SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.1858
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
4070H.03C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection37.850,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwonewsectionsrelatingtothe
rightsofparents.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section37.850,RSMo,isrepealedandtwonewsectionsenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassections37.850and161.841,toreadasfollows:
37.850.1.ThecommissionerofadministrationshallmaintaintheMissouri
2accountabilityportalestablishedinexecutiveorder07-24asafree,internet-basedtool
3allowingcitizenstodemandfiscaldisciplineandresponsibility.
4 2.TheMissouriaccountabilityportalshallconsistofaneasy-to-searchdatabaseof
5financialtransactionsrelatedtothepurchaseofgoodsandservices, includingallformsof
6compensationandbenefitspaidtooronbehalfofemployees,andthedistributionoffunds
7forstateprograms;allbondsissuedbyanypublicinstitutionofhighereducation, public
8schooldistrict,orpoliticalsubdivisionofthisstateoritsdesignatedauthorityafterAugust
928,2013;allobligationsissuedorincurredpursuanttosection99.820byanypolitical
10subdivisionofthisstateoritsdesignatedauthority;andtherevenuestreampledgedtorepay
11suchbondsorobligations;andalldebtincurredbyanypubliccharterschool.
12 3.TheMissouriaccountabilityportalshallbeupdatedeachstatebusinessdayand
13maintainedastheprimarysourceofinformationabouttheactivityofMissouri'sgovernment.
14 4.Upontheconductingofawithholdingorareleaseoffunds,thegovernorshall
15submitareportstatingallamountswithheldfromthestate'soperatingbudgetforthecurrent
16fiscalyear,asauthorizedbyArticleIV,Section27oftheMissouriConstitutionwhichshall
17be:
18 (1)Conspicuouslypostedontheaccountabilityportalwebsite;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19 (2)Searchablebytheamountswithheldorreleasedfromeachindividualfund;and
20 (3)Searchablebythetotalamountwithheldorreleasedfromtheoperatingbudget.
21 5.Everypoliticalsubdivisionofthestate,includingpublicinstitutionsofhigher
22education[butexcluding] andpublicschooldistricts,shallsupplyallinformationdescribed
23insubsection2ofthissectiontotheofficeofadministrationwithinsevendaysofissuingor
24incurringsuchcorrespondingbondorobligation.Forallsuchbondsorobligationsissuedor
25incurredpriortoAugust28,2013,everysuchpoliticalsubdivisionandpublicinstitutionof
26highereducationshallhaveninetydaystosupplysuchinformationtotheofficeof
27administration.
28 6.Everyschooldistrictandpubliccharterschoolshallsupplyallinformation
29describedinsubsection2ofthissectiontothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
30educationwithinsevendaysofissuingsuchbond,orincurringsuchdebt.Thedepartmentof
31elementaryandsecondaryeducationshallhaveforty-eighthourstodeliversuchinformation
32totheofficeofadministration.ForallsuchbondsissuedordebtincurredpriortoAugust28,
332013,everyschooldistrictandpubliccharterschoolshallhaveninetydaystosupplysuch
34informationtothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation.Thedepartmentof
35elementaryandsecondaryeducationshallhaveforty-eighthourstodeliversuchinformation
36totheofficeofadministration.
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)Therighttoviewand,uponrequest,receiveallschoolrecords,medicalor
17otherwise,concerningtheirminorchild;
18 (6)Therighttoreceiveinformationaboutthecollectionandtransmissionof
19theirminorchild'sdata;
HCSHB1858 2 20 (7)Therighttohavesufficientandeffectiveaccountabilityandtransparency
21regardingschoolboards;and
22 (8)Therighttoknowaboutsituationsaffectingtheirminorchild'ssafetyin
23school.
24 4.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalldeveloppolicies
25andproceduresforschooldistrictsandpublicschoolstofollowtoaccommodateand
26assistparentsintheexerciseoftheparentalrightstoknowandreceiveinformationas
27describedinsubsection3ofthissection.Suchpoliciesandproceduresshalldescribethe
28methodseachschooldistrictandpublicschoolshallusetoprovidesuchinformationand
29shallallowparentstoexercisesuchparentalrightstothefullestextent.Eachschool
30boardshalladoptsuchpoliciesandproceduresforthe2023-24schoolyearandall
31subsequentschoolyears.
32 5.Noschooldistrictorpublicschoolshallrequirenondisclosureagreementsor
33similarformsforaparent'sreviewofcurricula.Eachpublicschoolorschooldistrict
34shallallowparentstomakeacopyofcurriculumdocumentsorreceivesuchcurriculum
35documentsinanelectronicformat,providedthatnorequestwouldcausean
36infringementofcopyrightprotectionsprovidedunderthefederalCopyrightActof
371976(17U.S.C.Section101etseq.),asamended.
38 6.Noschooldistrictorpublicschoolshallrequirenondisclosureagreementsor
39similarformsforaparent'sreviewofindividualizededucationprogrammeetings,
40mediations,dueprocesshearings,orotherdisputeresolutionoptionsasoutlinedin
41accordancewith34CFR300.320to300.324andunder20U.S.C.Section1401,as
42amended.
43 7.Noschooldistrictorpublicschoolshallallowstudentinvolvementinschool
44assemblies,fieldtrips,orotherextracurricularactivitiesunlessthechild'sparents
45providewrittenauthorizationforsuchstudentinvolvement.
46 8.Noschooldistrictorpublicschoolshallcollectanybiometricdataorother
47sensitivepersonalinformationaboutaminorchildwithoutobtainingwrittenparental
48consentbeforecollectingsuchdataorinformation.
49 9.Noschooldistrictorpublicschoolshallprovideanyschoolrecordsas
50describedinsubdivision(5)ofsubsection3ofthissectioninviolationofanyrelevant
51stateorfederalprivacylaworpoliciesprotectingorlimitingaccesstosuchminorchild's
52schoolrecords.
53 10.Eachschoolboardmeetingpertainingtocurriculaorgeneralsafetyshallbe
54heldinpublicandallowforpubliccomments,subjecttotheauthorizedclosureofany
55portionofsuchmeetingundersection610.021.
HCSHB1858 3 56 11.Eachschooldistrictandpublicschoolshallnotifyparentsinatimelymanner
57ofallreportedincidentspertainingtostudentsafetyincluding,butnotlimitedto,any
58felonyormisdemeanorcommittedbyteachersorotherschoolemployeesandanyactor
59instancereportableundersubsections1,2,or3ofsection167.117.
60 12.Eachschooldistrictandpublicschoolmayadoptreasonableproceduresfor
61parentstofollowwhenexercisingtheparentalrighttovisittheschoolandtheirminor
62childduringschoolhours.Noschooldistrictorpublicschoolshallallowanindividual
63tohaveanyinteractionwithaminorchildinviolationofanyorderenteredunderany
64provisionofstateorfederallawrestrictingorprohibitingsuchindividualfrom
65interactingwithsuchminorchild.
66 13.Eachschoolboardshallaffirmtheboard'scommitmenttoensuring
67sufficientandeffectiveaccountabilityandtransparencytoparentsintheschooldistrict
68byadoptingpoliciesthatrequiremembersoftheboardtocollectivelyandindividually:
69 (1)Recognizeandaffirmtheprotectedrightofparentstodirecttheeducationof
70theirminorchild;
71 (2)Assistparentsintheexerciseofparentalrightstothefullestextent;
72 (3)Encouragecommunicationbetweenparentsandschoolboardmembers
73relatingtoparentalrightsandparentalconcernsabouttheirminorchild'seducation
74andeducationalexperience;
75 (4)Collaboratewithparentstoidentifywaysinwhichparentscanexercise
76parentalrightsandcommunicatesuchwaystoparentsinaclear,consistentmannerthat
77canbeeasilyunderstoodbyallparentsintheschooldistrict;and
78 (5)Conductschoolboardmeetingsinamannerthatinformsparentsofschool
79boarddecisionsandactionswhileencouragingandremainingresponsivetoparental
80input,requests,concerns,andrights.
81 14.Parentsmaybringacivilactionforinjunctivereliefagainsttheschool
82districtorpublicschoolinwhichtheirchildisenrolledifsuchschooldistrictorpublic
83schoolviolatesthissection.Suchactionshallbebroughtinthecountywherethe
84violationoccurred.Ifacourtfindsthattheschooldistrictorpublicschoolhas
85knowinglyengagedinmultipleorrepeatedviolationsofthissection,thedepartmentof
86elementaryandsecondaryeducationshallwithholdallmoneysprovidedbymonthly
87distributionofstateformulafundingtosuchschooldistrictorpublicschooluntilsuch
88schooldistrictorpublicschoolisincompliancewiththissection.Aftertheschool
89districtorpublicschoolprovidesevidencethatsuchschooldistrictorpublicschoolisin
90compliancewiththissection,thedepartmentshallrestorethedistributionofthefunding
91toitsoriginalamountbeforethedistributionwaswithheld.Anymoneysthatwere
92withheldunderthissubsectionshallbereleasedtosuchschooldistrictorpublicschool
HCSHB1858 4 93onlyifsuchschooldistrictorpublicschoolestablishescompliancewiththissectionin
94thesameschoolyearinwhichthedepartmentwithheldsuchmoneys.
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