http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2013/Bills/House/PDF/H269v7.pdf
Eligible student. A child with a disability under the age of 22 who meets all of the following criteria:
a. Requires an Individualized Education Plan.
b. Receives special education or related services on a daily basis.
c. Has not been placed in a nonpublic school or facility by a public agency at public expense.
d. Has not spent any time enrolled in a postsecondary institution as a full-time student taking at least 12 hours of academic credit.
e. Has not received a high school diploma.
f. Meets at least one of the following requirements:
1. Was enrolled in a North Carolina public school during the previous semester.
2. Received special education or related services through the North Carolina public schools as a preschool child with a disability during the previous semester.
3. Received a scholarship grant for the previous semester.
4. Is eligible for initial enrollment in kindergarten or the first grade in a North Carolina public school.