School Law Bulletin #1999/03

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1998 enacted no sweeping changes in statutes affecting the sixteen constituent institutions that make up The University of North Carolina (UNC) or the state’s community college system. For the university, the greatest change involved a restructuring of the governance of the UNC–Chapel Hill and East Carolina University (ECU) health care systems. For community colleges, the emphasis was on budgeting and spending flexibility. This article presents a narrative summary of these legislative changes and their impact on higher education.