North Carolina HB 966: College Cost Reduction Act.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 966

Short Title: College Cost Reduction Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Gable, Willis, Setzer, and Echevarria (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 14, 2025
*H966-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 2
NORTH CAROLINA FROM REQUIRING STUDENTS TO USE LEARNING 3
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT COME WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. G.S. 116-11 is amended by adding the following new subdivision to 6
read: 7
"(3d) The Board of Governors shall adopt a policy on the use of Learning 8
Management Systems (LMSs) at constituent institutions of The University of 9
North Carolina. At a minimum, the policy shall prohibit every college, school, 10
professor, or other entity associated with a constituent institution from 11
requiring any student, as a part of any course, to sign up for an LMS that 12
results in a cost to the student above the student fees previously approved by 13
the Board of Governors." 14
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 15
the 2025-2026 academic year. 16