SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNOS.1995&1474
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
4180H.03C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapters161and170,RSMo,byaddingtheretofournewsectionsrelatingto
proceduresandpracticesforpublicschoolsandschooldistricts,withapenalty
provisionandanemergencyclause.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapters161and170,RSMo,areamendedbyaddingtheretofournew
2sections,tobeknownassections161.851,161.852,161.853,and170.355,toreadasfollows:
161.851.1.Thissectionshallbeknownandmaybecitedas"TheParents'Billof
2RightsforStudentWell-Being".
3 2.Asusedinsections161.851to161.853,thefollowingtermsmean:
4 (1)"Curriculum",theacademicperformancestandardsofknowledge,skills,
5andcompetenciesrequiredtobeestablishedundersection160.514;
6 (2)"Extracurricular",anyschool-authorizedoreducation-relatedactivity
7occurringduringoroutsidetheregularinstructionalschoolday;
8 (3)"Minorchild",anypersoneighteenyearsofageoryounger;
9 (4)"Parent",anypersonwhohascharge,control,orcustodyofaminorchild,
10whetherasanaturalparent,adoptiveparent,orlegalguardian;
11 (5)"Publicschool",thesamedefinitionasinsection160.011;
12 (6)"Schooldistrict",thesamedefinitionasinsection160.011.
13 3.Nopublicschool,schooldistrict,orpersonactingundertheauthorityofa
14publicschoolorschooldistrictshallinfringeuponthefundamentalrightsofaparentto
15directtheupbringing,education,healthcare,ormentalhealthofsuchparent'sminor
16childwithoutfirstdemonstratingthatsuchinfringementisnarrowlytailoredtoachieve
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17acompellingstateinterestandthatsuchinterestcouldnototherwisebeservedbyless
18restrictivemeans.
19 4.Forthepurposesofsubsection3ofthissection,aparent'sfundamentalrights
20todirecttheupbringing,education,healthcare,andmentalhealthofsuchparent's
21minorchildshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,thefollowing:
22 (1)Therighttodirecttheethical,moral,andreligioustrainingofsuchminor
23child;
24 (2)Therighttoenrollsuchminorchildinapublicschool,homeschoolprogram,
25orotheravailableschoolingoptionincluding,butnotlimitedto,awillingparochial
26school,totheextentotherwiseauthorizedbylaw;
27 (3)Therighttodirecttheeducationofsuchminorchildincluding,butnot
28limitedto,therighttoaccessandreviewthefollowinginformation:
29 (a)Allschoolrecordsrelatingtosuchminorchildincluding,butnotlimitedto,a
30regularreportofsuchminorchild'sacademicperformanceandattendance;
31 (b)Suchminorchild'sstatewide,standardizedassessmentresults;
32 (c)Schooldistrictinstructionalmaterialsandcurricula;
33 (d)Schooldistrictpoliciesforpromotionorretentionincluding,butnotlimited
34to,graduationrequirements;and
35 (e)Informationrelatingtothestate'sacademicperformancestandards,report
36cardrequirements,attendancerequirements,andinstructionalmaterialsrequirements;
37 (4)Therighttoparticipateinparent-teacherassociationsandorganizations
38sanctionedbytheschooldistrictordepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation;
39 (5)Theright,undersection162.720,torequestareviewofaschooldistrict's
40determinationthatsuchminorchilddidnotqualifytoreceiveservicesthroughsuch
41district'sgiftededucationprogramoranindividualizededucationprogram;
42 (6)Therighttomakehealthcaredecisionsforsuchminorchild,exceptas
43otherwiseprohibitedbylaw;
44 (7)Therighttoexemptsuchminorchildfromimmunizationsundersubsection
453ofsection167.181;
46 (8)Therighttoconsentinwritingbeforebiometricdata,asdefinedinsection
47302.170,regardingsuchminorchildismade,shared,orstored,exceptasrequiredby
48laworcourtorder;
49 (9)Therighttoconsentinwritingbeforeanypublicschoolorschooldistrict
50producesavideooraudiorecordingofsuchminorchildunlesssuchrecordingismade
51forthepurposesof:
52 (a)Acourtproceeding,forensicinterview,orcriminalorotherinvestigation
53relatedtothewelfareofsuchminorchild;
HCSHB1995&1474 2 54 (b)Themaintenanceoforderanddisciplineinaschoolbuilding,onschool
55grounds,andonstudenttransportationvehicles;
56 (c)Alegitimateacademicorextracurricularactivity,whichmayincludeagroup
57recordingnotsubstantiallyfocusedonanindividualstudent;
58 (d)Regularclassroominstruction;or
59 (e)Securityorsurveillanceofschoolbuildings,schoolgrounds,orstudent
60transportationvehicles;
61 (10)Therighttoreceiveinformationaboutindividualsandorganizations
62receivingschoolcontractsandfunding;
63 (11)Therighttovisittheschoolandcheckinontheirminorchildduringschool
64hours;
65 (12)Therighttovieworreceiveallschoolrecords,medicalorotherwise,
66concerningtheirminorchild;and
67 (13)Therighttoreceiveinformationaboutthecollectionandtransmissionof
68theirminorchild'sdata.
69 5.Eachschooldistrictshall,inconsultationwithparents,teachers,and
70administrators,developandadoptapolicytopromoteparentalinvolvementinthe
71publicschoolsystem.Suchpolicyshallincludeatleast:
72 (1)Aplanforparentalparticipationinschools,includingthroughcooperation
73withteachersregardinghomework,schoolattendance,anddiscipline;
74 (2)Proceduresforaparenttoreceiveinformationaboutsuchparent'sminor
75child'scourseofstudy;
76 (3)Proceduresforaparenttovoiceconcernsaboutinstructionalmaterialsor
77othermaterialsusedintheclassroombasedonsuchparent'sbeliefsregardingthe
78appropriatenessorveracityofsuchmaterials.Suchparentalconcernsmaybebasedon
79beliefsrelatedtomorality,sexuality,religion,orotherissuesrelatedtothewell-being,
80education,andupbringingofsuchparent'sminorchild;
81 (4)Proceduresforaparenttowithdrawsuchparent'sminorchildfromany
82portionoftheschooldistrict'shealtheducationrelatedtohumansexualityandsexually
83transmitteddiseases;
84 (5)Proceduresforaparenttolearnaboutthenatureandpurposeofclubsand
85otherextracurricularactivitiesofferedatsuchparent'sminorchild'sschool;and
86 (6)Proceduresforprovidingparentswithotherinformationtowhichsuch
87parentshavearightofaccessundersubsection4ofthissection.
88 6.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalldevelopand
89everyschooldistrictshalluseaformthatauthorizesaparenttoobjecttoandoptoutof
90anyinstructionalmaterialsormaterialsusedintheminorchild'sclassroomasdescribed
HCSHB1995&1474 3 91insubdivisions(3)and(4)ofsubsection5ofthissection.Suchformshallbemade
92availabletoeveryparentatthebeginningofaschoolyearbyeachschooldistrictand
93shallprovideparentstheopportunitytoexplainreasonsincluding,butnotlimitedto,
94moral,religious,scientific,orphilosophicalgroundsforoptingtheirminorchildoutof
95suchinstructionalmaterialsormaterialsusedintheminorchild'sclassroom.
96 7.Eachschooldistrictmayprovideanyinformationtowhichaparenthasa
97rightofaccessunderthissectionbypublishingsuchinformationelectronicallyina
98reasonablyaccessibleformat,excepttotheextentthatsuchpublicationwouldresultin
99thedisclosureofpersonallyidentifiableorconfidentialinformationinviolationoflaw.
100 8.Aparentmayfileaformalrequestinwritingwiththesuperintendentofthe
101schooldistrictforaccesstoanyinformationtowhichsuchparenthasarightofaccess
102underthissection.Thesuperintendentshallprovidesuchinformationtotheparent
103withintendaysandmaydosobyanyreasonablemeansincluding,butnotlimitedto,by
104directingtheparenttopubliclyavailableelectronicresourcestotheextentsuch
105resourcesareresponsivetotheparent'srequest.Ifthesuperintendentdeniessuch
106requestordoesnotrespondwithintendays,theparentmayfileanappealwiththe
107schoolboard.Theschoolboardshallplacetheparent'sappealontheagendaforthe
108nextpublicmeetingoftheboardoccurringnotlessthansevendaysafterthefilingof
109suchappealbyaparent.
110 9.Nopublicschoolorschooldistrictshallrequirenondisclosureagreementsor
111similarformsforaparent'sreviewofcurricula.Eachpublicschoolorschooldistrict
112shallallowparentstomakecopiesofcurriculumdocuments.Apublicschoolmay
113chargeareasonablefeeforsuchcopies.
114 10.Nopublicschoolorschooldistrictshallallowstudentinvolvementinfield
115tripsunlesstheminorchild'sparentsprovidewrittenauthorizationforsuchstudent
116involvement.
117 11.Eachschoolboardmeetingpertainingtocurriculashallbeheldinpublicand
118allowforpubliccomments.
119 12.Eachpublicschoolandschooldistrictshallnotifyparentsinatimelymanner
120ofallreportedincidentspertainingtostudentsafetyincluding,butnotlimitedto,any
121felonyormisdemeanorcommittedbyateacherorotherschoolemployee.
122 13.Noemployeeofanypublicschoolorschooldistrictshallencourage,coerce,
123orattempttocoerceaminorchildtowithholdinformationfromsuchminorchild's
124parents;provided,however,thatanysuchpersonrequiredtoreportsuspectedabuseor
125neglectundersections210.109to210.183mayencourageaminorchildtowithhold
126informationwheredisclosurecouldreasonablyresultinabuseorneglect.
127 14.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedto:
HCSHB1995&1474 4 128 (1)Authorizeaparenttoengageinunlawfulconduct,suchasabuseorneglect;
129 (2)Condone,authorize,approve,orapplytoanyparentalactionordecisionthat
130wouldendlife;
131 (3)Prohibitacourtofcompetentjurisdiction,alawenforcementofficer,or
132employeeofagovernmentalentityorotherpublicinstitutionresponsibleforchild
133welfarefromactingwithinthereasonableandprudentscopeofsuchcourtorperson's
134officialcapacityandauthorityinamannernototherwiseinconsistentwiththe
135provisionsofsections161.851to161.853;
136 (4)Modifythecommonlawdoctrineofinlocoparentisassuchdoctrineapplies
137totheoperationofpublicschoolsandtothedutiesofadministratorsandemployeesof
138suchschools;or
139 (5)Limittheinalienablerightsofaparent,regardlessofwhethersuchrightsare
140enumeratedintheprovisionsofthissection.
141 15.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmaypromulgate
142rulestoimplementtheprovisionsofthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthat
143termisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthis
144sectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallofthe
145provisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter
146536arenonseverable,andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassembly
147pursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannul
148arulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthority
149andanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2022,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
161.852.1.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall
2developatoolwithinthedepartment'scomprehensivedatasystemthatprovidesaccess
3toeveryschooldistrict'scurriculumandprofessionaldevelopmentmaterials.
4 2.Thetoolshallconsistofaneasy-to-searchdatabaseincluding,butnotlimited
5to,thefollowing:
6 (1)Allcurriculumtaughtbytheschooldistrict;
7 (2)Alldocumentsusedbyaschooldistrictintheprofessionaldevelopmentofthe
8district'sfacultyandstaffincluding,butnotlimitedto,administrators,teachers,
9counselors,andclassroomsupportstaff;
10 (3)Thenamesofallspeakersandguestsusedbyaschooldistrictintheschool
11district'sprofessionaldevelopmentactivities;and
12 (4)Thecostsassociatedwithspeakersandguestsusedbyaschooldistrictinthe
13schooldistrict'sprofessionaldevelopmentactivities.
HCSHB1995&1474 5 14 3.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallestablishan
15onlineformthateachschooldistrictinthisstateshallcompletewithinformation
16requiredundersubsection2ofthissection.
17 4.Aschooldistrictshallsubmitanyupdatestotheinformationoutlinedin
18subsection2ofthissectioneverysixmonths.Apublicschoolorschooldistrictmay
19makegood-faithmodificationstocurriculaduringeachsix-monthperiodbetween
20updatesbutshallnotberequiredtosubmitanupdateofsuchmodificationsuntilthe
21nextsix-monthupdate.
22 5.Notlessthanmonthly,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation
23shallupdatethetoolwiththeinformationrequiredbythissectiontobesubmittedby
24eachschooldistrictandshallensurethatthetoolismaintainedastheprimary
25centralizedsourceofinformationaboutthecurriculumandinstructionalmaterialsused
26bypublicschooldistricts.
27 6.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmaypromulgate
28rulestoimplementthissection.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedin
29section536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshall
30becomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter
31536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverable,
32andifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536to
33review,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequently
34heldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor
35adoptedafterAugust28,2022,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
161.853.1.Theattorneygeneralofthisstateoranyparentofaminorchild
2enrolledinapublicschoolinthisstatemaybringlegalactionagainsttheschooldistrict
3inwhichsuchparent'sminorchildisenrolledoranemployeeofsuchschooldistricton
4behalfofsuchminorchildwhoisharmedbysuchschooldistrict'soremployee's
5violationofsections161.851to161.852.Suchactionmaybebroughtinanycountyor
6anycitynotwithinacountyinwhichtheschooldistrictboundarieslieormaybe
7broughtintheColeCountycircuitcourt.
8 2.Ifacourtofcompetentjurisdictionfindsthataschooldistrictorschool
9districtemployeeviolatedtheprovisionsofsections161.851to161.852,theschool
10districtorschooldistrictemployeeshallbefinedonethousanddollarsforeachviolation
11ofsuchsectionsunlessthecourtfindsthattheschooldistrictorschooldistrictemployee
12knowinglyorpurposelyviolatedtheprovisionsofsuchsections,inwhichcasetheschool
13districtorschooldistrictemployeeshallbefinedtenthousanddollarsforeachviolation
14ofsuchsections.
HCSHB1995&1474 6 15 3.(1)Ifaschooldistrictorschooldistrictemployeeisfinedbyacourtof
16competentjurisdictionforviolationsofsections161.851to161.852,theproceedsofsuch
17fineshallbedividedasfollows:
18 (a)Twentypercentshallbeawardedtotheparentwhobroughtthelegalaction.
19Ifparentsofmorethanoneminorchildbringsuit,thetwentypercentawardshallbe
20dividedequallyamongeachfamilyrepresented;and
21 (b)EightypercentshallbedepositedintotheMissouriempowerment
22scholarshipaccountsfundestablishedundersection135.716.
23 (2)Ifacourtofcompetentjurisdictionfindsthataschooldistrictorschool
24districtemployeeviolatedtheprovisionsofsections161.851to161.852,thecourtshall
25awardcourtcostsandreasonableattorney'sfeestotheprevailingpartyorparties.
26 4.Anyschooldistrictemployeewhodisclosesviolationsofsections161.851to
27161.852shallbeprotectedfromanymannerofretaliationassetforthinsection105.055.
170.355.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Parent",astudent'sparent,guardian,orotherpersonhavingcontrolor
3custodyofthestudent;
4 (2)"School",apublicschoolorschooldistrictassuchtermsaredefinedin
5section160.011.
6 2.Noschoolorschoolemployeeshallcompelateacherorstudenttodiscuss
7publicpolicyissuesofthedaywithoutsuchteacher'sorstudent'sconsent.
8 3.Noschoolorschoolemployeeshallcompelateacherorstudenttoadopt,
9affirm,adhereto,orprofessideasinviolationofTitleIVorTitleVIofthefederalCivil
10RightsActof1964,asamended,including,butnotlimitedto,thefollowing:
11 (1)Thatindividualsofanyrace,ethnicity,color,ornationaloriginareinherently
12superiororinferior;
13 (2)Thatindividualsshouldbeadverselyoradvantageouslytreatedonthebasis
14ofindividualrace,ethnicity,color,ornationalorigin;or
15 (3)Thatindividuals,byvirtueoftheirrace,ethnicity,color,ornationalorigin,
16bearcollectiveguiltandareinherentlyresponsibleforactionscommittedinthepastby
17othermembersofthesamerace,ethnicity,color,ornationalorigin.
18 4.Nocourseofinstructionorunitofstudyofferedbyanyschoolshalldirector
19otherwisecompelstudentstopersonallyaffirm,adopt,oradheretoanyoftheideas
20listedinsubsection3ofthissection.
21 5.Nocourseofinstruction,unitofstudy,professionaldevelopment,ortraining
22programshalldirectorotherwisecompelteacherstopersonallyaffirm,adopt,or
23adheretoanyoftheideaslistedinsubsection3ofthissection.
HCSHB1995&1474 7 24 6.(1)Noschoolemployee,whenactinginthecourseofsuchemployee'sofficial
25duties,shallorganize,participatein,orcarryoutanyactorcommunicationthatwould
26violatesubsection3ofthissection.
27 (2)Thissubsectionshallnotbeconstruedtoprohibitaschoolemployeefrom
28discussingtheideasandhistoryoftheideaslistedinsubsection3ofthissection.
29 7.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedtoprohibitteachersorstudentsfrom
30discussingpublicpolicyissuesorideasthatindividualsmayfindunwelcome,
31disagreeable,oroffensive.
32 8.Noschoolshallrequirenondisclosureagreementsorsimilarformsfor
33parentalreviewofcurricula.Schoolsshallallowparentstomakecopiesofcurriculum
34documents.
35 9.(1)Students,parents,orteachersmayfileacomplaintwiththedepartmentof
36elementaryandsecondaryeducationregardinganyviolationofthissection.
37 (2)InadditiontoanyreliefsoughtthroughtheappropriateOfficeforCivil
38RightsoftheU.S.DepartmentofEducation,anindividualmay,inthealternative,bring
39aprivaterightofactionagainstanyschoolorschoolemployeeviolatingthissection.
SectionB.Becauseimmediateactionisnecessarytoprotecttherightsofparentsand
2theirchildren,sectionAofthisactisdeemednecessaryfortheimmediatepreservationofthe
3publichealth,welfare,peace,andsafety,andisherebydeclaredtobeanemergencyactwithin
4themeaningoftheconstitution,andsectionAofthisactshallbeinfullforceandeffectupon
5itspassageandapproval.
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