Bill Text: NC S1359 | 2010 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amend Highlands Scholarship Fund
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-06-23 - Ch. SL 2010-9 [S1359 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2010-S1359-Chaptered.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2009
SESSION LAW 2010-9
SENATE BILL 1359
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 Section 4 of S.L. 1975‑332 is repealed.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.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 22nd day of June, 2010.
s/ Walter H. Dalton
President of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives
