§ 115C-150.14A.  (Effective July 1, 2024) Nonresident students.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) Foreign exchange student. - A student who is domiciled in a foreign country and has come to the United States on a valid, eligible student visa.

(2) Nonresident student. - An out-of-state student or foreign exchange student.

(3) Out-of-state student. - A student who is domiciled in a state other than North Carolina.

(b) Schools for the deaf and blind may enroll nonresident students in the educational program who otherwise meet admissions criteria established for all students. A school shall charge the full, unsubsidized per capita cost of providing education at the school for the period of the nonresident student's attendance, including the cost of tuition, and the cost of room and board for any student whose parent elects for the student to board at the school in order to access the educational program.

(c) Schools for the deaf and blind that seek to enroll nonresident students under this section shall submit a plan prior to enrolling any of those students to the board of trustees for approval, including the proposed costs to be charged to the nonresident students for tuition and room and board and information on compliance with federal law requirements. (2023-10, s. 1.)