North Carolina HB 1123: Study of Retention of K-12 Teachers.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025

SESSION LAW 2026-9
HOUSE BILL 1123

*H1123-v-7*
AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES RELATED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH
CAROLINA AND UPDATES TO STATUTES RELATED TO CONTRACTING FOR
CAPITAL PROJECTS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

PART I. 2026 UNC SELF-LIQUIDATING PROJECTS
SECTION 1.1. The purpose of this Part is to authorize the financing of the capital
improvement projects listed in this Part for the respective institutions of The University of North
Carolina with funds available to the institutions from gifts, grants, receipts, self-liquidating
indebtedness, Medicare reimbursements for education costs, hospital receipts from patient care,
or other funds, or any combination of these funds, but not including funds received for tuition or
appropriated from the General Fund or State Capital and Infrastructure Fund of the State unless
previously authorized by General Statute.
SECTION 1.2. The capital improvement projects, and their respective costs,
authorized by this Part to be financed as provided in Section 1.1 of this Part including by revenue
bonds, by special obligation bonds as authorized in Section 1.4 of this Part, or by both, are as
follows:

North Carolina Central University
Richmond Residence Hall Renovation – Phase I $20,000,000

North Carolina State University
Cates West Development – Phase I $295,000,000

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
New Residence Hall I $141,200,000
Parker & Teague Halls – Demolition and Replacement $112,000,000

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Witherspoon Residence Hall Renovation $48,430,000

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Parking Deck IV $20,357,028

SECTION 1.3. At the request of the Board of Governors of The University of North
Carolina and upon determining that it is in the best interest of the State to do so, the Director of
the Budget may authorize an increase or decrease in the cost of, or a change in the method of,
funding the projects listed in this Part. In determining whether to authorize a change in cost or
funding, the Director of the Budget may consult with the Joint Legislative Commission on
Governmental Operations.

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SECTION 1.4. Pursuant to G.S. 116D-26, the Board of Governors may issue, subject
to the approval of the Director of the Budget, at one time or from time to time, special obligation
bonds of the Board of Governors for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of acquiring,
constructing, or providing for the projects listed in Section 1.2 of this Part. The maximum
principal amount of bonds to be issued shall not exceed the specified amounts in Section 1.2 of
this Part plus five percent (5%) of such amount to pay issuance expenses, fund reserve funds, pay
capitalized interest, and pay other related additional costs plus any increase in the specific project
costs authorized by the Director of the Budget pursuant to Section 1.3 of this Part. The amounts
specified in Section 1.2 of this Part are not inclusive of other amounts that may have been
authorized by an act of the General Assembly for the projects listed.
SECTION 1.5. This Part is effective when it becomes law.

PART II. STANDARDIZE THE RESIDENCY DETERMINATION PROCESS FOR
ADMISSION TO THE NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND
MATHEMATICS
SECTION 2.1.(a) G.S. 116-235(b)(1) reads as rewritten:
"(1) Admission of Students. – The School shall admit students in accordance with
criteria, standards, and procedures established by the Board of Trustees.
Trustees, as follows:
a. To be eligible to be considered for admission, an applicant must be
either a legal resident of the State, as defined by G.S. 116-143.1(a)(1),
or a shall be one of the following:
1. A student who is a resident for tuition purposes, as defined in
G.S. 116-143.1(b), who has established legal residence
(domicile) in North Carolina and maintained that legal
residence for at least 12 months immediately prior to his or her
classification as a resident for tuition purposes. This
determination shall be made by the coordinated and centralized
residency determination process administered by the State
Education Assistance Authority.
2. student A student who is not a resident for tuition purposes
under sub-sub-subdivision 1. of this sub-subdivision whose
parent is an active duty member of the Armed Forces, as
defined by G.S. 116-143.3(a)(2), who is abiding in this State
incident to active military duty at the time the application is
submitted, provided the student shares the abode of that parent;
parent.
b. eligibility Eligibility to remain enrolled in the School shall terminate
at the end of any school year during which a student becomes a
nonresident of the State.
c. The Board of Trustees shall ensure, insofar as possible To the extent
practicable without jeopardizing admission standards, that an equal
number of qualified applicants is shall be admitted to the program and
to the residential summer in