Bill > H1557

Introduced Session

An act relating to parental rights in education; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.; requiring district school boards to adopt procedures that comport with certain provisions of law for notifying a student's parent of specified information; requiring such procedures to reinforce the fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding the upbringing and control of their children in a specified manner; prohibiting the procedures from prohibiting a parent from accessing certain records; providing construction; prohibiting a school district from adopting procedures or student support forms that prohibit school district personnel from notifying a parent about specified information or that encourage or have the effect of encouraging a student to withhold from a parent such information; prohibiting school district personnel from discouraging or prohibiting parental notification and involvement in critical decisions affecting a student's mental, emotional, or physical well-being; providing construction; prohibiting classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels or in a specified manner; requiring certain training developed or provided by a school district to adhere to standards established by hb1557-04-er ENROLLED , Engrossed 1 2022 Legislature the Department of Education; requiring school districts to notify parents of healthcare services and provide parents the opportunity to consent or decline such services; providing that a specified parental consent does not wave certain parental rights; requiring school districts to provide parents with certain questionnaires or health screening forms and obtain parental permission before administering such questionnaires and forms; requiring school districts to adopt certain procedures for resolving specified parental concerns; requiring resolution within a specified timeframe; requiring the Commissioner of Education to appoint a special magistrate for unresolved concerns; providing requirements for the special magistrate; requiring the State Board of Education to approve or reject the special magistrate's recommendation within specified timeframe; requiring school districts to bear the costs of the special magistrate; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing requirements for such rules; authorizing a parent to bring an action against a school district to obtain a declaratory judgment that a school district procedure or practice violates certain provisions of law; providing for the additional award of injunctive hb1557-04-er ENROLLED , Engrossed 1 2022 Legislature relief, damages, and reasonable attorney fees and court costs to certain parents; requiring school district to adopt policies to notify parents of certain rights; providing construction; requiring the department to review and update, as necessary, specified materials by a certain date; providing an effective date.

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Erin Grall (R)*,  Joseph Harding (R)*,  Bryan Ávila (R),  Melony Bell (R),  David Borrero (R),  Cord Byrd (R),  Juan Fernandez-Barquin (R),  Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R),  Randy Fine (R),  Jason Fischer (R),  Christopher Latvala (R),  Randy Maggard (R),  Stan McClain (R),  Scott Plakon (R),  Spencer Roach (R),  Rick Roth (R),  Tyler Sirois (R),  John Snyder (R),  Keith Truenow (R),  Clay Yarborough (R), 

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Chapter No. 2022-22 (on 03/29/2022)

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