116-202. Authority may buy and sell students' obligations; undertakings of Authority limited to revenues.
In order to facilitate vocational and college education and to promote the industrial and economic development of the State, the State Education Assistance Authority (hereinafter created) is hereby authorized and empowered to buy and sell obligations of students attending institutions of higher education or post-secondary business, trade, technical, and other vocational schools, which obligations represent loans made to such students for the purpose of obtaining training or education.
No bonds, as this term is defined in this Article, are deemed to constitute a debt of the State, or of any political subdivision thereof or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State or of any political subdivision, but are payable solely from the funds of the Authority. All bonds shall contain on their faces a statement to the effect that neither the State nor the Authority is obligated to pay the same or the interest thereon except from revenues of the Authority and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State or of any political subdivision is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds.
All expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this Article shall be payable solely from funds provided under the provisions of this Article and no liability or obligation shall be incurred by the Authority hereunder beyond the extent to which moneys shall have been provided under the provisions of this Article. (1965, c. 1180, s. 1; 1967, c. 955, s. 1; 1979, c. 165, s. 2; 1987, c. 227, s. 3.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 116 - Higher Education
Article 23 - State Education Assistance.
§ 116-201 - Purpose and definitions.
§ 116-204 - Powers of Authority.
§ 116-204.1 - Council on residency determination policies.
§ 116-205 - Title to property; use of State lands; offices.
§ 116-206 - Acquisition of obligations.
§ 116-207 - Terms of acquisitions.
§ 116-208 - Construction of Article.
§ 116-209.1 - Provisions in conflict.
§ 116-209.3 - Additional powers.
§ 116-209.4 - Authority to issue bonds.
§ 116-209.5 - Bond resolution.
§ 116-209.9 - Negotiability of bonds.
§ 116-209.10 - Bonds eligible for investment.
§ 116-209.11 - Additional pledge.
§ 116-209.12 - Credit of State not pledged.
§ 116-209.14 - Annual reports.
§ 116-209.15 - Merger of trust fund.
§ 116-209.16 - Other powers; criteria.
§ 116-209.16A - Information on career and major options.
§ 116-209.17 - Establishment of student assistance program.
§ 116-209.18 - Powers of Authority to administer student assistance program.
§ 116-209.19 - Grants to students.
§ 116-209.20 - Public purpose.
§ 116-209.22 - Constitutional construction.
§ 116-209.23 - Inconsistent laws inapplicable.
§ 116-209.24 - Parental loans.
§ 116-209.25 - Parental Savings Trust Fund.
§ 116-209.27 - Administration of scholarships previously awarded by Teaching Fellows Program.
§ 116-209.28 - Administration of scholarships previously awarded by the Principal Fellows Program.
§ 116-209.45 - Forgivable Education Loans for Service Program and Fund.
§ 116-209.50 - Recodified as G.S§ 127A-190, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 116-209.51 - Recodified as G.S§ 127A-191, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 116-209.52 - Recodified as G.S§ 127A-192, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 116-209.53 - Recodified as G.S§ 127A-193, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 116-209.54 - Recodified as G.S§ 127A-194, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 116-209.55 - Recodified as G.S§ 127A-195, effective November 18, 2021.
§ 116-209.61 - North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission established; membership.
§ 116-209.62 - North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program established; administration.
§ 116-209.63 - Terms of forgivable loans; receipt and disbursement of funds.
§ 116-209.81 - Eligibility requirements for a scholarship.
§ 116-209.82 - Semester limitation on eligibility for scholarship.
§ 116-209.83 - Scholarship amounts; adjustment of scholarship amounts.
§ 116-209.84 - Scholarship administration; reporting requirements.
§ 116-209.85 - Scholarship Reserve Fund for Public Colleges and Universities.
§ 116-209.90 - Tuition grants for graduates to attend a constituent institution.