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NC Gen Stat § 116-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-2 - Definitions.

 116-2. Definitions.As used in this Article, unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent:(1) "Board" means the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina.(2) "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees of a constituent institution.(3) "Chancellor" means the chancellor of a constituent institution.(4) "Constituent institution" or "institution" means one of the 16 public institutions of higher education, to wit, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at Asheville, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina School of the Arts, redesignated effective August 1, 2008, as the "University of North Carolina School of the Arts," Pembroke State University, redesignated effective July 1, 1996, as the "University of North Carolina at Pembroke", Western Carolina University, and Winston-Salem State University, and the constituent high school, the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.(5) "President" means the President of the University of North Carolina.(6) "Vending facilities" has the same meaning as it does in G.S. 111-42(d), but also means any mechanical or electronic device dispensing items or something of value or entertainment or services for a fee, regardless of the method of activation, and regardless of the means of payment, whether by coin, currency, tokens, or other means.  (1971, c. 1244, s. 1; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 171; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 603, s. 1; 2006-66, s. 9.11(a); 2006-203, s. 39; 2008-192, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-3 - Incorporation and corporate powers.

 116-3. Incorporation and corporate powers.The Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina is hereby redesignated, effective July 1, 1972, as the "Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina." The Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina shall be known and distinguished by the name of "the University of North Carolina" and shall continue as a body politic and corporate and by that name shall have perpetual succession and a common seal. It shall be able and capable in law to take, demand, receive, and possess all moneys, goods, and chattels that shall be given for the use of the University, and to apply to same according to the will of the donors; and by gift, purchase, or devise to receive, possess, enjoy, and retain forever any and all real and personal estate and funds, of whatsoever kind, nature, or quality the same may be, in special trust and confidence that the same, or the profits thereof, shall be applied to and for the use and purpose of establishing and endowing the University, and shall have power to receive donations from any source whatever, to be exclusively devoted to the purposes of the maintenance of the University, or according to the terms of donation.The corporation shall be able and capable in law to bargain, sell, grant, alien, or dispose of and convey and assure to the purchasers any and all such real and personal estate and funds as it may lawfully acquire when the condition of the grant to it or the will of the devisor does not forbid it; and shall be able and capable in law to sue and be sued in all courts whatsoever; and shall have power to open and receive subscriptions, and in general may do all such things as are usually done by bodies corporate and politic, or such as may be necessary for the promotion of learning and virtue. (1971, c. 1244, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-3.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-3.3 - Mediation matters.

 116-3.3. Mediation matters.(a) Evidence of statements made and conduct occurring in a mediation of a personnel matter involving The University of North Carolina or a constituent institution shall not be subject to discovery and shall be inadmissible in any proceeding in any action on the same claim or any other claim, administrative or judicial, except in a proceeding to enforce a signed settlement agreement. Such evidence is not a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes. Any evidence discoverable or admissible prior to the mediation shall remain discoverable and admissible, whether or not it is presented or discussed during mediation.(b) No mediator, person training to become a mediator, nor participant in a mediation of a personnel matter involving The University of North Carolina or a constituent institution shall be compelled to testify or produce evidence with respect to the mediation of the personnel matter in any civil proceeding, except to attest to the signing of any such agreement. (2004-154, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-4 - Constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina.

 116-4. Constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina.The University of North Carolina shall be composed of the following institutions of higher education: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University at Raleigh, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at Asheville, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina School of the Arts, redesignated effective August 1, 2008, as the "University of North Carolina School of the Arts," Pembroke State University, redesignated effective July 1, 1996, as the "University of North Carolina at Pembroke", Western Carolina University and Winston-Salem State University, and the constituent high school, the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics.  (1971, c. 1244, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 603, s. 2; 2006-66, s. 9.11(b); 2008-192, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-6 - Election and terms of members of Board of Governors.

 116-6. Election and terms of members of Board of Governors.(a) As the terms of members of the Board of Governors provided for in G.S. 116-5 expire, their successors shall be elected by the Senate and House of Representatives. Twelve members shall be elected at the regular legislative session in 2017 and every two years thereafter. The Senate and the House of Representatives shall each elect one-half of the persons necessary to fill the vacancies on the Board of Governors.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2001-503, s. 1, effective December 19, 2001.(c) In electing members to the Board of Governors, the Senate and the House of Representatives shall select from a slate of candidates made in each house. The slate shall be prepared as provided by resolution of each house. If a sufficient number of nominees who are legally qualified are submitted, then the slate of candidates shall list at least twice the number of candidates for the total seats open. All qualified candidates shall compete against all other qualified candidates. In 1993 and biennially thereafter, each house shall hold their elections within 30 legislative days after appointments to their education committees are complete.(d) All terms shall commence on July 1 of odd-numbered years and all members shall serve for four-year overlapping terms.(e) Beginning with elections held on or after January 1, 2017, no person may be elected to more than three full four-year terms. Election for a partial term to fill a vacancy as provided in G.S. 116-7 shall not count toward the three-term limitation.(f) Any person who has served at least one full term as chairman of the Board of Governors shall be a member emeritus of the Board of Governors for one four-year term beginning at the expiration of that member's regular elected term. Any person already serving as an emeritus member may serve an additional four-year term beginning July 1, 1991. Members emeriti have all the rights and privileges of membership except they do not have a vote.(g) Effective July 1, 1991, and thereafter, any person who has served at least one term as a member of the Board of Governors after having served as Governor of North Carolina shall be a member emeritus of the Board of Governors, with all the rights and privileges of membership as in G.S. 116-6(f).  (1971, c. 1244, s. 1; 1987, c. 228; 1989, c. 274; 1991, c. 220, ss. 2, 3; c. 436, s. 1; 2001-503, s. 1; 2015-300, s. 1; 2017-1, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-6.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-6.1 - Student member of the Board of Governors.

 116-6.1. Student member of the Board of Governors.(a) Commencing July 1, 1991, and during a person's continuance as a student in good standing at a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, the person serving as president of the University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments (UNCASG) or the person's designee shall serve ex officio as a member of the Board of Governors. This student member shall be in addition to the 24 members elected to the Board of Governors.(b) The student member shall have all the rights and privileges of membership, except that the student member shall not have a vote.  (1991, c. 220, s. 1; 2017-1, ss. 2, 3; 2017-6, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-8 - Chairman, vice-chairman and secretary.

 116-8. Chairman, vice-chairman and secretary.The Board of Governors shall elect from its membership for two-year terms, and until their successors have been elected and qualified, a chairman, a vice-chairman and a secretary. No person may serve as chairman more than four years in succession. (1971, c. 1244, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-9 - Meetings of Board of Governors.

 116-9. Meetings of Board of Governors.The Board of Governors shall meet at stated times established by the Board, but not less frequently than six times a year. The Board of Governors shall also meet with the State Board of Education and the State Board of Community Colleges at least once a year to discuss educational matters of mutual interest and to recommend to the General Assembly such policies as are appropriate to encourage the improvement of public education at every level in this State; these joint meetings shall be hosted by the three Boards according to the schedule set out in G.S. 115C-11(b1). A quorum for the conduct of business shall consist of a majority of the members. (1971, c. 1244, s. 1; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1102, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-10 - Committees.

 116-10. Committees.The Board of Governors shall have power to appoint from its own number committees which shall be clothed with such powers as the Board of Governors may confer. No committee may reverse a decision concerning policy taken by the Board of Governors at a regular meeting. (1971, c. 1244, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-11.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-11.1 - Transferred to G.S. 116-37 by Session Laws 1971, c. 1244, s. 6.

 116-11.1. Transferred to G.S. 116-37 by Session Laws 1971, c. 1244, s. 6.
NC Gen Stat § 116-11.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-11.2 - Duties regarding programs in education administration.

 116-11.2. Duties regarding programs in education administration.The Board of Governors shall direct the constituent institutions with programs in education administration to revise the programs to reflect any increased standards required for programs approved by the State Board of Education, including new requirements for school-based leadership in the public schools. The Board of Governors shall monitor the programs and devise an assessment plan for all programs leading to certification in education administration. (1991, c. 689, s. 200(e).)
NC Gen Stat § 116-11.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-11.3 - UNC admissions policy for early college graduates.

 116-11.3. UNC admissions policy for early college graduates.(a) The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina shall adopt a policy to require each constituent institution to offer to any student who graduated from a cooperative innovative high school program with an associate degree and who applies for admission to the constituent institution the option of being considered for admission as a freshman or as a transfer student. The constituent institution shall also provide written information to the student regarding the consequences that accompany each option and any other relevant information that may be helpful to the student when considering which option to select.(b) Beginning September 30, 2017, the Board of Governors shall report annually to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee regarding the number of students who graduated from a cooperative innovative high school program with an associate degree and which option was chosen by those students when applying for admission to a constituent institution. (2015-241, s. 11.16(a), (b); 2017-68, s. 5(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 116-13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-13 - Powers of Board regarding property and services subject to general law.

 116-13. Powers of Board regarding property and services subject to general law.(a) The power and authority granted to the Board of Governors with regard to the acquisition, operation, maintenance and disposition of real and personal property and services shall be subject to, and exercised in accordance with, the provisions of Chapters 143 and 146 of the General Statutes and related sections of the North Carolina Administrative Code, except when a purchase is being made that is not covered by a State term contract and either:(1) The funds used to procure personal property or services are not moneys appropriated from the General Fund or received as tuition or, in the case of multiple fund sources, moneys appropriated from the General Fund or received as tuition do not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the total funds; or(2) The funds used to procure personal property or services are contract and grant funds or, in the case of multiple fund sources, the contract and grant funds exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total funds.When a special responsibility constituent institution makes a purchase under subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection, the requirements of Chapter 143, Article 3 shall apply, except the approval or oversight of the Secretary of Administration or the State Purchasing Officer is not required, regardless of dollar value.(b) Special responsibility constituent institutions shall have the authority to purchase equipment, materials, supplies, and services from sources other than those certified by the Secretary of Administration on term contracts, subject to the following conditions:(1) The purchase price, including the cost of delivery, is less than the cost under the State term contract;(2) The items are the same or substantially similar in quality, service, and performance as items available under State term contracts;(3) The cost of the purchase shall not exceed the benchmark established under G.S. 116-31.10; and(4) The special responsibility constituent institution notifies the Department of Administration of purchases consistently being made under this provision so that State term contracts may be improved.  (1971, c. 1244, s. 1; 2003-228, s. 1; 2013-234, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-13.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-13.1 - Capital facilities; reports.

 116-13.1. Capital facilities; reports.(a) The General Assembly finds that although The University of North Carolina is one of the State's most valuable assets, the current facilities of the University have been allowed to deteriorate due to decades of neglect and have unfortunately fallen into a state of disrepair because of inadequate attention to maintenance. It is the intent of the General Assembly to reverse this trend and to provide a mechanism to assure that the University's capital assets are adequately maintained. The General Assembly commits to responsible stewardship of these assets to protect their value over the years, as follows:(1) The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina shall require each constituent and affiliated institution to monitor the condition of its facilities and their needs or repair and renovation, and to assure that all necessary maintenance is carried out within funds available.(2) Repealed by Session Laws 2012-142, s. 9.4(e), effective July 1, 2012.(3) It is the intent of the General Assembly to assure that adequate oversight, funding, and accountability are continually provided so that the capital facilities of the University are properly maintained to preserve the level of excellence the citizens of this State deserve. To this end, the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee shall report to the General Assembly annually its recommendations for legislative changes to implement this policy.(b) Equity in University Improvements. - The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina shall continue to study and monitor any inequities in funding for capital improvements and facilities needs which may still exist on North Carolina's Public Historically Black Colleges and Universities and North Carolina's Historically American Indian University, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, beyond the funding of the projects provided for in this act, and shall report annually to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations on any remaining inequities found, including recommendations as to how those inequities should be addressed.(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2014-100, s. 36.6, effective July 1, 2014.  (2000-3, ss. 1.1, 8; 2005-153, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 9.6C; 2012-142, s. 9.4(e); 2013-360, s. 36.10; 2014-100, s. 36.6.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-13.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-13.2 - Report on University Fiscal Liabilities.

 116-13.2. Report on University Fiscal Liabilities.The Board of Governors shall report on an annual basis to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations on:(1) Any financing of buildings or other facilities, regardless of the ownership of those buildings or other facilities, located on land owned by The University of North Carolina or the constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina; and(2) All fiscal liabilities or contingent liabilities, including payments for debt service or other contractual arrangements, of The University of North Carolina or any constituent institution. (2002-126, s. 9.16.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-16 - Tax exemption.

 116-16. Tax exemption.The lands and other property belonging to the University of North Carolina shall be exempt from all kinds of public taxation. (Const., art. 5, s. 5; 1789, c. 306, s. 3; P.R.; R.S., vol. 2, p. 428; Code, s. 2614; Rev., s. 4262; C.S., s. 5783; 1971, c. 1244, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 116-17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 116 - Higher Education|Article 1 - The University of North Carolina.|§ 116-17 - Purchase of annuity or retirement income contracts for faculty members, officers and employees.

 116-17. Purchase of annuity or retirement income contracts for faculty members, officers and employees.Notwithstanding any provision of law relating to salaries and/or salary schedules for the pay of faculty members, administrative officers, or any other employees of universities, colleges, constituent institutions, and other institutions of higher learning as named and set forth in this Article, and other State agencies qualified as educational institutions under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, the governing boards of any such universities, colleges, constituent institutions, and other institutions of higher learning may authorize the business officer or agent of same to enter into annual contracts with any of the faculty members, administrative officers and employees of said institutions which provide for a reduction in salary below the total established compensation or salary schedule for a term of one year. The financial officer or agent shall use the funds derived from the reduction in the salary of the faculty member, administrative officer or employee to purchase a nonforfeitable annuity or retirement income contract for the benefit of said faculty member, administrative officer or employee of said universities, colleges and institutions. A faculty member, administrative officer or employee who has agreed to a salary reduction for this purpose shall not have the right to receive the amount of the salary reduction in cash or in any other way except the annuity or retirement income contract. Funds used for the purchase of an annuity or retirement income contract shall not be in lieu of any amount earned by the faculty member, administrative officer or employee before his election for a salary reduction has become effective. The agreement for salary reductions referred to herein shall be effected under any necessary regulations and procedures adopted by the various governing boards of the various institutions and on forms prepared by said governing boards. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or law, the amount by which the salary of any faculty member, administrative officer or employee is reduced pursuant to this section shall not be excluded, but shall be included, in computing and making payroll deductions for social security and retirement system purposes, and in computing and providing matching funds for retirement system purposes.In lieu of the annuity and related contracts provided for under this section, interests in custodial accounts pursuant to Section 401(f), Section 403(b)(7), and related sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended may be purchased for the benefit of qualified employees under this section with the funds derived from the reduction in the salaries of such employees. (1965, c. 365; 1971, c. 1244, s. 3; 1989, c. 526, s. 3; 2006-66, s. 9.11(d).)