H103 - 2022 Appropriations Act. (SL 2022-74)

Overview: Section 8A.3 of S.L. 2022-74 temporarily waives, for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years only, the requirement that certain people comply with the selective service requirements as follows:

• A dependent relative of a member of the Armed Forces who is abiding in North Carolina due to active military duty can be charged the in-State tuition rate without complying with the requirements of the Selective Service System.
• A person who is required by federal law to comply with the requirements of the Selective Service System but fails to do so can receive State-supported scholarships, programs for financial assistance for postsecondary education, or loans insured by any State agency.

The State Education Assistance Authority is required to report to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by January 15, 2023, on the following recommendations related to compliance with the selective service requirements:

• The practicability and advisability of ensuring compliance.
• Methods of ensuring compliance and their merits.
• Administrative costs and other barriers to ensuring compliance.
• Any other relevant information.

This section became effective July 1, 2022.