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H966 • 2025
College Cost Reduction Act.
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College Cost Reduction Act.
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Passed 1st Reading
Filed
College Cost Reduction Act.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 966 Short Title: College Cost Reduction Act. (Public) Sponsors: Representatives Gable, Willis, Setzer, and Echevarria (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 14, 2025 *H966-v-1* A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 AN ACT TO PROHIBIT C ONSTITUENT INSTITUTI ONS OF THE UNIVERSIT Y OF 2 NORTH CAROLINA FROM REQUIRING STUDENTS T O USE LEARNING 3 MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT COME WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS. 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 "(3d) The Board of Governors shall adopt a policy on the use of Learning 8 Management Systems (LMSs) at constituent institutions of The University of 9 North Carolina. At a minimum, the policy shall prohibit every college, school, 10 professor, or other entity associated with a constituent institution from 11 requiring any student, as a part of any course , to sign up for an LMS that 12 results in a cost to the student above the student fees previously approved by 13 the Board of Governors." 14 SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with 15 the 2025-2026 academic year. 16