GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2009
S 2
SENATE BILL 1359*
Education/Higher Education Committee Substitute Adopted 6/2/10
Short Title: Amend Highlands Scholarship Fund. |
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May 25, 2010
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the law that authorized the governing body of the town of highlands to establish and administer a scholarship program for graduates of highlands high school to provide that the governing body has more discretion with regard to the administration of the scholarship program.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 3 of S.L. 1975-332 reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 3. The governing body shall appoint a
scholarship committee, consisting of five members who shall be residents of Highlands
school area. One member shall be a businessman of the area and shall serve for
an initial term of three years. One member shall be a Minister of the Gospel or
a church leader of the area and shall serve for an initial term of two years.
One member shall be a citizen of the area who is active in community affairs
and shall serve for an initial term of one year. Thereafter each of these terms
shall be for three years. One member shall be the principal of Highlands High
School and shall serve during his tenure as principal. One member shall be the
attorney for the Town of Highlands and shall serve during his tenure as town
attorney.
The town governing body shall appoint to fill any
vacancy occurring in the committee some person having the same qualifications
as required for the member causing the vacancy. The appointment shall be for
the unexpired term.
The town board shall have the power and authority
to remove any member of the scholarship committee at any time when the board
determines that removal is in the best interest of the scholarship fund. The
governing body of the Town of Highlands is authorized to administer a
scholarship program for the benefit of graduates of Highlands High School, upon
the terms the governing body deems appropriate, subject to applicable law."
SECTION 2. Section 4 of S.L. 1975-332 is repealed.
SECTION 3. Section 5 of S.L. 1975-332 reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 5. No member of the town governing body or
of the scholarship committee shall receive any compensation for services
rendered under this act."
SECTION 4. Section 5.2 of the Charter of the Town of Highlands, being Chapter 519 of the Session Laws of 1991, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 5.2. Scholarship Program. The Town's
scholarship program for graduates of Highlands High School shall continue to be
administered as provided in Chapter 332, Session Laws of 1975.1975 as
amended."
SECTION 5. This act is effective when it becomes law.