The Senate Rules Committee hs voted for a proposal to fund school construction and renovation out of the State Capitol and Infrastructure Fund (SCIF) rather than through a school bond put to a vote of the people. 

Governor Roy Cooper opposes this method. 

“North Carolina should put a school bond to a vote so the people can decide whether to fix our old schools and build new ones. Skimming money that should go to teacher pay raises and other school funding is like using your gas money to buy a car. A successful school bond is a smarter way to do business because it locks down financing now and still leaves funding to get good teachers and principals in the classrooms.”