AN ACT modifying the membership of the board of trustees of the North Carolina school of the arts.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 116‑65 reads as rewritten:
"§ 116‑65.  To be part of University of North Carolina; membership of Board of Trustees.
The North Carolina School of Arts is a part of the University of North Carolina and subject to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 116, of the General Statutes; provided, however, that notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 116‑31, the Board of Trustees of said school shall consist of 15 persons, 13 of whom are selected in accordance with provisions of G.S. 116‑31, and the conductor of the North Carolina Symphony, or the conductor's designee, and the Secretary of the Department of Cultural Resources, both serving ex officio and nonvoting."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 9th day of June, 2003.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives

	s/	 Michael F. Easley
	 Governor

Approved 12:36 p.m. this 19th day of June, 2003