RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The General Assembly finalized a substitute two-year plan Tuesday to close a $515 million funding gap for the health insurance program used by North Carolina employees, retirees and their dependents but it still could face a veto from Gov. Beverly Perdue.

The House voted 66-53 in favor of the deal worked out between Republican leaders in both legislative chambers late last month. The Senate approved the State Health Plan package right away, but the House delayed because it sought more assurances Perdue would sign the bill. The governor still hasn't said publicly what she'll do.

Perdue vetoed an earlier version last month because she said teachers weren't at the negotiating table.

"She will consider her options," Perdue spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson said after the vote.

Like the vetoed package, Tuesday's measure would still require all active employees and teachers to pay a monthly premium for their own insurance for the first time. The North Carolina Association of Educators, a key Perdue ally, has condemned the premium provision, saying it would result in a pay cut for teachers after two years of no salary increase.

The new bill would require premiums from $5 to $21.63 per month for more than 322,000 active workers and teachers, depending on which of the two policies they choose and whether they have Medicare.

House Democrats urged colleagues to vote against the final product to send a signal to the Senate, which had insisted on keeping the required premiums. House negotiators earlier had sought a premium-free option for the less generous of two policies now being offered.

This deal "totally disregards the position of this House," said Rep. Darren Jackson, D-Wake. But the bill includes language directing the State Health Plan board to find cost savings that could ultimately lead to a premium-free policy in the future, said Rep. Nelson Dollar, R-Wake.

"It is not a perfect compromise, but it is a compromise,' Dollar said.

Perdue's budget proposal would have required monthly premiums only for workers and retirees who chose the more generous of the two insurance policies. Retirees also would continue to have a premium-free policy in the GOP plan.

The bill presented to Perdue would still require higher premiums for dependent care coverage, as well as higher co-pays and deductibles.

Further delays could results in millions of dollars per month in additional expenses as the plan keeps using current payment schedules after the new fiscal year begins July 1, according to lawmakers.