Chapter 115D

157 published sections.

Article 1 - General Provisions for State Administration

N.C.G.S. § 115D-1 — Statement of purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-2 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-2.2 — (Effective until July 1, 2027) State Board of Community Colleges.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-3 — Community Colleges System Office; staff; reorganization authority.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-3.1 — General Assembly confirmation of the President.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-4 — Establishment of institutions.
N.C.G.S. § 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.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-5.5 — Board Reserve Fund.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-6 — Withdrawal of State support.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-6.1 — Administration of institutions.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-6.2 — Accreditation policy.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-6.5 — Notice of noncompliance; appointment of an interim board of trustees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-7 — Establishment of private, nonprofit corporations.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-9 — Powers of State Board regarding certain fee negotiations, contracts, and capital improvements.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-9.5 — Bookstore sales.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-9.10 — Exchange of information with The University of North Carolina and North Carolina public schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-9.15 — Lease purchase and installment purchase contracts.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-9.20 — Compliance review and requested information.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-9.25 — Multicampus centers.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-9.30 — Service areas.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-9.35 — Athletic teams.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-9.40 — Evaluation of technology costs.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10 — Limitation on judicial review of State Board actions.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.5 — Program funding.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.10 — College transfer program approval; standards for programs; annual reporting requirements.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.15 — Workforce development programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.17 — Customized Training Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.19 — Short-Term Workforce Development Grant Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.21 — Training programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.25 — Commercial fishing and aquaculture classes.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.30 — Correction education programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.35 — Teacher residency licensure courses.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.40 — American Sign Language courses.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.45 — Adult high school equivalency diploma test.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.50 — Motorcycle Safety Instruction Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.65 — Accreditation of secondary school located in North Carolina shall not be a factor in admissions, loans, scholarships, or other educational policies.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.70 — Driving eligibility certificates.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.75 — Excused absences for religious observances.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.76 — Excused absences for National Guard service members.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-10.80 — Education records of minor students.

Article 1A - ApprenticeshipNC

N.C.G.S. § 115D-11.5 — Purpose.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-11.6 — Apprenticeship Council.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-11.7 — ApprenticeshipNC.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-11.8 — Powers and duties of Director of ApprenticeshipNC.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-11.9 — Apprenticeship committees and program sponsors.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-11.10 — Definition of an apprentice.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-11.11 — Contents of agreement.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-11.12 — Approval of apprentice agreements; signatures.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-11.13 — Rotation of employment.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-11.14 — Limitation.

Article 2 - Local Administration

N.C.G.S. § 115D-12 — Each institution to have board of trustees; selection of trustees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-13 — Terms of office of trustees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-14 — Board of trustees a body corporate; corporate name and powers; title to property.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-15 — Sale, exchange or lease of property; use of proceeds from donated property.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-15.1 — Disposition, acquisition, and construction of property by community college.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-16 — Elective officials serving as trustees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-17 — Compensation of trustees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-18 — Organization of boards; meetings.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-19 — Removal of trustees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-20 — Powers and duties of trustees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-20.1 — Policy prohibiting tobacco use in community college buildings, grounds, and at community college-sponsored events.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-20.2 — Student organizations; rights and recognition.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-21 — Traffic regulations; fines and penalties.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-21.1 — Campus law enforcement agencies.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-21.2 — Accreditation.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-21.10 — Curriculum courses taught throughout year.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-22 — State Retirement System for Teachers and State Employees; social security.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-23 — Workers' Compensation Act applicable to institutional employees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-24 — Waiver of governmental immunity from liability for negligence of agents and employees of institutions; liability insurance.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-25 — Purchase of annuity or retirement income contracts for employees by local boards of trustees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-25.1 — Dependent care assistance program.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-25.2 — Flexible Compensation Plan.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-25.3 — Voluntary shared leave.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-25.4 — Department of State Treasurer-sponsored 403(b) option.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-26 — Conflict of interest.

Article 2A - Privacy of Employee Personnel Records

N.C.G.S. § 115D-27 — Personnel files not subject to inspection.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-28 — Certain records open to inspection.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-29 — Confidential information in personnel files; access to information.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-30 — Remedy of employee objecting to material in file.

Article 2B - High School Programs

N.C.G.S. § 115D-30.5 — Career and College Promise Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-30.10 — Evaluation of Career and College Promise Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-30.15 — Cooperative innovative high schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-30.20 — Noncredit courses.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-30.25 — Gateway to College Program.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-30.30 — NC Career Coach Program.

Article 3 - Financial Support

N.C.G.S. § 115D-31 — State financial support of institutions.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-31.1 — Liability insurance.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-31.2 — Maintenance of plant.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-31.3 — Institutional performance accountability.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-32 — Local financial support of institutions.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-33 — Providing local public funds for institutions established under this Chapter; elections.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-34 — Providing local public funds for institutions previously established.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-35 — Requests for elections to provide funds for institutions.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-36 — Elections on question of the addition of a college transfer program at an institution and issuance of bonds therefor.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-37 — Payment of expenses of special elections under Chapter.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-38 — Authority to issue bonds and notes, to levy taxes and to appropriate nontax revenues.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-38.5 — Restrictions on contracts with local school administrative units; use of community college facilities by public school students pursuant to cooperative programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-38.10 — Funds for an intercollegiate athletics program.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-39 — Student tuition and fees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-39.1 — Tuition surcharge.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-39.2 — Pro rata tuition and uniform registration fees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-39.5 — Tuition waivers.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-40.1 — Targeted Financial Assistance for Community College Students; participation in federal programs.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-40.2 — Semester limitation on eligibility for North Carolina Community College grants. [Repealed effective July 1, 2023 — see note]
N.C.G.S. § 115D-40.5 — Annual report on NC Community College Childcare Grant Program.

Article 4A - Budgeting, Accounting, and Fiscal Management

N.C.G.S. § 115D-54 — Preparation and submission of institutional budget.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-55 — Budget management.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-56 — Final adoption of budget.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-57 — Interim budget.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58 — Amendments to the budget; budget transfers.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.1 — Federal contracts and grants.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.2 — Allocation of revenue to the institution by the local tax-levying authority.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.3 — Provision for disbursement of State money.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.4 — Provisions for disbursement of local money.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.5 — Accounting system.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.6 — Investment of idle cash.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.7 — Selection of depository; deposits to be secured.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.8 — Facsimile signatures.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.9 — Daily deposits.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.10 — Surety bonds and related insurance.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.11 — Fire and casualty insurance on institutional buildings and contents.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.11A — Flood insurance.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.12 — Liability insurance; tort actions against boards of trustees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.13 — Vending facilities.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.14 — Purchasing flexibility.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.15 — Lease purchase and installment purchase contracts for equipment and real property.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.16 — Audits.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-58.17 — Report on certain recurring programs.

Article 5 - Special Provisions

N.C.G.S. § 115D-59 — Multiple-county administrative areas.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-60 — Special provisions for Central Piedmont Community College.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-61 — Special provisions for Coastal Carolina Community College.

Article 5A - North Carolina Center for Applied Textile Technology at Gaston College

N.C.G.S. § 115D-67.1 — Purpose of the Center.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-67.2 — Advisory Board.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-67.3 — Director and other Center personnel.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-67.4 — Fees collected by the Center; purchases using Center funds.

Article 5B - Manufacturing Solutions Center at Catawba Valley Community College

N.C.G.S. § 115D-67.10 — Purpose of the Center.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-67.11 — Director and other Center personnel.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-67.12 — Fees collected by the Center; use of Center funds.

Article 7 - Miscellaneous Provisions

N.C.G.S. § 115D-77 — Nondiscrimination policy.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-78 — Access to information and public records; small business counseling information.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-79 — Open meetings.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-81 — Saving clauses.

Article 8 - Proprietary Schools

N.C.G.S. § 115D-87 — Definitions.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-88 — Exemptions.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-89 — State Board of Community Colleges to administer Article; issuance of diplomas by schools; investigation and inspection; rules.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-89.1 — State Board of Proprietary Schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-89.2 — Office of Proprietary Schools; staff.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-89.3 — State Board of Proprietary Schools and State Board of Community Colleges; licensing authority and coordination of responsibilities to administer Article.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-89.4 — Powers of the State Board of Proprietary Schools.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-90 — License required; application for license; school bulletins; requirements for issuance of license; license restricted to courses indicated; supplementary applications.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-91 — Duration and renewal of licenses; notice of change of ownership, administration, etc.; license not transferable.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-92 — Authority to establish fees; Commercial Education Fund established; refund of fees.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-93 — Suspension, revocation or refusal of license; notice and hearing; judicial review; grounds.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-95 — Bonds required.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-95.1 — Student Protection Fund.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-96 — Operating school without license or bond made misdemeanor.
N.C.G.S. § 115D-97 — Contracts with unlicensed schools and evidences of indebtedness made null and void.