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H69 • 2025

Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.

Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Campbell, Chesser, Hastings, Pittman, Ager, Almond, Arp, Baker, Ball, Belk, Biggs, Brisson, G. Brown, K. Brown, T. Brown, Buansi, Butler, Cairns, Carver, Cervania, Clampitt, Clark, Cohn, Colvin, Cotham, Crawford, Davis, Dixon, Echevarria, Eddins, Goodwin, Greenfield, K. Hall, Harrison, Hawkins, Helfrich, Huneycutt, F. Jackson, Jeffers, Johnson, Johnson-Hostler, Kidwell, Loftis, Lofton, Longest, Lopez, Lowery, Majeed, Morey, Moss, Penny, Pickett, G. Pierce, R. Pierce, Potts, Prather, Price, Pyrtle, Reeder, Rhyne, Riddell, Roberson, Rubin, Scott, Charles Smith, Strickland, Tyson, von Haefen, Ward, Warren, Wheatley, White, Willingham, Willis, Winslow, Zenger
Last action
2025-04-16
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.

H69-SMRQ-12(CSRQ-1)-v-2 (2025-03-11): Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.

What This Bill Does

  • H69-SMRQ-12(CSRQ-1)-v-2 (2025-03-11): Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.
  • H69-SMRQ-15(e2)-v-3 (2025-04-02): Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.
  • H69-SMRQ-3(CSRQ-1)-v-6 (2025-03-11): Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.
  • H69-SMRQ-31(e2)-v-2 (2025-04-10): Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 69: Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 69: Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.
  • Committee: House Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Higher Education.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 11, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 69: Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 69: Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.
  • Committee: House Higher Education.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 2, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Campbell, Chesser, Hastings, Pittman Prepared by: Drupti Chauhan Committee Counsel Analysis of: Second Edition Kara McCraw Director *H69-SMRQ-15(e2)-v-3* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 69: Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 69: Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.
  • Committee: House Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Higher Education.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 11, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 69: Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 69: Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.
  • Committee: Date: April 10, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Campbell, Chesser, Hastings, Pittman Prepared by: Drupti Chauhan Committee Counsel Analysis of: Second Edition Kara McCraw Director *H69-SMRQ-31(e2)-v-2* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
  • OVERVIEW: House Bill 69 would do the following: (i) prohibit the constituent institutions from denying admissions to applicants intending to serve in the military or are currently serving in the military; (ii) direct constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina to allow deferment for military service; and (iii) provide in-State tuition to certain honorably discharged veterans.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-04-16 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-04-15 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2025-04-15 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2025-04-10 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/15/2025

  8. 2025-04-10 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. 2025-04-10 House

    Reptd Fav

  10. 2025-04-09 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  11. 2025-04-09 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  12. 2025-04-02 House

    Re-ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  13. 2025-04-02 House

    Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

  14. 2025-04-02 House

    Reptd Fav

  15. 2025-03-11 House

    Re-ref Com On Higher Education

  16. 2025-03-11 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  17. 2025-02-10 House

    Ref to the Com on Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Higher Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  18. 2025-02-10 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  19. 2025-02-06 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H69-SMRQ-12(CSRQ-1)-v-2
(2025-03-11): Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.
H69-SMRQ-15(e2)-v-3
(2025-04-02): Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.
H69-SMRQ-3(CSRQ-1)-v-6
(2025-03-11): Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.
H69-SMRQ-31(e2)-v-2
(2025-04-10): Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 69
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/11/25

Short Title: Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
February 10, 2025
*H69-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT D ISCRIMINATORY ADMISS IONS POLICIES REGARD ING 2
ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS ; TO REQUIRE MILITAR Y 3
ADMISSIONS DEFERMENT FOR CERTAIN PERSONS ADMITTED TO 4
CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA; AND 5
TO PROVIDE IN -STATE TUITION TO CERTAIN H ONORABLY DISCHARGED 6
VETERANS. 7
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 8
9
PART I. NONDISCRIMIN ATORY ADMISSIONS EVA LUATIONS AND MILITAR Y 10
DEFERMENT 11
SECTION 1. Article 1 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 12
a new Part to read: 13
"Part 8A. Military Admissions and Deferment. 14
"§ 116-44.9A. Definitions. 15
For purposes of this Part, the following definitions shall apply: 16
(1) Applicant. – An individual who has applied for admission to a constituent 17
institution of The University of North Carolina. 18
(2) Armed Forces. – The United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine 19
Corps, Navy, Space Force, and North Carolina National Guard. 20
(3) Constituent institution of The University of North Carolina. – A constituent 21
institution of higher education of The University of North Carolina, as defined 22
in G.S. 116-2(4), excluding the constituent high school, the North Carolina 23
School of Science and Mathematics. 24
(4) Reserve Armed Forces. – The reserve components of any of the Armed 25
Forces. 26
(5) Uniformed service. – Any of the following: 27
a. Armed Forces. 28
b. Reserve Armed Forces. 29
c. The Merchant Marine. 30
"§ 116-44.9B. Nondiscriminatory evaluations of applications. 31
A constituent institution of The University of North Carolina shall not deny admission to any 32
applicant solely on the basis of the applicant 's indication that the applicant is serving in the 33
uniformed service or that the applicant intends to serve in the uniformed service. 34
"§ 116-44.9C. Deferment. 35
General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
Page 2 House Bill 69-Second Edition
(a) Deferment Requests. – The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina 1
shall adopt a policy requiring constituent institutions to provide for enrollment deferment for 2
members of the uniformed services and spouses of members of the uniformed services if the 3
deferment is requested at least 30 days prior to enrollment in a constituent institution. 4
(b) Deferment Periods. – Members and spouses of members of the reserve Armed Forces 5
shall be granted deferments of at least two years after entry int o the reserve Armed Forces. All 6
other members and spouses of members of the uniformed servi ces shall be granted deferments 7
of at least five years after entry into the uniformed services." 8
9
PART II. IN-STATE TUITION FOR HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS 10
SECTION 2. Article 14 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 11
a new section to read: 12
"§ 116-143.3B. Tuition of qualifying veterans. 13
(a) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this section: 14
(1) Armed Forces. – The United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine 15
Corps, Na vy, Space Force, the North Carolina National Guard , and any 16
reserve component of any of these entities. 17
(2) Qualifying veteran. – An individual who meets all of the following criteria: 18
a. Served active duty for not less than 90 days in the Armed Forces. 19
b. Received an Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces. 20
c. Meets at least one of the following criteria: 21
1. Graduated from high school in North Carolina o n or after 22
January 1, 2004. 23
2. Served active duty in the Armed Forces with a permanent 24
station in North Carolina for at least 90 continuous days. 25
3. Was awarded a Purple Heart. 26
(b) Any qualifying veteran admitted to an institution of higher education, as d efined in 27
G.S. 116-143.1(a)(3), shall be charged the in-State tuition rate and applicable mandatory fees for 28
enrollment, without having to satisfy the 12-month residency requirement under G.S. 116-143.1. 29
(c) The individual applying for the benefit of this section has the burden of proving 30
entitlement to the benefit." 31
32
PART III. EFFECTIVE DATE 33
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 34
the 2025-2026 academic year. 35