NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-33 (2026)

Powers and duties of the boards of trustees

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Each board of trustees shall promote the sound development of the institution within the functions prescribed for it, helping it to serve the State in a way that will complement the activities of the other institutions and aiding it to perform at a high level of excellence in every area of endeavor. Each board shall serve as advisor to the Board of Governors on matters pertaining to the institution and shall also serve as advisor to the chancellor concerning the management and development of the institution. The powers and duties of each board of trustees, not inconsistent with other provisions of this Article, shall be defined and delegated by the Board of Governors. (1971, c. 1244, s. 1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1977–2005 · leading case: North Carolina Sch. Boards Ass'n v. Moore, 585 S.E.2d 418 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003).

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North Carolina Sch. Boards Ass'n v. Moore, 585 S.E.2d 418 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 26× “The constituent UNC institutions assess and collect these payments pursuant to authority granted to their trustees by N.C. Gen.Stat. § 116-33, which provides in pertinent part as follows: Each board of trustees shall promote the sound development of the institution within the…”

Bd. of Governors of the Univ. of North Carolina v. United States Dep't of Labor, 722 F. Supp. 1301 (E.D.N.C. 1989). · cites it 2× “N.C.Gen.Stat. §§ 116-33 & 116-34. By statute “[t]he Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina shall be known and distinguished by the name of ‘the University of North Carolina’ and shall continue as a body politic and corpo-rate_” N.”

Poovey v. Edmisten, 526 F. Supp. 759 (E.D.N.C. 1981). · cites it 3× “N.C.G.S. § 116-33. D. a Chancellor of each constituent institution to be the executive and administrative head of the particular institution and “responsible for carrying out policies of the Board of Governors and of the board of trustees.”

North Carolina Sch. Boards Ass'n v. Moore, 614 S.E.2d 504 (2005). · cites it 2× “4(h); (iv) payments collected by the boards of trustees of the Consolidated University of North *483 Carolina campuses for loss, damage, or late return of materials borrowed from university libraries pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 116-33; (v) payments collected by the Department of…”

Student Bar Ass'n Bd. of Governors v. Byrd, 232 S.E.2d 855 (N.C. Ct. App. 1977). “G.S. 116-33. The Chancellor of each institution, subject to the policies prescribed by the Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees, makes recommendations for the appointment of personnel and development of educational programs for that institution.”

Student Bar Ass'n, Etc. v. Byrd, 232 S.E.2d 855 (N.C. Ct. App. 1977). “G.S. 116-33. The Chancellor of each institution, subject to the policies prescribed by the Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees makes recommendations for the appointment of personnel and development of educational programs for that institution.”

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