H668 - Various Higher Education Changes. (SL 2019-139)

Overview: S.L. 2019-139 makes the following changes to higher education laws:

• Authorizes community colleges to use adequate insurance coverage in place of bonds for employees handling institutional funds and property.
• Renames the University Of North Carolina Center For Public Television as The University Of North Carolina Center For Public Media.
• Authorizes the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina to establish policies that allow certain lease purchase agreements.
• Allows evidence of North Carolina high school graduation for students to rebut the presumption that the student's residence is the parent's residence for establishing residency for in state tuition purposes for North Carolina community colleges and universities.

The act became effective July 19, 2019.