GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2001

SESSION LAW 2001-111

HOUSE BILL 386

AN ACT TO MODIFY THE AUDIT PROCEDURES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAMS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 115D-5 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

"(m) The State Board of Community Colleges shall require auditors of community college programs to use a statistically valid sample size in performing program audits of community colleges."

SECTION 2.  Section 103(a) of Chapter 321 of the 1993 Session Laws is repealed.

SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001, and applies to audits conducted on and after that date.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 14^th day of May, 2001.

                                                                    s/ Beverly E. Perdue

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/ James B. Black

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives

                                                                    s/ Michael F. Easley

                                                                         Governor

Approved 1:46 p.m. this 24^th day of May, 2001