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H639 • 2025

Prioritize In-State Applicants/UNC Ed Schools.

Prioritize In-State Applicants/UNC Ed Schools.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Jeffers, Hawkins, Roberson, Baker, Ager, T. Brown, Dahle, Harrison, F. Jackson, Logan, R. Pierce
Last action
2025-04-02
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prioritize In-State Applicants/UNC Ed Schools.

Prioritize In-State Applicants/UNC Ed Schools.

What This Bill Does

  • Prioritize In-State Applicants/UNC Ed Schools.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-02 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-04-02 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-01 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Prioritize In-State Applicants/UNC Ed Schools.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 639

Short Title: Prioritize In-State Applicants/UNC Ed Schools. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Jeffers, Hawkins, Roberson, and Baker (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 2, 2025
*H639-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REQUIRE ED UCATOR PREPARATION P ROGRAMS OF CONSTITUE NT 2
INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO PRIORITI ZE 3
IN-STATE APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. G.S. 116-11 is amended by adding the following new subdivision to 6
read: 7
"(8c) The Board of Governors shall adopt a policy requiring all educator preparation 8
programs of constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina to 9
give first priority for admission t o applicants who qualify as residents for 10
tuition purposes under the criteria set forth in G.S. 116-143.1 and in 11
accordance with the coordinated and centralized residency determination 12
process administered by the Authority." 13
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 14
applications for admission to an educator preparation program in the 2025-2026 academic year. 15