RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Republican House and Senate leaders said Friday that they've agreed with each other on a supplemental spending
FILE - A group of children hold signs that say Keep Your Promise at the rally for private school scholarships at Halifax Mall in Raleigh, N.C., on July 31, 2024. RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s Republican House and Senate leaders said Friday that they’ve agreed with each other on a supplemental spending proposal that includes hundreds of millions of dollars to eliminate the state’s waitlist for private school vouchers.
The new proposal could enable waitlisted families to get retroactively reimbursed for spending on private schooling this fall, and lays out more spending to match demand through the early 2030s. About $25 million in recurring funds will go to providing private school scholarships to children with disabilities.
The GOP proposal includes about $160 million to address enrollment growth in K-12 public schools and community colleges. But Cooper pointed out Thursday that weakening state revenues during past fiscal year — a projected $413 million surplus ultimately dwindled to a $30 million shortfall — will harm public school funding if the scholarships keep growing.
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