NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1967 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1038

SENATE BILL 563

 

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  There is enacted as a part of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes a new Article, which shall be designated "Article 1A" and shall read as follows:

"ARTICLE 1A

"Regional Universities.

"§ 116-44.10.  Regional Universities. (a) There shall be, in addition to The University of North Carolina as provided for in Article 1 of this Chapter, one or more regional universities, which shall be so designated by or pursuant to this Article.

"(b)      The primary purpose of each regional university shall be the preparation of young men and women as teachers, supervisors, and administrators for the public schools of North Carolina, including the preparation of such persons for the master's degree. Said institutions may also offer instruction in the liberal arts and sciences including the preparation for the master's degree, may conduct programs of research that will increase their abilities to carry out and enlarge their stated responsibilities, extend their influence and usefulness as far as possible to persons of the area provided by the institutions who are unable to avail themselves of their advantages as resident students, to extension courses, by lectures, and by such other means as may seem to them most effective, and such other programs as are deemed necessary to meet the needs of their constituencies and of the State and as shall be approved by the North Carolina Board of Higher Education, consistent with appropriations made therefor.

"(c)       Each regional university shall have a board of trustees, president, and endowment fund which shall in all respects correspond to the board of trustees, president, and endowment fund as provided for in G.S. 116-46, with the substitution of the word 'university' for the word 'college' where appropriate.

"(d)      The provisions of G.S. 116-46.2 shall apply to each regional university.

"(e)       Upon the effective date of the re-designation of any college as a regional university by or pursuant to this Article:

"(1)      The members of the board of trustees and the officers of the institution shall continue in office for the remainder of their unexpired terms;

"(2)      All references to that institution in statutes, contracts, and other legal documents, are amended to incorporate the new name of the institution;

"(3)      Title to all assets and the duties imposed by all obligations of the institution under its former name shall continue unimpaired as assets and obligations of the re-designated institution.

"§ 116-44.11.  East Carolina University. Effective July 1, 1967:

"(1)      East Carolina College is re-designated 'East Carolina University', subject to the provisions of § 116-44.10 as herein set forth.

"(2)      The caption of Article 2 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes, line one, and G.S. 116-45(1), lines 1 and 2, are amended by striking therefrom the words and punctuation ', East Carolina College,'.

"(3)      G.S. 116-46.3 is amended by striking from lines 2 and 3 thereof the words and punctuation 'East Carolina College,'.

"(4)      In all other statutes, the words 'East Carolina College' are amended to read 'East Carolina University'.

"§ 116-44.12.  Appalachian State University. Effective July 1, 1967:

"(1)      Appalachian State Teachers College is re-designated 'Appalachian State University', subject to the provisions of § 116-44.10 as herein set forth.

"(2)      The caption of Article 2 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes, lines 1 and 2, and G.S. § 116-45(1), line 2, are amended by striking therefrom the words 'Appalachian State Teachers College'.

"(3)      G.S. § 116-46.3 is amended by striking from line 3 thereof the words and punctuation ', Appalachian State Teachers College,' and substituting in lieu thereof 'Appalachian State University'.

"(4)      In all other statutes, the words 'Appalachian State Teachers College' are amended to read 'Appalachian State University'.

"§ 116-44.13.  Western Carolina University. Effective July 1, 1967:

"(1)      Western Carolina College is re-designated 'Western Carolina University', subject to the provisions of Section 116-44.10 as herein set forth.

"(2)      The caption of Article 2 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes, line 1, and G.S. § 116-45(1), line 1, are amended by striking therefrom the words and punctuation 'Western Carolina College,'.

"(3)      G.S. § 116-46.3 is amended by striking from line four thereof the words and punctuation 'Western Carolina College' and substituting in lieu thereof 'Western Carolina University'.

"(4)      In all other statutes, the words 'Western Carolina College' are amended to read 'Western Carolina University'.

"§ 116-44.14.  North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Effective July 1, 1967:

"(1)      Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina is re-designated 'North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University', subject to the provision of § 116-44.10 as herein set forth.

"(2)      G.S. §116-46.3 is amended by adding after the words 'North Carolina College in Durham' in line 5 of said Section the words 'North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University,'.

"(3)      In all other statutes and captions thereof, the words "Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina' are amended to read 'North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University'.

"§ 116-44.15.  Designation of Additional Regional Universities. The Board of trustees of any college that operates under the provisions of Article 2 of this Chapter and that for at least 10 years has been authorized to grant the master's degree, and is also subject to the provisions of G.S. 116-46.3, may apply to the Board of Higher Education, requesting the redesignation of that college as a regional university pursuant to this Act. After making such study as it may find necessary, the Board of Higher Education shall make a report to the next regular Session of the General Assembly, setting forth its findings and recommendations on the requested re-designation. The General Assembly thereupon shall make such disposition of the matter as it shall deem appropriate; provided, however, that this Section shall not prevent any college designated under Article 2 of this Chapter from applying for any program of affiliation, change in status or other reorganization program, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.

"§ 116-44.16.  Future Policy With Respect to Regional Universities. Not later than July 1, 1972, the State Board of Higher Education pursuant to this Article shall study the effectiveness of the Regional Universities and their proper future role and status in the State System of Public Higher Education, and shall make a report to the General Assembly setting forth its findings and recommendations on that subject. The study shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of the continuation of the existing arrangements, the establishment of a single board of trustees for all regional universities, and the conversion of one or more of the regional universities into campuses of the University of North Carolina."

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

Sec. 3.  Except as otherwise specified in this Act, this Act shall take effect upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 30th day of June, 1967.