{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115d-32","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115D-32","heading":"Local financial support of institutions.","body":"(a)\tThe tax-levying authority of each institution shall be responsible for providing, in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 115D-33 or 115D-34, as appropriate, adequate funds to meet the financial needs of the institutions for the following budget items:\n(1)\tPlant Fund: Acquisition of land; erection of all buildings; alterations and additions to buildings; purchase of automobiles, buses, trucks, and other motor vehicles; purchase or rental of all equipment necessary for the maintenance of buildings and grounds and operation of plants; and purchase of all furniture and equipment not provided for administrative and instructional purposes.\n(2)\tCurrent expenses:\na.\tPlant operation and maintenance:\n1.\tSalaries of janitors, maids, watchmen, maintenance and repair employees.\n2.\tCost of fuel, water, power, and telephone services.\n3.\tCost of janitorial supplies and materials.\n4.\tCost of operation of motor vehicles.\n5.\tCost of maintenance and repairs of buildings and grounds.\n6.\tMaintenance and replacement of furniture and equipment provided from local funds.\n7.\tMaintenance of plant heating, electrical, and plumbing equipment.\n8.\tMaintenance of all other equipment, including motor vehicles, provided by local funds.\n9.\tRental of land and buildings.\n10.\tAny other expenses necessary for plant operation and maintenance.\nb.\tSupport services:\n1.\tCost of insurance for buildings, contents, motor vehicles, workers' compensation for institutional employees paid from local funds, and other necessary insurance.\n2.\tAny tort claims awarded against the institution due to the negligence of the institutional employees.\n3.\tCost of bonding institutional employees for the protection of local funds and property.\n4.\tCost of elections held in accordance with G.S. 115D-33 and 115D-35.\n5.\tLegal fees incurred in connection with local administration and operation of the institution.\n(b)\tThe board of trustees of each institution may apply local public funds provided in accordance with G.S. 115D-33(a), as appropriate, or private funds, or both, to the supplementation of items of the current expense budget financed from State funds, provided a budget is submitted in accordance with G.S. 115D-54.\n(c)\tThe board of trustees of each institution may apply institutional funds provided in accordance with G.S. 115D-54(b)(3) for such purposes as may be determined by the board of trustees of the institution.\n(d)\tThe counties that agree to have satellite campuses of community colleges located in them accept the maintenance and utility costs of these satellite campuses. (1963, c. 448, s. 23; 1979, c. 462, s. 2; 1981, c. 157, s. 3; 1985, c. 757, s. 148(a); 1987, c. 564, s. 11; 1995, c. 509, s. 64; 1999-84, s. 5; 2025-56, s. 1(g).)","path":["Chapter 115D. Community Colleges.","Article 3. Financial Support.","Part 1. Funding of Community Colleges."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115D/GS_115D-32.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:47Z","sha256":"5f5462f102e8de1f4f746046c85c7c6c376804d32823863f2ab770d6335f5d7c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115d-31.3","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115d-33"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}