The following definitions apply in this Part:

(1)        “Focused growth institution” means Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University, North Carolina Central University, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Western Carolina University, and Winston-Salem State University.

(2)        “Special needs institution” means the North Carolina School of the Arts, redesignated effective August 1, 2008, as the “University of North Carolina School of the Arts,” and The University of North Carolina at Asheville. ?(2003-293, s. 1; 2008-192, s. 6.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 116-41.13A

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3