Bill > H459

This bill, titled "Relative to creating statutes relating to requiring school boards to make information about learning materials and educational activities used for pupil instruction available to the public," aims to increase transparency in public schools. The key provisions of the bill are: 1. School boards must prominently display on their website all training materials, instructional or curricular materials, and procedures for the documentation, review, or approval of such materials used for staff/faculty training or student instruction. This information must be displayed before or within seven days of the training/instruction and remain online for at least two years. 2. Schools are prohibited from requiring or granting credit for student political activism, lobbying, or public policy advocacy, as well as from compelling teachers, administrators, or students to affirm beliefs that the U.S. or any state is fundamentally racist or sexist, or that an individual's character is determined by their race, sex, or ethnicity. 3. Schools cannot use public funds to engage speakers or consultants who promote the prohibited beliefs, unless the school clearly states it does not endorse such views and allows employees/students to opt-out of such sessions. 4. The bill allows for legal action by school district residents to compel compliance, with the potential for the court to award reasonable attorneys' fees.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H459