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HB 1803 Public elementary and secondary schools; certain opportunities for parental involvement.

Introduced by: Nicholas J. Freitas | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Public elementary and secondary schools; certain opportunities for parental involvement. Requires the opportunities for parental involvement required to be provided by each school board to include the opportunity for parents of students enrolled in the local school division to receive advance written or electronic notification of and opt their child out of any speech, presentation, or performance in the relevant school by any outside individual or entity.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Public elementary and secondary schools; certain opportunities for parental involvement. Requires the opportunities for parental involvement required to be provided by each school board to include the opportunity for parents of students enrolled in the local school division to (i) electronically review all relevant curricula, classroom materials, and textbooks; (ii) electronically review a list of (a) each book in the relevant school library catalog and (b) each such book that contains sexually explicit content, as defined in relevant law; (iii) receive advance written notification of and opt their child out of any government-run or government-authorized data collection program; and (iv) receive advance written notification of and opt their child out of any speech, presentation, or performance in the relevant school by any outside individual or entity.