NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

CHAPTER 710

HOUSE BILL 326

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 116-143.1(b) AS IT APPLIES TO ELIGIBILITY FOR RESIDENT TUITION FEES AT STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Amend G.S. 116-143.1 by deleting subsection (b) thereof in its entirety and by inserting a new subsection in lieu thereof to read as follows:

"(b)      To qualify for in-state tuition a legal resident must have maintained his domicile in North Carolina for at least the 12 months immediately prior to his classification as a resident for tuition purposes. In order to be eligible for such classification, the individual must establish that his or her presence in the State during such twelve-month period was for purposes of maintaining a bona fide domicile rather than for purposes of mere temporary residence incident to enrollment in an institution of higher education; further, (1) if the parents (or court-appointed legal guardian) of the individual seeking resident classification are (is) bona fide domiciliaries of this State, this fact shall be prima facie evidence of domiciliary status of the individual applicant and (2) if such parents or guardian are not bona fide domiciliaries of this State, this fact shall be prima facie evidence of non-domiciliary status of the individual."

Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 23rd day of May, 1973.