{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-301","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-301","heading":"Committee on Free Expression.","body":"(a)\tThe chair of the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina System shall designate a standing or special committee of the Board of Governors to act as the Committee on Free Expression.\n(b)\tAll employees of The University of North Carolina System and all State agencies shall cooperate with the Committee on Free Expression by providing information requested by the Committee.\n(c)\tThe Committee on Free Expression shall report to the public, the Board of Governors, the Governor, and the General Assembly by September 1 of every year. The report shall include all of the following:\n(1)\tA description of any barriers to or disruptions of free expression within the constituent institutions.\n(2)\tA description of the administrative handling and discipline relating to these disruptions or barriers.\n(3)\tA description of substantial difficulties, controversies, or successes in maintaining a posture of administrative and institutional neutrality with regard to political or social issues.\n(4)\tAny assessments, criticisms, commendations, or recommendations the Committee sees fit to include.\nThe requirement of reporting to the public may be met by publishing the report on The University of North Carolina System's website. (2017-196, s. 1; 2018-5, s. 10.3; 2025-25, s. 29(5).)","path":["Chapter 116. Higher Education.","Article 36. Campus Free Speech."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_116/GS_116-301.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:57Z","sha256":"06aee756da4b89c6440de9ed540b66e4a349d9f5ff0184dc69e920ebfb977bcc","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-300","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}