GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION
CHAPTER 184
AN ACT TO CREATE THE NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR APPLIED TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 115D-68 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115D-68. Creation of board of trustees; members and terms of office; no compensation.
The affairs of the North Carolina Vocational Textile
School North Carolina Center for Applied Textile Technology shall be
managed managed, subject to policies and regulations of the State
Board of Community Colleges, by a board of trustees composed of nine
members, who shall be appointed by the Governor, and the State Director of
Vocational Education as ex officio member thereof. trustees. The
board of trustees shall consist of the President of the North Carolina System
of Community Colleges and nine members appointed by the Governor. The
terms of office of the trustees appointed by the Governor shall be as
follows: Two of said trustees shall be appointed for a term of two
years; two for three years; and two for four years. Three of the
trustees shall be appointed for a term of two years; three for three years; and
three for four years. At the expiration of such those terms,
the appointments shall be made for periods of four years. In the event of
any vacancy on said boards, the board, the vacancy shall be
filled by appointment by of the Governor for the unexpired term
of the member causing such the vacancy. The members of the said
board of trustees appointed by the Governor shall serve without
compensation. The reenactment of this section shall not have the
effect of vacating the appointment or changing the terms of any of the members
of said board of trustees heretofore appointed."
Sec. 2. G.S. 115D-69 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115D-69. Powers of board.
The said board of trustees shall hold all the property
of the North Carolina Vocational Textile School North Carolina Center
for Applied Textile Technology and shall have the authority to direct and
manage the affairs of said school, and the Center in accordance with
the policies and regulations of the State Board of Community Colleges and, within
available appropriations therefor, appoint a managing head and such any
other officers, teachers and employees as shall be necessary for the proper
conduct thereof. The board of trustees, on behalf of said school,
shall have the right to the Center, may accept and administer any
and all gifts and donations from the United States government or from any other
source which may be useful in carrying on the affairs of said school. the
Center. Provided, however, that the said board of trustees is
not authorized to shall not accept any such funds upon any
condition that said school the Center shall be operated contrary
to any provision of the Constitution or statutes of this State."
Sec. 3. G.S. 115D-71 reads as rewritten:
"§
115D-71. Persons eligible to attend institution; the Center; subjects
taught.
Persons eligible for attendance upon this institution to
attend the Center shall be at least 16 years of age and legal residents of
the State of North Carolina, as set forth in G.S. 116-143.1 and 116-143.2: 116-143.1:
Provided, that out-of-state students, not to exceed ten percent (10%) of
the total enrollment, may be enrolled when vacancies exist, upon payment of tuition,
the tuition. The amount of tuition to shall be
determined by the board of trustees. The money thus collected is to be
deposited in the treasury of the North Carolina Vocational Textile School, to
be used as needed in the operation of the school. shall be deposited in
the State treasury. The institution shall teach the general
principles and practices of the textile manufacturing and related subjects. Center
shall (i) assist individual citizens of North Carolina in becoming contributing
members of a well-qualified work force and (ii) assist in identification of
problems confronting the textile industry and in solving these problems through
education, training, and technology transfer in partnership with the North Carolina
Community College System."
Sec. 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 1991.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 3rd day of June, 1991.
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James C. Gardner
President of the Senate
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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives