Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a substitute bill that prohibits the instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity in K-3 classrooms and establishes a parents' bill of rights.

Highlights:

• Establishes “Parental Bill of Rights” (Sec. 1).

• Establishes parents’ right to control child’s education, upbringing, healthcare, privacy, etc.; to access child’s education records (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits children withholding information from parents (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes parents to opt children out of reproductive health, safety education programs; to see what materials children have borrowed from school libraries (Sec. 2).

• Requires public schools to adopt policies to promote parental involvement (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits instruction on sexual orientation, gender identity in K-3 classrooms (Sec. 2).

• Requires parental consent for medical treatment of minor children, effective December 1, 2022 (Sec. 3).

• Establishes effective date of July 1, 2022 for all of Act except Section 3 (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity in K-3 classrooms and establishes a parents' bill of rights.

Highlights:

• Establishes “Parental Bill of Rights” (Sec. 1).

• Establishes parents’ right to control child’s education, upbringing, healthcare, privacy, etc.; to access child’s education records (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits children withholding information from parents (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes parents to opt children out of reproductive health, safety education programs; to see what materials children have borrowed from school libraries (Sec. 2).

• Requires public schools to adopt policies to promote parental involvement (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits instruction on sexual orientation, gender identity in K-3 classrooms (Sec. 2).

• Requires parental consent for medical treatment of minor children, effective December 1, 2022 (Sec. 3).

• Establishes effective date of July 1, 2022 for all of Act except Section 3 (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text