{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-562.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-562.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Part:\n(1)\tAuthority. - The State Education Assistance Authority.\n(2)\tDivision. - The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration.\n(3)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 8A.6(a), effective July 1, 2023.\n(3a)\tEligible student. - A student residing in North Carolina who has not yet received a high school diploma and who meets all of the following requirements:\na.\tIs eligible to attend a North Carolina public school pursuant to Article 25 of this Chapter. A child who is the age of 4 on or before April 16 is eligible to attend the following school year if the principal, or equivalent, of the school in which the child seeks to enroll finds that the student meets the requirements established by the Authority pursuant to G.S. 115C-562.2(d) and those findings are submitted to the Authority.\nb.\tHas not been enrolled in a postsecondary institution as a full-time student taking at least 12 hours of academic credit.\nc.\tHas not been placed in a nonpublic school or facility by a public agency at public expense.\n(3c)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 8A.6(a), effective July 1, 2023.\n(4)\tLocal school administrative unit. - A local school administrative unit, charter school, or regional school.\n(5)\tNonpublic school. - A school that meets the requirements of Part 1 or Part 2 of this Article as identified by the Division.\n(5c)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2023-134, s. 8A.6(a), effective July 1, 2023.\n(5e)\tReserve. - The Opportunity Scholarship Grant Fund Reserve established under G.S. 115C-562.8.\n(6)\tScholarship grants. - Grants awarded annually by the Authority to eligible students. (2013-360, s. 8.29(a); 2016-94, s. 11A.3(a), (d); 2018-97, s. 2.12(a); 2018-145, s. 1(d); 2020-97, s. 3.3(c); 2021-180, s. 8A.3(c); 2022-6, s. 2.13(a); 2022-74, ss. 8A.1(b), 8A.4(a); 2023-134, ss. 8A.6(a), (b).)","path":["Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education.","SUBCHAPTER X. PRIVATE AND PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS.","Article 39. Nonpublic Schools.","Part 2A. Scholarship Grants."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-562.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:42Z","sha256":"a37455c1222a405fc0fae13e90de687be88cbc164782c2d9566156fbd29131ce","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-562","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-562.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}