Bill > HF3533

This bill, effective for the 2026-2027 school year and beyond, prohibits public schools from providing classroom instruction or discussion on sexual orientation or gender identity to students in kindergarten through grade 8, with the commissioner of education tasked with providing guidelines for enforcement. Additionally, the bill mandates that public schools adopt procedures to notify parents or guardians of any changes in a student's services or monitoring related to their mental, emotional, or physical health or well-being, or any changes affecting the school's ability to provide a safe learning environment. These procedures are designed to reinforce parental rights in making decisions about their child's upbringing and control, encouraging students to discuss well-being issues with their parents or guardians, and ensuring parents can access their child's education and health records. The bill also requires schools to inform parents at the start of the school year about available health care services and the option to decline them, and to obtain prior written permission from parents before administering well-being questionnaires or health screening forms to students in kindergarten through grade 8. Furthermore, it prohibits school boards from adopting procedures that prevent employees from notifying parents about a child's health or well-being, or that encourage students to withhold such information, and establishes a process for parents to resolve concerns with school principals and appeal unresolved issues to the commissioner of education or pursue legal action.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/94/2026/0/HF/3533/