Governor Roy Cooper officially veto House Bill 10 on school vouchers, ICE detainment requests
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced Friday he has officially vetoed controversial House Bill 10.
The wide-ranging measure focused on school vouchers and cooperation between ICE and local sheriff's offices amongst other points:
- HB10 would provide funding to clear the backlog of 55,000 Opportunity Scholarship applicants who attend private schools. It calls for $248 million in nonrecurring funds for Opportunity Scholarships for all students attending private schools. Then, an additional $215 million in recurring funds.
- The bill states that in the event of an ICE detainment request, sheriffs will need to hold people who are undocumented and charged with certain crimes for at least 48 hours before they can be released.
There were clashing opinions on both sides.
Watch full conference's Governor Roy Cooper officially veto House Bill 10
Cooper, who has made support for public education the centerpiece of his final year in office, shared why he decided to move forward with the veto.
"I am not against private schools and parents choosing that option," he said. "But I am against taking money out of public schools and putting it into private schools for the wealthiest North Carolinians."
The onus will be on the House and Senate to move forward with a veto override should they want this bill to go into effect.
House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland Tim Moore said he believes that the legislature has the necessary votes for an override; Republicans hold supermajorities in both the House and Senate.
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ABC11's Michael Perchick contributed to this report.
