{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-41.13a","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 116-41.13A","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Part:\n(1)\tFocused growth institution. - Any of the following:\na.\tElizabeth City State University.\nb.\tFayetteville State University.\nc.\tNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical University.\nd.\tNorth Carolina Central University.\ne.\tThe University of North Carolina at Pembroke.\nf.\tWestern Carolina University.\ng.\tWinston-Salem State University.\n(2)\tSpecial needs institution. - The North Carolina School of the Arts, redesignated effective August 1, 2008, as the \"University of North Carolina School of the Arts,\" the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, and The University of North Carolina at Asheville.\n(3)\tSTEM subject area. - Any subject area in a field of scholarship related to science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. A subject area in a field of scholarship related to journalism or law is not a STEM subject area. (2003-293, s. 1; 2008-192, s. 6; 2023-102, s. 1; 2023-134, s. 8.18(a).)","path":["Chapter 116. Higher Education.","Article 1. The University of North Carolina.","Part 4A. Distinguished Professors Endowment Trust Fund."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_116/GS_116-41.13A.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:57Z","sha256":"0cf00ec6229c1427ef765f24be7f6933f8ad166692630fa2134a1c4bac00b2f9","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-41.13","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-116-41.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}