Parental rights; Parents' Bill of Rights; private right of action; review; materials; object; opt in; fine; violation; term; effective date.
2025 Regular Session
The board of education of a school district, in consultation with parents, teachers and administrators, shall develop and adopt a policy [...] including: Procedures by which parents will be notified in advance of and required to opt their children in to any instruction or presentations regarding morality, any social and emotional learning program, religion, race, gender, including gender identity, or sexuality in courses other than formal sex education curricula. [...] Procedures by which parents who object to any academic or nonacademic learning material, any academic or nonacademic school programs or activities, or any academic or nonacademic instruction on the basis that it is harmful may withdraw their children from the activity or from the class or program in which the material is used. Objection to any learning material , activity, or instruction on the basis that it is harmful includes objection to a material or activity because it questions beliefs or practices in sex, morality or, religion, race, or gender, including gender identity; [...] Procedures by which parents will be notified in advance of and required to opt their children in to any instruction or presentations regarding morality, any social and emotional learning program, religion, race, gender, including gender identity, or sexuality in courses other than formal sex education curricula. [...] Procedures by which parents must provide prior written consent to a student's participation in any classroom activities or courses that promote or require a student to accept a particular ideological, philosophical, or political belief or principle, including activities related to or associated with a school's diversity, equity, or inclusion plan;
No person, corporation, association, organization or state-supported institution, or any individual employed by any of these entities, may [...] perform an assessment for mental health therapy on a minor without first obtaining the written consent of a parent or a legal guardian of the minor child. [...] For purposes of this section, mental health therapy shall include mental health services, behavioral health services, [...] information on transitioning, gender-affirming care, suicide prevention programs, cross-sex counseling, and any information provided by a school relating to sexual identity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender transitioning, or transgender identity.
History
Date | Action |
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2025-02-04 | Referred to Civil Judiciary |
2025-02-04 | Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight |
2025-02-03 | Authored by Representative Williams |
2025-02-03 | First Reading |