1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education; modifying requirements for parental curriculum review and
1.3 consent for sexual education curriculum; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
1.4 section 120B.20.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.20, is amended to read:
1.7 120B.20 PARENTAL CURRICULUM REVIEW.
1.8 Subdivision 1.General requirements.Each school district shall must have a procedure
1.9for a parent, guardian, or an adult student, 18 years of age or older, to review the content
1.10of the instructional materials to be provided to a minor child or to an adult student and,
1.11including reviewing copies of all instructional or program materials, textbooks, printed
1.12content, videos, prerecorded materials, and online resources upon request. If the a parent,
1.13guardian, or adult student objects to the content, the procedure must include a process to
1.14make reasonable arrangements with school personnel for alternative instruction. Alternative
1.15instruction may be provided by the a parent, guardian, or adult student if the alternative
1.16instruction, if any, offered by the school board does not meet the concerns of the a parent,
1.17guardian, or adult student. The school board is not required to pay for the costs of alternative
1.18instruction provided by a parent, guardian, or adult student. School personnel may not
1.19impose an academic or other penalty upon a student merely for arranging alternative
1.20instruction under this section. School personnel may evaluate and assess the quality of the
1.21student's work.
1Section 1.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 296
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Scott, Backer, Dippel, Nash and Gander01/23/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy 2.1 Subd. 2.Sexual education curriculum.A school district must not provide sexual
2.2education instruction to a student who is a minor if the student's parent or guardian has not
2.3provided written consent to the instruction or program.
2Section 1.
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