SB 6079 - DIGEST |
Declares an intent to: (1) Enable parents to determine which school best meets their child's educational needs; |
(2) Empower parents to be able to send their child to their school of choice; |
(3) Provide the legislature flexibility to determine the levels of K-12 funding in the omnibus appropriations act by repealing the prescriptive K-12 prototypical school funding model enacted in statute by chapter 236, Laws of 2010; and |
(4) Continue to exercise its policy-making prerogative to change aspects of the basic education program and funding by repealing the four funding enhancements, also enacted by chapter 236, Laws of 2010. |
Requires the state, beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, to annually provide a K-12 education voucher to every eligible child whose parent applies for the voucher. |
Allows the vouchers to be redeemed at any voucher-redeeming school. |
Provides that expenditures for the vouchers count toward the minimum state funding requirements for basic education established in the state Constitution. |