Leaders of the state's public colleges and universities are still investigating how North Carolina's HB 2 will impact their campuses.
UNC system president Margaret Spellings says they must follow the state's new requirements.
Spellings said in a memo to chancellors that the state's 16 college campuses and the N.C. School of Science and Math must label multi-occupancy changing facilities for single-sex use.
She says schools may provide single-occupancy bathrooms or changing facilities that are gender-neutral.
The American Civil Liberties Union was one of four groups to join a statement issued Thursday saying they're disappointed in Spellings' conclusion. They say it violates federal law.
Spellings' memo, sent Tuesday, notes that HB 2 does not address enforcement of the law.
The new measure has gained national attention in recent weeks for the bathroom provision. However, many have noted that HB2 also bans local governments from passing their own anti-discrimination rules.
*The Associated Press contributed to this report
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