The Republican Party of San Luis Obispo County
Strongly Supports the California Statewide School Choice
2022 Ballot Initiative
WHEREAS School Choice is the greatest social justice issue of our time:
WHEREAS the School Choice Initiative allows parents the freedom to choose a private, parochial, charter (charter schools that convert to private) or homeschool of choice;
WHEREAS the School Choice Initiative allows parents to choose/opt into an Education Savings Account (ESA) for any K-12 student with no discrimination;
WHEREAS the School Choice Initiative funds each ESA with an equal share of Prop 98 education dollars (currently $14,000) without increasing taxes;
WHEREAS the ESA fund will allow $14,000 per year for a child to attend the school parents choose;
WHEREAS the School Choice Initiative allows parents to use ESA funds to pay for educational expenses and enroll their child the school that is best for them;
WHEREAS unspent funds will accumulate and may be used for college or vocational training (up to age 30); therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Republican Party of San Luis Obispo County strongly supports the California Statewide School Choice 2022 Ballot Initiative.
Adopted November 17, 2021