The North Carolina General Assembly has almost completed its biennial process of separating policy legislation between those with a chance of becoming law and those probably going back to the drawing board.

Senate and House leaders set a Thursday deadline in which bills unrelated to spending or taxes must pass one chamber. Although there are ways around the “crossover deadline,” these leftover ideas generally are off the table until 2021.

The House completed its “crossover” work on Tuesday by passing nearly 30 bills. The full Senate prepared to debate at least 16 bills on Wednesday. Some Senate proposals would try to put retired teachers back in classrooms at low-performing schools and raise income limits for families who can apply for taxpayer-funded scholarships to attend private or religious schools.