HB 373 — UNC Tuition Discounts for Certain Students.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 21 HOUSE BILL 373 Committee Substitute Favorable 3/19/25 Short Title:

Representatives Campbell, Pickett, Chesser, and Willis (Primary Sponsors).

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

Higher Education, if favorable, Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 12, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PERMIT CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO PROVIDE DISCOUNTED TUITION TO PERSONS RECEIVING MILITARY TUITION ASSISTANCE OR PERSONS ENROLLED IN AN EMPLOYER-SPONSORED FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM.

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(1) ExceptProvide asregulations providedunder inwhich subdivisionpersonnel (2)may during the period of thisnormal subsection,employment aenroll full-timein facultyThe memberUniversity of theNorth rankCarolina free of full-timecharge instructorfor ortuition aboveand fees, provided such enrollment does not interfere with normal employment obligations and anyfurther full-timeprovided staffthat memberofTheUniversityofNorthCarolinamayenrollinnotmorethanthreesuch coursesenrollments perare year.not counted for the purpose of receiving General Fund appropriations as follows:

(2)(1)a. A full-time or part-time campus law enforcement officer may enroll in the number of courses per year determined by regulation.

(d1)Except Notwithstandingas subsectionprovided (c)in ofsubdivision this(2) section, the Board of Governorsthis ofsubsection, Thesub-subdivision Universityb. of North Carolina may do any of the following:

(1)of Personnel.this subdivision, a full-time faculty member of therankoffull-timeinstructororaboveandanyfull-timestaffmember of The University of North Carolina may enroll in not more than three courses per year.

–(2)b. Provide regulations under which personnel may enroll in The University of North Carolina free of charge for tuition and fees during the period of normal employment if the (i) enrollment does not interfere with normal employment obligations and (ii) enrollments are not counted for the purpose of receiving General Fund appropriations.

Personnel may enroll free of charge for tuition and fees as follows:

a.

A full-time facultymember of the rank of full-time instructor or above of The University of North Carolina may enroll in not more than three courses per year.

*H373-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 b.

A full-time staff member of The University of North Carolina may enroll in more than three courses per year.

c.

(2) MilitaryPermit students.constituent institutions to provide discounted tuition to enrolled students, in the discretion of the constituent institution, as follows:

– Allow constituent institutions, in their discretion, to discount tuition to qualifying military students by an amount of up to the difference in the maximum amount of military tuition assistance funds the student receives and the applicable tuition.

For purposes of this subdivision, a qualifying military student is a student who meets the following criteria:

IsFor aqualifying residentmilitary forstudents, tuitionby purposesan underamount G.S.of up to the difference inthemaximumamountofmilitarytuitionassistancefundsthestudent receives and the applicable rate of tuition.

For purposes of this *H373-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 sub-subdivision,a"qualifyingmilitarystudent"is a student whomeets all of the following criteria:

1.

Qualifies as a resident for tuition purposes under G.S.

2.

Receives either federal military tuition assistance funds or military tuition assistance funds for members of the North Carolina National Guard under Article 15 of Chapter 127A of the General Statutes.

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(3)For Employerpurposes sponsorships.of this sub-subdivision, an employer-sponsored financial support program is a program in which the employer of a student has committed to provide financial support to the student to offset the costs of tuition or fees in the student's degree or credential program.

–(d1) AllowNo constituentlater institutions,than inFebruary their15 discretion,of toeach discountyear, tuitionthe toBoard studentsof whoGovernors areof enrolledThe inUniversity anof employer-sponsoredNorthCarolinashallreporttotheJointLegislativeEducationOversightCommitteeandtheFiscal financialResearch supportDivision programon whichthe hasdiscounted beentuition approvedprovided byin the Boardprevious ofacademic Governorsyear pursuant to subdivision (2) of Thesubsection University(d) of Norththis Carolina.section, including at least the following information:

(1) The discountnumber mayof bestudents upthat toreceive thea differencediscount inpursuant theto maximumeither amountsub-subdivision providedof bysubdivision the(2) employerof andsubsection the(d) applicableof tuition.this section.

For purposes of this subdivision, an employer-sponsored financial support program is a program in which the employer of a student has committed to provide financial support to the student to offset the costs of tuition or fees in the student's degree or credential program.

(d2) No later than February 15 of each year, the Board of Governors of The University of NorthCarolinashallreporttotheJointLegislativeEducationOversightCommitteeandtheFiscal Research Division on the discounted tuition provided in the previous academic year pursuant to subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (d1) of this section, including at least the following information:

(1) The number of students that receive a discount under subdivisions (2) and (3) of subsection (d1) of this section.

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