North Carolina General Statutes 116-143.3A. Waiver of 12-month residency requirement for certain veterans and other individuals
(a) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this section:
(1) Abode. – Has the same meaning as N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-143.3(a)(1).
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 116-143.3A
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Armed Forces. – Has the same meaning as N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-143.3(a)(2).
(3) Veteran. – A person who served active duty for not less than 90 days in the Armed Forces, the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and who was discharged or released from such service.
(b) Waiver of 12-Month Residency Requirement for Certain Individuals. – Any veteran, dependent of a veteran, or other individual who qualifies for admission to an institution of higher education as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-143.1(a)(3) is eligible to be charged the in-State tuition rate and applicable mandatory fees for enrollment, to the extent required by 38 U.S.C. § 3679, without satisfying the 12-month residency requirement under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-143.1, provided the individual meets all of the following criteria:
(1), (2) Repealed by Session Laws 2019-201, s. 5(a), effective August 23, 2019.
(3) The individual’s abode is North Carolina.
(4) The individual provides the institution of higher education at which the individual intends to enroll a letter of intent to establish residence in North Carolina.
(5) The individual meets the definition of a “covered individual” under 38 U.S.C. § 3679(c).
(c) through (c2) Repealed by Session Laws 2019-201, s. 5(a), effective August 23, 2019.
(d) Repealed by Session Laws 2021-111, s. 2, effective August 23, 2021.
(e) The individual applying for the benefit of this section has the burden of proving entitlement to the benefit. (2015-116, s. 1; 2015-264, s. 65.5; 2015-268, s. 3.9; 2017-57, s. 10.11; 2017-155, s. 4; 2019-201, s. 5(a); 2021-111, s. 2.)