Eliminate School Choice Program Waitlists.

What It Actually Does

The bill dramatically expands private school vouchers by increasing funding from $415 million to $825 million and removing income eligibility caps, allowing all families regardless of wealth to receive taxpayer-funded scholarships for private schools.

HB 823 massively expands North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship program by nearly doubling annual funding over several years and creating a universal voucher system where even wealthy families can receive up to 45% of per-pupil state funding for private school tuition. The bill also increases funding for special needs vouchers and removes previous income restrictions that limited scholarships to lower and middle-income families.