---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modify Regulation of Proprietary Schools."
description: "Modify Regulation of Proprietary Schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2011"
identifier: "SB 685"
citation: "North Carolina SB 685 (2011)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "BOARDS", "COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES", "COMMUNITY COLLEGES OFFICE", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNOR", "HIGHER EDUCATION", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "MEMBERSHIP", "PRESENTED", "PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE", "PRIVATE SCHOOLS", "PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS", "PUBLIC", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "SPEAKER", "VOCATIONAL EDUCATION", "CHAPTERED", "SEN. APODACA", "PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION BOARD", "PROPRIETARY SCHOOLS BOARD"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2011-04-19"
last_action: "2011-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37e6c45d-422a-4597-8f1a-f8b0e05e0f9b"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=S685&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "32798dd9fecda9506e80b7446185786f1a54ab72317acfcd5f99b5849713e1bd"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
---

# North Carolina SB 685 (2011) — Modify Regulation of Proprietary Schools.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S685v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S685v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S685v2.pdf)
4. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S685v3.pdf)
5. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S685v4.pdf)
6. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S685v5.pdf)
7. **SL2011-308** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/Senate/PDF/S685v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Third Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion 9\To Concur — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Apodaca — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2011-06-27** Ch. SL 2011-308 `became-law`
- **2011-06-27** Signed By Gov. 6/27/2011 `executive-signature`
- **2011-06-20** Pres. To Gov. 6/20/2011 `executive-receipt`
- **2011-06-18** Ratified
- **2011-06-17** Concurred In H/com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2011-06-17** Placed On Cal For 6/17/2011
- **2011-06-17** Rec To Concur H Com Sub
- **2011-06-16** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2011-06-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2011-06-14** Placed On Cal For 6/14/2011
- **2011-06-14** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2011-06-14** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-24** Ref To Com On Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-24** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-05-19** Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading `passage, reading-2, reading-3`
- **2011-05-18** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2011-05-18** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-05-11** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2011-05-11** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2011-05-11** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2011-04-20** Ref To Com On Education/Higher Education `referral-committee`
- **2011-04-20** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2011-04-19** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37e6c45d-422a-4597-8f1a-f8b0e05e0f9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).