SB458 provides funding for K-12 public education for the 2021-2023 biennium at a purported estimated average of $10,204 per pupil for FY 21-22 and $10,290 per pupil for FY 22-23.
The Senate passed SB458 on May 26, 2021, by a vote of 21 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the yeas 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 individual protections guaranteed by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment.