NC House Republicans Override Gov. Stein's Veto of School Choice Bill with Support From Ex-Democrats
The override clears a nearly 10-month standoff as Republicans and two former Democrats back a bill tied to a federal scholarship tax credit program.
- On Wednesday, the North Carolina House voted 73-46 to override Governor Josh Stein's veto of House Bill 87, the Educational Choice for Children Act, enabling the bill to advance to the Senate.
- Republican lawmakers pushed the override to align state policy with the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which provides tax credits for donations to educational scholarship programs.
- Two former Democrats, Carla Cunningham and Nasif Majeed, provided decisive support after losing their party primaries in March and subsequently switching their affiliation to unaffiliated.
- Governor Stein has consistently opposed the legislation, arguing it diverts essential funding from public education while questioning whether the state needed to adopt the federal tax credit program.
- The bill now moves to the Senate for final approval and would become law immediately if passed, though federal rules governing the program remain under development by the Treasury Department.
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