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SB 1834: Parental Rights in Education

GENERAL BILL by Baxley

Parental Rights in Education; 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 a school district from adopting procedures or student support forms that require school district personnel to withhold from a parent specified information or that encourage or have the effect of encouraging a student to withhold from a parent such information; prohibiting a school district from encouraging classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels or in a specified manner, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1557 (Ch. 2022-22)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/7/2022 Senate • Filed
    1/12/2022 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 157
    1/18/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 157
    2/3/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 02/08/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/8/2022 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 343
    • Now in Appropriations
    3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1557 (Ch. 2022-22)

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  • SB 1834, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/7/2022 at 4:50 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 2/7/2022 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1557 (er) Parental Rights in Education Education and Employment Committee Similar Last Action: 3/29/2022 Chapter No. 2022-22 Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/8/2022 9:00 AM Education 6 Yeas - 3 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board. Page 2 (pdf)

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