Senate Bill 2881

AN ACT RELATING TO PARENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE, ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS MAY NOT INFRINGE ON PARENTAL RIGHTS WITHOUT DEMONSTRATING SPECIFIED INFORMATION; PROVIDING THAT A PARENT OF A MINOR CHILD HAS SPECIFIED RIGHTS RELATING TO HIS OR HER MINOR CHILD; PROHIBITING THE STATE FROM INFRINGING UPON SPECIFIED PARENTAL RIGHTS; PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN ACTIONS BY SPECIFIED INDIVIDUALS ARE GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST SUCH INDIVIDUALS; PROHIBITING SPECIFIED PARENTAL RIGHTS FROM BEING DENIED OR ABRIDGED; REQUIRING EACH DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD TO DEVELOP AND ADOPT A POLICY TO PROMOTE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH POLICY; DEFINING THE TERM "INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS"; AUTHORIZING A DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD TO PROVIDE SUCH POLICY ELECTRONICALLY OR ON ITS WEBSITE; AUTHORIZING A PARENT TO REQUEST CERTAIN INFORMATION IN WRITING; PROVIDING A PROCEDURE FOR THE DENIAL OF SUCH INFORMATION; PROHIBITING CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES FROM TAKING SPECIFIED ACTIONS WITHOUT A PARENT'S WRITTEN PERMISSION; PROHIBITING A HEALTH CARE FACILITY FROM ALLOWING CERTAIN ACTIONS WITHOUT A PARENT'S WRITTEN PERMISSION; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; PROVIDING FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES; PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN VIOLATIONS RELATING TO PARENTAL CONSENT ARE GROUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FINES FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; PROVIDING THAT FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIREMENTS IS GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the Senate

• Chris McDaniel

  Sponsor

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In the Senate Jan 17 – Feb 1

1. Jan 17Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Education
2. Feb 1Died in committee in the Senate