Excerpt from Higher Education Regulation: Report to the 1983 General Assembly of North Carolina, 1984 Session On May 2, 1983, HB 988 was introduced by Representatives Betty Thomas and George Miller to license certain nonpublic post - secondary educational institutions, regardless of where based, that conduct post - secondary degree activity in this State and that are not otherwise subject to State law or regulation. Certain exemptions are specified for certain institutions that have been conducting this activity since July 1, 1972, for certain religious education institutions, and for post-secondary degree activity within the military. The licensing requirements provide that an institution meet certain minimal State education standards in recognition of the importance of higher education and of the particular significance attached to the personal credentials accessible through higher education and in consonance with statutory law of this State making unlawful any 'unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or The Licensing Board remains the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina. HB 988 was drafted with the support of The University of North Carolina, the Department of Community Colleges, and the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. It was opposed by representatives of certain institutions facing new licensure and by present holders of degrees from certain institutions, on the grounds that although the law could not affect them, it would have the effect of calling into serious question the value of their degrees. HB 988 passed the House Of Representatives but was amended in the Senate Higher Education Committee and turned into a resolution authorizing a study. It was felt by the Senate Committee that not enough consideration had been given to both sides of the issues involved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.