SB0845 is the state’s education omnibus appropriation bill for FY 2022-23. It includes the public K-12 “School Aid” budget, which provides $19.6 billion to 537 local school districts, 293 public school academies, and 56 intermediate school districts.

The Senate passed SB0845 on July 1, 2022, by a vote of 35 to 2. We have assigned pluses to the nays because education is not the legitimate object of government, but rather the responsibility of–and a fundamental right of choice retained by–a child’s parents or legal guardians. Forcing American citizens to furnish taxpayer money for a compulsory, government-run K-12 school system violates their individual freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment.

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