2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 143B - Executive Organization Act of 1973.
§ 143B-164.13. Admission of pupils; how admission obtained.

§ 143B‑164.13.  Admission of pupils; how admission obtained.

The Department of Health and Human Services shall, on application, receive in the institution for the purpose of education all blind children who are residents of this State and who are from age five through age 20 years: Provided, that pupils who are not within the age limits above set forth may be admitted to said institution in cases in which the Department of Health and Human Services finds that the admission of such pupils will be beneficial to them and in cases in which there is sufficient space available for their admission in said institution: Provided, further, that the Department of Health and Human Services is authorized to make expenditures, out of any scholarship funds or other funds already available or appropriated, of sums of money for the use of out‑of‑state facilities for any student who, because of peculiar conditions or disability, cannot be properly educated at the school in Raleigh. (1881, c. 211, s. 5; Code, s. 2231; Rev., s. 4191; 1917, c. 35, s. 1; C.S., s. 5876; 1947, c. 375; 1949, c. 507; 1953, c. 675, s. 14; 1963, c. 448, s. 28; 1969, c. 749, s. 2; c. 1279; 1973, c. 476, s. 164; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1983 (Reg. Sess., 1984), c. 1034, s. 23; 1985, c. 780, s. 3; 1997‑18, s. 13(a); 1997‑443, s. 11A.118(a).)