SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1858
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEBAKER.
4070H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter161,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtotherightsof
parents.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter161,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection161.841,toreadasfollows:
161.841.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Parents'Billof
2RightsActof2022".
3 2.Asusedinthissection,theterm"parent"meansachild'sparent,guardian,or
4otherpersonhavingcontrolorcustodyofthechild.
5 3.Thissectionshallbeconstruedtoempowerparentstoenforcethefollowing
6rightsagainstschooldistrictsandpublicschoolsinwhichtheirchildrenareenrolled
7thatreceiveanyfederalorstatemoneys:
8 (1)Therighttoknowwhattheirminorchildisbeingtaughtinschoolincluding,
9butnotlimitedto,curricula,books,andotherinstructionalmaterials;
10 (2)Therighttoreceiveinformationaboutwhoisteachingtheirminorchild
11including,butnotlimitedto,guestlecturersandoutsidepresenters;
12 (3)Therighttoreceiveinformationaboutindividualsandorganizations
13receivingschoolcontractsandfunding;
14 (4)Therighttovisittheschoolandcheckinontheirminorchildduringschool
15hours;
16 (5)Therighttovieworreceiveallschoolrecords,medicalorotherwise,
17concerningtheirminorchild;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (6)Therighttoreceiveinformationaboutthecollectionandtransmissionof
19theirminorchild'sdata;
20 (7)Therighttohavesufficientaccountabilityandtransparencyregardingschool
21boards;and
22 (8)Therighttoknowaboutsituationsaffectingtheirminorchild'ssafetyin
23school.
24 4.Noschooldistrictorpublicschoolshallrequirenondisclosureagreementsor
25similarformsforaparent'sreviewofcurricula.Eachpublicschoolorschooldistrict
26shallallowparentstomakecopiesofcurriculumdocuments.
27 5.Noschooldistrictorpublicschoolshallallowstudentinvolvementinschool
28assemblies,fieldtrips,orotherextracurricularactivitiesunlessthechild'sparents
29providewrittenauthorizationforsuchstudentinvolvement.
30 6.Noschooldistrictorpublicschoolshallcollectanybiometricdataorother
31sensitivepersonalinformationaboutaminorchildwithoutobtainingwrittenparental
32consentbeforecollectingsuchdataorinformation.
33 7.Eachschoolboardmeetingpertainingtocurricula,safety,orotherstudent
34issuesshallbeheldinpublicandallowforpubliccomments.
35 8.Eachschooldistrictandpublicschoolshallnotifyparentsinatimelymanner
36ofallreportedincidentspertainingtostudentsafetyincluding,butnotlimitedto,any
37felonyormisdemeanorcommittedbyteachersorotherschoolemployees.
38 9.Parentsmaybringacivilactionforinjunctivereliefagainsttheschooldistrict
39orpublicschoolinwhichtheirchildisenrolledifsuchschooldistrictorpublicschool
40violatesthissection.Suchactionshallbebroughtinthecountywheretheviolation
41occurred.Ifacourtfindsthattheschooldistrictorpublicschoolhasknowingly
42engagedinmultipleorrepeatedviolationsofthissection,thedepartmentofelementary
43andsecondaryeducationshallwithholdallmoneysprovidedbymonthlydistributionof
44stateformulafundingtosuchschooldistrictorpublicschooluntilsuchschooldistrictor
45publicschoolisincompliancewiththissection.Aftertheschooldistrictorpublicschool
46providesevidencethatsuchschooldistrictorpublicschoolisincompliancewiththis
47section,thedepartmentshallrestorethedistributionofthefundingtoitsoriginal
48amountbeforethedistributionwaswithheld.
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