Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota Senate Bill SF55 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to families; creating a parent's bill of rights; proposing coding for new law
3	3	1.3 in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 260C.
4	4	1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
5	5	1.5 Section 1. [260C.009] PARENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS.
6	6	1.6 Subdivision 1.Short title.This act is known as the "Parent's Bill of Rights."
7	7	1.7 Subd. 2.Definitions.As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
8	8	1.8 (1) "minor child" means a person 17 years of age or younger; and
9	9	1.9 (2) "parent" means the natural or adoptive parent or legal guardian of a minor child.
10	10	1.10 Subd. 3.Parental rights reserved.(a) This state, any political subdivision of this state,
11	11	1.11or any other governmental entity or institution granted authority to act on behalf of the state
12	12	1.12shall not infringe on the fundamental right of a parent to direct the upbringing, education,
13	13	1.13and physical and mental health care of the parent's minor child. All parental rights are
14	14	1.14reserved to a parent of a minor child without obstruction or interference from this state, any
15	15	1.15political subdivision of this state, or any other governmental entity or institution including
16	16	1.16but not limited to the right to:
17	17	1.17 (1) direct the education of the minor child, whether it be public, charter, private, or home
18	18	1.18education;
19	19	1.19 (2) access, review, and oversee the privacy of all school records relating to the minor
20	20	1.20child;
21	21	1.21 (3) direct the upbringing of the minor child;
22	22	1Section 1.
23	23	25-01383 as introduced12/17/24 REVISOR DTT/LN
24	24	SENATE
25	25	STATE OF MINNESOTA
26	26	S.F. No. 55NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
27	27	(SENATE AUTHORS: GRUENHAGEN)
28	28	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
29	29	Introduction and first reading01/16/2025
30	30	Referred to Human Services 2.1 (4) direct the moral or religious training of the minor child;
31	31	2.2 (5) have informed consent in making health care decisions for the minor child including
32	32	2.3the choice of health care team and the right to accept or decline biological, pharmaceutical,
33	33	2.4and supplemental interventions in coordination with the selected health care team;
34	34	2.5 (6) access and review all medical records and physical samples of the minor child;
35	35	2.6 (7) consent in writing before any physical or mental health examinations take place,
36	36	2.7unless a medical emergency exists requiring immediate examination to save the life of the
37	37	2.8minor child;
38	38	2.9 (8) consent in writing before any pharmaceutical, surgical, or therapeutic interventions
39	39	2.10take place, unless a medical emergency exists requiring treatment to save the life of the
40	40	2.11minor child;
41	41	2.12 (9) consent in writing before any biometric scan of the minor child occurs or is shared
42	42	2.13or stored;
43	43	2.14 (10) consent in writing before any record of the minor child's blood or DNA is made,
44	44	2.15shared, or stored, unless obtaining such blood or DNA is otherwise required by law or
45	45	2.16authorized pursuant to a court order;
46	46	2.17 (11) consent in writing before the state or any of its political subdivisions makes a video
47	47	2.18or voice recording of the minor child, unless the video or voice recording is to be used solely
48	48	2.19for any of the following purposes:
49	49	2.20 (i) the maintenance of order and discipline in the common areas of a school or on school
50	50	2.21vehicles;
51	51	2.22 (ii) a purpose related to a legitimate academic or extracurricular activity;
52	52	2.23 (iii) a purpose related to regular classroom instruction;
53	53	2.24 (iv) security or surveillance of buildings or grounds; or
54	54	2.25 (v) a photo identification card; and
55	55	2.26 (12) be notified promptly if an employee of this state, any political subdivision of this
56	56	2.27state, any other governmental entity or institution, or any other institution suspects that a
57	57	2.28criminal offense has been committed against the minor child by someone other than a parent.
58	58	2.29This paragraph does not create any new obligation for a school district or charter school to
59	59	2.30report misconduct, such as fighting or aggressive play, between students at school that is
60	60	2.31routinely addressed by the school as a student disciplinary matter.
61	61	2Section 1.
62	62	25-01383 as introduced12/17/24 REVISOR DTT/LN 3.1 (b) Any attempt to encourage or coerce a minor child to withhold information from the
63	63	3.2minor child's parent is grounds for discipline of an employee of this state, any political
64	64	3.3subdivision of this state, or any other governmental entity or institution.
65	65	3.4 (c) Any attempt to coerce or discriminate against the parent of a minor child for exercising
66	66	3.5these rights is grounds for discipline of an employee of this state, any political subdivision
67	67	3.6of this state, or any other governmental entity or institution.
68	68	3.7 (d) This section does not authorize or allow a parent to abuse or neglect a minor child
69	69	3.8in violation of state law. This section does not apply to a parental action or decision that
70	70	3.9would end life. This section does not prohibit courts, law enforcement, or a government
71	71	3.10agency from acting in an official capacity within the reasonable and prudent scope of their
72	72	3.11authority and these rights.
73	73	3.12 (e) Unless a right has been legally waived or legally terminated, a parent has inalienable
74	74	3.13rights that are more comprehensive than those listed in this act. The parent's bill of rights
75	75	3.14does not prescribe all rights of a parent. Unless otherwise required by law, the rights of a
76	76	3.15parent of a minor child must not be limited or denied.
77	77	3Section 1.
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