North Carolina HB 639: Prioritize In-State Applicants/UNC Educator Schools.

Status: Passed 1st Reading (as of 2025-04-02)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2025 · Bill: HB 639

Subjects: BOARDS; CITIZENSHIP; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONS; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; PUBLIC; STATE EMPLOYEES; TEACHERS; UNC; UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

Sponsors: Hawkins, Jeffers, Roberson, Ager, Baker, Dahle, F. Jackson, Harrison, Logan, R. Pierce, T. Brown

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 639

Short Title: Prioritize In-State Applicants/UNC Ed Schools. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Jeffers, Hawkins, Roberson, and Baker (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 2, 2025
*H639-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REQUIRE EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAMS OF CONSTITUENT 2
INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO PRIORITIZE 3
IN-STATE APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION. 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
"(8c) The Board of Governors shall adopt a policy requiring all educator preparation 8
programs of constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina to 9
give first priority for admission to applicants who qualify as residents for 10
tuition purposes under the criteria set forth in G.S. 116-143.1 and in 11
accordance with the coordinated and centralized residency determination 12
process administered by the Authority." 13
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 14
applications for admission to an educator preparation program in the 2025-2026 academic year. 15

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