This segment originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio.
The state government pays for students' transportation to and from school, the teachers in their classrooms, the actual school building and more. Should students' lunches also be added to the bill?
House Bill 1221 said yes. That bill proposed offering free meals to all K-12 public school students in South Dakota. It was voted to be deferred to the 41st legislative day, which effectively killed the bill.
Listen to the debate in the House Education Committee.
