May high school students enroll in Huskins classes before the age of 16?
Response: CC08-214, Expiration of Intellectually Gifted and Mature Students Legislation, states in pertinent part, “Effective September 1, 2008 the Intellectually Gifted and Mature Students legislation expired pursuant to S.L. 2001-312,4. “The 2001 Session of the NC General Assembly enacted House Bill 1246 that amended G.S. 115D by adding a new section 115D-1.1 to allow a student under the age of 16 to enroll in a community college if the president of the college or the presidents designee finds that the student is intellectually gifted and has the maturity to justify admission to the college. This was renewed at the 2005 session of the NC General Assembly by House Bill 583.