North Carolina 2017-2018 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 8 D · 6 R · 1 I cosponsors

HB 486 — National Guard Education Assistance Changes.

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    Sponsored across 3 parties (8 D · 6 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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The latest version of House Bill 486 has been updated to reflect a new introduction date and has undergone a slight change in the referral process within the North Carolina General Assembly. Specifically, it now includes an updated session identification and an indication of its current status. These changes are essential as they help keep track of the bill’s progress in the legislative process and ensure that it is considered by the appropriate committees.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 H 2 HOUSE BILL 486* Senate Education/Higher Education Committee Substitute Adopted 5/24/17 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 H 1 HOUSE BILL 486* Short Title:
National Guard Education Assistance Changes.
National Guard Tuition Assistance Program.
Representatives G.
Martin and Szoka (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
March 28, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DIRECT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM AND THE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT A UNIFORM POLICY TO REQUIRE THAT A STUDENT WHO IS A NATIONAL GUARD SERVICE MEMBER PLACED ON ACTIVE DUTY STATUS BE GIVEN AN EXCUSED ABSENCE FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME THE STUDENT IS ON ACTIVE DUTY AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OPTIONS TO THE STUDENT FOR COMPLETION OR WITHDRAWAL FROM CLASSES THAT WILL NOT PENALIZE THE STUDENT ACADEMICALLY;
Education - Universities, if favorable, Education - Community Colleges March 28, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO BROADEN THE NATIONAL GUARD TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO COVER STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
TO BROADEN THE NATIONAL GUARD TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO COVER STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN APPROVED PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM;
AND TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW FOR IN-STATE TUITION FOR VETERANS.
SECTION 1.(a) G.S.
SECTION 1.
116-11 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(3b) The Board of Governors shall adopt a policy to be applied uniformly throughout The University of North Carolina to provide that any student enrolled in a constituent institution who is a National Guard service member placed onto State active duty status during an academic term shall be given an excused absence for the period of time the student is on active duty.
The policy shall further provide all of the following:
a.
The student shall be given the opportunity to make up any test or other work missed during the excused absence.
b.
The student shall be given the option, when feasible, to continue classes and coursework during the academic term through online participation for the period of time the student is placed on active duty.
c.
The student shall be given the option of receiving a temporary grade of "incomplete (IN)" or "absent from the final exam (AB)" for any course that the student was unable to complete as a result of being placed on State active duty status;
however, the student must complete the course requirements within the period of time specified by the constituent institution to avoid receiving a failing grade for the course.
d.
The student shall be permitted to drop, with no penalty, any course that the student was unable to complete as a result of being placed on State active duty status." *H486-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 SECTION 1.(b) The Board of Governors shall adopt the policies set out in G.S.
116-11(3b), as enacted by subsection (a) of this section, by July 1, 2017, and shall direct each constituent institution to implement those policies beginning with the 2017 fall academic term.
SECTION 2.(a) G.S.
115D-5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(x) The State Board of Community Colleges shall adopt a policy to be applied uniformly throughout the Community College System to provide that any student enrolled in a community college who is a National Guard service member placed onto State active duty status during an academic term shall be given an excused absence for the period of time the student is on active duty.
The policy shall further provide all of the following:
(1) The student shall be given the opportunity to make up any test or other work missed during the excused absence.
(2) The student shall be given the option, when feasible, to continue classes and coursework during the academic term through online participation for the period of time the student is placed on active duty.
(3) The student shall be given the option of receiving a temporary grade of "incomplete (IN)" or "absent from the final exam (AB)" for any course that the student was unable to complete as a result of being placed on State active duty status;
however, the student must complete the course requirements within the period of time specified by the community college to avoid receiving a failing grade for the course.
(4) The student shall be permitted to drop, with no penalty, any course that the student was unable to complete as a result of being placed on State active duty status." SECTION 2.(b) The State Board of Community Colleges shall adopt the policies set out in G.S.
115D-5(x), as enacted by subsection (a) of this section, by July 1, 2017, and shall direct each community college to implement those policies beginning with the 2017 fall academic term.
SECTION 3.
(7) Students enrolled in a professional certification program recommended by the Director of the North Carolina National Guard Education and Employment Center and approved by the North Carolina National Guard Education Services Officer." SECTION 4.
(7) Students enrolled in a professional certification program recommended by the Director of the North Carolina National Guard Education and Employment Center and approved by the North Carolina National Guard Education Services Officer." SECTION 2.
G.S.
This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2017 fall academic semester.
116-143.3A reads as rewritten:
*H486-v-1*
"§ 116-143.3A.
Waiver of 12-month residency requirement for certain veterans and other individuals entitled to federal education benefits under 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 30 or 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 33.
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(a) Definitions.
– The following definitions apply in this section:
(1) Abode.
– Has the same meaning as G.S.
116-143.3(a)(1).
(2) Armed Forces.
– Has the same meaning as G.S.
116-143.3(a)(2).
(3) Veteran.
– A person who served active duty for not less than 90 days in the Armed Forces, the Commissioned Corps of the U.S.
Public Health Service, Page 2 House Bill 486*-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and who was discharged or released from such service.
(b) Waiver of 12-Month Residency Requirement for Veteran.
– Any veteran who qualifies for admission to an institution of higher education as defined in G.S.
116-143.1(a)(3) is eligible to be charged the in-State tuition rate and applicable mandatory fees for enrollment without satisfying the 12-month residency requirement under G.S.
116-143.1, provided the veteran meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The veteran applies for admission to the institution of higher education and enrolls within three years of the veteran's discharge or release from the Armed Forces, the Commissioned Corps of the U.S.
Public Health Service, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2) The veteran qualifies for and uses educational benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 30 (Montgomery G.I.
Bill Active Duty Education Assistance Program) or 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 Educational Assistance), as administered by the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs.
(3) The veteran's abode is North Carolina.
(4) The veteran provides the institution of higher education at which the veteran intends to enroll a letter of intent to establish residence in North Carolina.
(c) Eligibility of Other Individuals Entitled to Federal Educational Benefits Under 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 30 or 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 33.
– Any person who is entitled to federal educational benefits under 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 30 or 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 33 is also eligible to be charged the in-State tuition rate and applicable mandatory fees for enrollment without satisfying the 12-month residency requirement under G.S.
116-143.1, if the person meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The person qualifies for admission to the institution of higher education as defined in G.S.
116-143.1(a)(3) and and, with the exception of individuals described in subsections (c1) and (c2) of this section, enrolls in the institution of higher education within three years of the veteran's discharge or release from the Armed Forces, the Commissioned Corps of the U.S.
Public Health Service, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(2) The person is the recipient of federal educational benefits pursuant to 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 30 (Montgomery G.I.
Bill Active Duty Education Assistance Program) or 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 33 (Post-9/11 Educational Assistance), as administered by the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs.
(3) The person's abode is North Carolina.
(4) The person provides the institution of higher education at which the person intends to enroll a letter of intent to establish residence in North Carolina.
(c1) Recipients using transferred Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits (38 U.S.C.
§ 3319) while the transferor is on active duty in the Armed Forces, the commissioned corps of the U.S.
Public Health Service, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are eligible for the in-State tuition rate, provided the recipient's abode is in North Carolina and the recipient provides the institution of higher education a letter of intent to establish residency in North Carolina.
(c2) Recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (38 U.S.C.
§ 3311(b)(9)), whose parent or spouse died in the line of duty, without regard as to whether the death in the line of duty followed a period of active duty service of 90 days or more, are eligible to receive in-State tuition under this section, provided the recipient's abode is in North Carolina and the recipient provides the institution of higher education a letter of intent to establish residency in North Carolina.
House Bill 486*-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (d) After the expiration of the three-year period following discharge or death as described in 38 U.S.C.
§ 3679(c), any enrolled veteran entitled to federal educational benefits under 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 30 or 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 33 and any other enrolled individual described in subsection (c) of this section entitled to federal educational benefits under 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 30 or 38 U.S.C.
Chapter 33 who is eligible for in-State tuition under this section shall continue to be eligible for the in-State tuition rate so long as the covered individual remains continuously enrolled (other than during regularly scheduled breaks between courses, quarters, terms, or semesters) at that institution of higher education." SECTION 5.
Section 4 of this act becomes effective July 1, 2017.
The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.
Sections 1 and 2 of this act apply beginning with the 2017 fall academic semester.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Gov. 7/21/2017

  2. Ch. SL 2017-155

  3. Special Message Sent To House

  4. Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  5. Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  6. Added to Calendar

  7. Concurred In S/Com Sub

  8. Ordered Enrolled

  9. Ratified

  10. Pres. To Gov. 6/28/2017

  11. Amend Adopted A1

  12. Passed 3rd Reading

  13. Engrossed

  14. Passed 2nd Reading

  15. Withdrawn From Cal

  16. Placed On Cal For 06/27/2017

  17. Withdrawn From Cal

  18. Placed On Cal For 06/26/2017

  19. Withdrawn From Cal

  20. Placed On Cal For 06/22/2017

  21. Withdrawn From Cal

  22. Placed On Cal For 06/21/2017

  23. Reptd Fav

  24. Placed On Cal For 06/19/2017

  25. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  26. Com Substitute Adopted

  27. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  28. Withdrawn From Com

  29. Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  30. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  31. Regular Message Received From House

  32. Passed 1st Reading

  33. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  34. Added to Calendar

  35. Passed 2nd Reading

  36. Passed 3rd Reading

  37. Reptd Fav

  38. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  39. Reptd Fav

  40. Re-ref Com On Education - Community Colleges

  41. Passed 1st Reading

  42. Ref to the Com on Education - Universities, if favorable, Education - Community Colleges

  43. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 36 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • G. Martin

Co-sponsors (36)

Not signed on (142)

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Votes

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Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 72004
Democratic 15000
Republican 27001
U 1000
Total 115005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
McGrady — Yea
Millis — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Steinburg — Not Voting
Terry — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Autry — Yea
Boles — Yea
Boswell — Yea
Burr — Yea
Conrad — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Dulin — Yea
Elmore — Not Voting
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Garrison — Yea
Gill — Yea
G.Adcock — Yea
L.Bell — Yea
DuaneHall — Yea
G.Graham — Yea
Jackson — Yea
G.Martin — Yea
R.Moore — Yea
B.Richardson — Yea
W.Richardson — Yea
B.Turner — Yea
J.Bell — Yea
BertJones — Yea
Brawley — Yea
DestinHall — Yea
Beasley — Yea
Black — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Collins — Yea
Dollar — Yea
Earle — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Goodman — Yea
Grange — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Holley — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Insko — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Michaux — Yea
Wray — Yea
K.Hall — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Malone — Yea
S.Martin — Yea
T.Moore(Speaker) — Yea
Stone — Yea
R.Turner — Yea
C.Graham — Not Voting
BrendenJones — Not Voting
Hardister — Yea
Henson — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Saine — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Williams — Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Not Voting
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 48 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 33000
Democratic 7000
Republican 8002
Total 48002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Rabin — Yea
Randleman — Yea
Tillman — Yea
Ballard — Yea
Barefoot — Yea
Brock — Yea
Curtis — Yea
Foushee — Yea
D.Davis — Yea
J.Jackson — Yea
Smith — Yea
VanDuyn — Yea
Brown — Yea
Barringer — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Bryant — Yea
McKissick — Yea
Woodard — Yea
J.Davis — Yea
B.Jackson — Yea
Newton — Yea
Tucker — Yea
Dunn — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Gunn — Yea
Harrington — Yea
Horner — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Meredith — Yea
Pate — Yea
Tarte — Yea
Wade — Yea
Wells — Yea
Amanda P. Cook Democratic Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Not Voting
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Not Voting
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 486?
HB 486 is sponsored by Wray, Williams, Terry, Szoka, Larry C. Strickland (Republican), Steinburg, Phil Shepard (Republican), Dennis Riddell (Republican), Amos L. Quick, III (Democratic), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Meyer, Lucas, Hunter, Holley, Henson, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Grange, Gill, Floyd, Fisher, Carla D. Cunningham (U), Mary Belk (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Autry, W. Richardson, B. Richardson, S. Martin, G. Graham, C. Graham, G. Adcock, G. Martin, John R. Bell, IV (Republican), Becky Carney (Democratic), Neal Jackson (Republican), Stephen M. Ross (Republican), Eric Ager (Democratic), and Cecil Brockman (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 486?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 27, 2017. Enacted.
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