§ 127A‑193.  Benefit.
The benefit provided under this Article shall consist of a monetary educational assistance grant not to exceed the highest amount charged by a State educational institution per academic year or a lesser amount, as prescribed by the Secretary, to remain within the funds appropriated, to qualifying members of the North Carolina National Guard. Benefits provided under G.S. 127A‑195(g) shall be payable for a period of one year at a time, renewable at the option of the Secretary. All other benefits provided under this Article shall be payable for a period of one academic year at a time, renewable at the option of the Secretary.  (1975, c. 917, s. 5; 1977, c. 228, s. 2; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, ss. 99, 100; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 769, s. 22.3; 2000‑67, s. 18; 2005‑444, s. 1; 2008‑94, s. 3; 2010‑31, s. 17.3(b), (c); recodified from N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116‑209.53 by 2021‑180, s. 19E.1(b), (c).)