{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-555","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-555","heading":"Qualification of nonpublic schools.","body":"The provisions of this Part shall apply to any nonpublic school which has one or more of the following characteristics:\n(1)\tIt is accredited by the State Board of Education.\n(2)\tIt is accredited by an institutional accrediting agency.\n(3)\tIt is an active member of the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools.\n(4)\tIt receives no funding from the State of North Carolina. For the purposes of this Article, scholarship funds awarded pursuant to Part 2A of this Article or Article 41 of this Chapter to eligible students attending a nonpublic school shall not be considered funding from the State of North Carolina. (1979, c. 506; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 2013-360, s. 8.29(c); 2017-57, s. 10A.4(c); 2021-180, s. 8A.3(p); 2025-92, s. 2.11(l).)","path":["Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education.","SUBCHAPTER X. PRIVATE AND PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS.","Article 39. Nonpublic Schools.","Part 2. Qualified Nonpublic Schools."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-555.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:42Z","sha256":"6f97fd57be780c0c1ef4cc004d56e3c5a7f4348a0247242c9b9f273ebb8d8eb5","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-554","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-556"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}