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Parental Oversight and Educational Transparency Act
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require parental notification and consent with respect to certain activities, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the General Education Provisions Act to strengthen parental notification and consent requirements for school activities. It requires local educational agencies to directly notify parents at least 14 days in advance of specific activities and obtain written parental consent before students participate. The provision builds on existing notification requirements in federal education law by adding an explicit written consent requirement. The bill applies to activities specified in the law, with the 14-day advance notice and written consent requirement intended to ensure parents have adequate notice and control over their students' participation.
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- Feb 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Feb 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2025
Ms. Hageman (for herself and Mrs. Miller of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require parental notification and consent with respect to certain activities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Parental Oversight and Educational Transparency Act”.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS.
Section 445(c)(2)(B) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) is amended—
(1) by striking “The local educational agency” and inserting the following:
“(i) In general.—The local educational agency”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(ii) Written consent required.—In addition to the notification required under clause (i), not later than 14 days before the specific date during the school year on which an activity described in subparagraph (C) will occur, the local educational agency shall directly notify the parent of a student of such date and receive written consent from such parent in order for such student to participate in such activity.”. <all>
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