ncleg.gov; each section links to its full text with case-law cross-references.
- § 115D-1 Statement of purpose
- § 115D-2 Definitions
- § 115D-2.2 (Effective July 1, 2027) State Board of Community Colleges
- § 115D-3 Community Colleges System Office; staff; reorganization authority
- § 115D-3.1 General Assembly confirmation of the President
- § 115D-4 Establishment of institutions
- § 115D-5.5 Board Reserve Fund
- § 115D-6 Withdrawal of State support
- § 115D-6.1 Administration of institutions
- § 115D-6.2 Accreditation policy
- § 115D-6.5 Notice of noncompliance; appointment of an interim board of trustees
- § 115D-7 Establishment of private, nonprofit corporations
- § 115D-9 Powers of State Board regarding certain fee negotiations, contracts, and capital improvements
- § 115D-9.5 Bookstore sales
- § 115D-9.10 Exchange of information with The University of North Carolina and North Carolina public schools
- § 115D-9.15 Lease purchase and installment purchase contracts
- § 115D-9.20 Compliance review and requested information
- § 115D-9.25 Multicampus centers
- § 115D-9.30 Service areas
- § 115D-9.35 Athletic teams
- § 115D-9.40 Evaluation of technology costs
- § 115D-10 Limitation on judicial review of State Board actions
- § 115D-10.5 Program funding
- § 115D-10.10 College transfer program approval; standards for programs; annual reporting requirements
- § 115D-10.15 Workforce development programs
- § 115D-10.17 Customized Training Program
- § 115D-10.19 Short-Term Workforce Development Grant Program
- § 115D-10.21 Training programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- § 115D-10.25 Commercial fishing and aquaculture classes
- § 115D-10.30 Correction education programs
- § 115D-10.35 Teacher residency licensure courses
- § 115D-10.40 American Sign Language courses
- § 115D-10.45 Adult high school equivalency diploma test
- § 115D-10.50 Motorcycle Safety Instruction Program
- § 115D-10.65 Accreditation of secondary school located in North Carolina shall not be a factor in admissions, loans, scholarships, or other educational policies
- § 115D-10.70 Driving eligibility certificates
- § 115D-10.75 Excused absences for religious observances
- § 115D-10.76 Excused absences for National Guard service members
- § 115D-10.80 Education records of minor students
- § 115D-11 Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 115D-11.5 Purpose
- § 115D-11.6 Apprenticeship Council
- § 115D-11.7 ApprenticeshipNC
- § 115D-11.8 Powers and duties of Director of ApprenticeshipNC
- § 115D-11.9 Apprenticeship committees and program sponsors
- § 115D-11.10 Definition of an apprentice
- § 115D-11.11 Contents of agreement
- § 115D-11.12 Approval of apprentice agreements; signatures
- § 115D-11.13 Rotation of employment
- § 115D-11.14 Limitation
- § 115D-12 Each institution to have board of trustees; selection of trustees
- § 115D-13 Terms of office of trustees
- § 115D-14 Board of trustees a body corporate; corporate name and powers; title to property
- § 115D-15 Sale, exchange or lease of property; use of proceeds from donated property
- § 115D-15.1 Disposition, acquisition, and construction of property by community college
- § 115D-16 Elective officials serving as trustees
- § 115D-17 Compensation of trustees
- § 115D-18 Organization of boards; meetings
- § 115D-19 Removal of trustees
- § 115D-20 Powers and duties of trustees
- § 115D-20.1 Policy prohibiting tobacco use in community college buildings, grounds, and at community college-sponsored events
- § 115D-20.2 Student organizations; rights and recognition
- § 115D-21 Traffic regulations; fines and penalties
- § 115D-21.1 Campus law enforcement agencies
- § 115D-21.2 Accreditation
- § 115D-21.10 Curriculum courses taught throughout year
- § 115D-22 State Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees; social security
- § 115D-23 Workers' Compensation Act applicable to institutional employees
- § 115D-24 Waiver of governmental immunity from liability for negligence of agents and employees of institutions; liability insurance
- § 115D-25 Purchase of annuity or retirement income contracts for employees by local boards of trustees
- § 115D-25.2 Flexible Compensation Plan
- § 115D-25.3 Voluntary shared leave
- § 115D-25.4 Department of State Treasurer-sponsored 403(b) option
- § 115D-26 Conflict of interest
- § 115D-27 Personnel files not subject to inspection
- § 115D-28 Certain records open to inspection
- § 115D-29 Confidential information in personnel files; access to information
- § 115D-30.5 Career and College Promise Program
- § 115D-30.10 Evaluation of Career and College Promise Program
- § 115D-30.15 Cooperative innovative high schools
- § 115D-30.20 Noncredit courses
- § 115D-30.25 Gateway to College Program
- § 115D-30.30 NC Career Coach Program
- § 115D-31 State financial support of institutions
- § 115D-31.1 Liability insurance
- § 115D-31.2 Maintenance of plant
- § 115D-31.3 Institutional performance accountability
- § 115D-32 Local financial support of institutions
- § 115D-33 Providing local public funds for institutions established under this Chapter; elections
- § 115D-34 Providing local public funds for institutions previously established
- § 115D-35 Requests for elections to provide funds for institutions
- § 115D-36 Elections on question of the addition of a college transfer program at an institution and issuance of bonds therefor
- § 115D-37 Payment of expenses of special elections under Chapter
- § 115D-38 Authority to issue bonds and notes, to levy taxes and to appropriate nontax revenues
- § 115D-38.5 Restrictions on contracts with local school administrative units; use of community college facilities by public school students pursuant to cooperative programs
- § 115D-38.10 Funds for an intercollegiate athletics program
- § 115D-39 Student tuition and fees
- § 115D-39.1 Tuition surcharge
- § 115D-39.2 Pro rata tuition and uniform registration fees
- § 115D-39.5 Tuition waivers
- § 115D-40.1 Targeted Financial Assistance for Community College Students; participation in federal programs
- § 115D-40.5 Annual report on NC Community College Childcare Grant Program
- § 115D-41 Recodified as G.S. 115D-38.5 by Session Laws 2025-56, s. 1(i), effective July 3, 2025
- § 115D-44 Repealed by Session Laws 2025-56, s. 1(g), (k), effective July 3, 2025
- § 115D-54 Preparation and submission of institutional budget
- § 115D-55 Budget management
- § 115D-56 Final adoption of budget
- § 115D-57 Interim budget
- § 115D-58 Amendments to the budget; budget transfers
- § 115D-58.1 Federal contracts and grants
- § 115D-58.2 Allocation of revenue to the institution by the local tax-levying authority
- § 115D-58.3 Provision for disbursement of State money
- § 115D-58.4 Provisions for disbursement of local money
- § 115D-58.5 Accounting system
- § 115D-58.6 Investment of idle cash
- § 115D-58.7 Selection of depository; deposits to be secured
- § 115D-58.8 Facsimile signatures
- § 115D-58.9 Daily deposits
- § 115D-58.10 Surety bonds and related insurance
- § 115D-58.11 Fire and casualty insurance on institutional buildings and contents
- § 115D-58.11A Flood insurance
- § 115D-58.12 Liability insurance; tort actions against boards of trustees
- § 115D-58.14 Purchasing flexibility
- § 115D-58.15 Lease purchase and installment purchase contracts for equipment and real property
- § 115D-58.16 Audits
- § 115D-58.17 Report on certain recurring programs
- § 115D-59 Multiple-county administrative areas
- § 115D-60 Special provisions for Central Piedmont Community College
- § 115D-67.1 Purpose of the Center
- § 115D-67.2 Advisory Board
- § 115D-67.3 Director and other Center personnel
- § 115D-67.4 Fees collected by the Center; purchases using Center funds
- § 115D-67.10 Purpose of the Center
- § 115D-67.11 Director and other Center personnel
- § 115D-67.12 Fees collected by the Center; use of Center funds
- § 115D-72 Repealed by Session Laws 2025-56, s. 2(n), effective July 3, 2025
- § 115D-77 Nondiscrimination policy
- § 115D-78 Access to information and public records; small business counseling information
- § 115D-79 Open meetings
- § 115D-87 Definitions
- § 115D-88 Exemptions
- § 115D-89 State Board of Community Colleges to administer Article; issuance of diplomas by schools; investigation and inspection; rules
- § 115D-89.1 State Board of Proprietary Schools
- § 115D-89.2 Office of Proprietary Schools; staff
- § 115D-89.3 State Board of Proprietary Schools and State Board of Community Colleges; licensing authority and coordination of responsibilities to administer Article
- § 115D-89.4 Powers of the State Board of Proprietary Schools
- § 115D-90 License required; application for license; school bulletins; requirements for issuance of license; license restricted to courses indicated; supplementary applications
- § 115D-91 Duration and renewal of licenses; notice of change of ownership, administration, etc.; license not transferable
- § 115D-92 Authority to establish fees; Commercial Education Fund established; refund of fees
- § 115D-93 Suspension, revocation or refusal of license; notice and hearing; judicial review; grounds
- § 115D-95 Bonds required
- § 115D-95.1 Student Protection Fund
- § 115D-96 Operating school without license or bond made misdemeanor
- § 115D-97 Contracts with unlicensed schools and evidences of indebtedness made null and void
- § 115D-5 Administration of institutions by State Board of Community Colleges; personnel exempt from North Carolina Human Resources Act; extension courses; tuition waiver; in-plant training; contracting, etc., for establishment and operation of extension units of the community college system; use of existing public school facilities