General assembly of north carolina

SECTION 8.9A.(c) G.S. 126 5(c2) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:

"(c2) The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to:

(1) Public school superintendents, principals, teachers, and other public school employees.

(2) Recodified as G.S. 126 5(c)(4) by Session Laws 1985 (Regular Session, 1986), c. 1014, s. 41.

(3) Employees of community colleges whose salaries are fixed in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 115D 5 and G.S. 115D 20, and employees of the Community Colleges System Office whose salaries are fixed by the State Board of Community Colleges in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 115D 3.

(4) Employees of the Office of Proprietary Schools whose salaries are fixed by the State Board of Proprietary Schools in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 115D 89.2."

GASTON MULTICAMPUS

SECTION 8.10. Notwithstanding G.S. 115D 5(o), the State Board of Community Colleges shall approve the Kimbrell Campus multicampus site of Gaston College.

North Carolina Back to Work Program

SECTION 8.10A. Of the funds appropriated in this act to the Community Colleges System Office, the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) shall be used for the North Carolina Back to Work Program, a retraining program to prepare North Carolinians facing long term unemployment for new careers. The program shall provide students with job training and retraining; employability skills, including a Career Readiness Certificate; and third party, industry recognized credentials. The Community Colleges System Office and the Department of Commerce shall jointly recommend to the State Board of Community Colleges up to 10 colleges to which to allocate available funds based on (i) the number of long term unemployed individuals in the college's service area, (ii) the percentage of long term unemployed individuals in the college's service area, (iii) the availability of jobs for which the North Carolina Back to Work Program could prepare students, and (iv) the college's demonstrated willingness and ability to successfully implement the program. The money may only be used for the following activities: student instruction, student support and coaching, and targeted financial assistance for students, including assistance with tuition, registration fees, books, and certification costs.
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