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| 1 | 1 | 2025 SESSION | |
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| 3 | 3 | INTRODUCED | |
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| 5 | 5 | 25102827D | |
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| 7 | 7 | HOUSE BILL NO. 2373 | |
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| 9 | 9 | Offered January 8, 2025 | |
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| 11 | 11 | Prefiled January 8, 2025 | |
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| 13 | 13 | A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 22.1-1.1, relating to public elementary and secondary school students; parents' bill of rights established. | |
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| 17 | 17 | PatronHiggins | |
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| 21 | 21 | Committee Referral Pending | |
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| 25 | 25 | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: | |
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| 27 | 27 | 1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-1.1 as follows: | |
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| 29 | 29 | 22.1-1.1. Parents' bill of rights. | |
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| 31 | 31 | Consistent with 1-240.1, the parents of each public elementary or secondary school student in the Commonwealth have the right to: | |
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| 33 | 33 | 1. Review any books, curricula, or instructional materials being taught or made available to their child; | |
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| 35 | 35 | 2. Opt their child out of any sexually explicit instructional material or assignments as set forth in 22.1-16.8; | |
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| 37 | 37 | 3. Know who is instructing their child, including any outside presenters or lecturers; | |
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| 39 | 39 | 4. Visit their child's school during school hours to meet with, or to schedule a meeting with, a school representative; | |
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| 41 | 41 | 5. Review all records created or held by the school about their child; | |
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| 43 | 43 | 6. Receive information regarding the collection and transmission of their child's data and opt out of any data collection without penalty to their child; | |
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| 45 | 45 | 7. Be notified of, review ahead of time, and opt their child out of any surveys offered to them by any school representative; | |
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| 47 | 47 | 8. Be notified of any situation that directly affects their child's safety at school; | |
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| 49 | 49 | 9. Be made aware of any counseling services that their child is receiving while at school; and | |
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| 51 | 51 | 10. Make all medical decisions for their child. |