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HB 269: Children with Disabilities Scholarship Grants Question: Public schools provide support services for children with disabilities who have an IEP. Private schools do not have a legal mandate or requirement to do the same. Won’t this legislation cause children to lose services and shouldn’t this scholarship only be used for those support services? Parents [...]
Raleigh – The NC House of Representatives today passed the Tax Simplification and Reduction Act of 2013 by a vote of 72-32 on second reading. It will receive final passage in the House on Monday before moving to the Senate for consideration. This legislation is the first significant overhaul of the state’s tax code in [...]
House Bill 716: Clarify Law/Prohibit Sex-Selective Abortion Prohibits abortions when a significant factor is the sex of the unborn child. Last Action: Passed the House on May 7, 2013 Status: Senate Rules Next Steps: Pass Senate Committee, then Senate Floor House Bill 730: Insurance & Health Care Conscience Protection Part I extends conscience protection to [...]
The opponents of The Opportunity Scholarship Act have raised several objections to the bill during recent debate. The following post addresses some common misconceptions about the bill. “The Opportunity Scholarship Program will diminish funding for public schools and is ultimately intended to dismantle public education.” Scholarships for eligible students will not drain public schools’ [...]
Representative Rob Bryan North Carolina House of Representatives 536 Legislative Office Building, Raleigh, NC 27803-5925 (919) 733-5607 – Rob.Bryan@ncleg.net NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 29, 2013 – Raleigh, N.C. – The Opportunity Scholarship Act (HB 944) passed the House Education Committee Tuesday by a vote of 27-21. The bill has been referred to the [...]
The following Letter to the Editor was published in the News and Observer on April 30, 2013. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Wide support for school choice Since I have been attacked by name in a recent editorial and letters, let me set the record straight. I wish I could claim school choice as my idea (“Stam’s crusade,” April [...]
