Parents Bill of Rights Act

All references to 'elementary school and secondary school' throughout the bill are expanded to include 'secondary career and technical education schools,' broadening which institutions must comply with every parental right provision.

New Title IX clarifies that nothing in the Act imposes requirements on non-public elementary or secondary schools, and expresses the sense of Congress that local educational agencies have no authority over non-public school curriculum.

New Title V expresses the sense of Congress that all public elementary and secondary students should have access to broadband. New Title VI expresses the sense of Congress that all public elementary and secondary students should have opportunities to learn about the Holocaust and anti-Semitism.

New Section 106 adds a definition of 'secondary career and technical education school' to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, tying it to the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.

The 'Sense of Congress on First Amendment rights' section adds a finding that parents' right to educate is a 'pre-political natural right' recognized by the Supreme Court, and expands the sense of Congress to state that strict scrutiny is the correct standard of review for government actions interfering with parental education rights.

New Title IV requires parental consent before an elementary or middle school changes a minor child's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, or allows a child to change sex-based accommodations including locker rooms or bathrooms. This is a condition of receiving federal funds from the Department of Education.

New Section 103(c)(11) requires schools to notify parents before any person speaks (in-person or virtually) to students in a class, assembly, or school-sponsored event, including the speaker's name and the organization they represent.

New Section 103(c)(10) requires elementary schools to notify parents when their child does not score as grade-level proficient in reading or language arts at the end of third grade.

Teacher meeting requirement expanded from 'in-person' only to 'in-person or virtually via videoconference,' and the right to address the school board is expanded to include raising violations of the parental rights listed in the bill.

New FERPA provision (Section 201(b)(l)) prohibits educational agencies from acting as an agent of a parent for purposes of providing verifiable parental consent for a vaccination.

PPRA inspection rights expanded to include professional development materials, and inspection may not be conditioned on signing a nondisclosure agreement. New comment periods required at least once every three weeks (minimum three school days each) for parents to inspect and provide feedback on instructional materials.

The parental right-to-know section (104) is dramatically expanded from 8 rights to 18, adding: right to make copies of curriculum at no cost; right to inspect library books; right to information about all enrollment options including charter schools and schools in other districts; right to review professional development materials; right to know about third-grade reading proficiency; right to know if employees act to change gender markers or sex-based accommodations; right to know about employee actions on cyberbullying, mental health, threats, drugs, eating disorders, or weapons; right to notice before guest speakers; right to know total number of school counselors; right to know about males in female-designated athletic programs; right to know about males using female restrooms/changing rooms; and right to timely notice of major cyberattacks.

New Title III adds a rule of construction stating that nothing in the Act authorizes any federal department, agency, officer, or employee to exercise direction, supervision, or control over curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution.

New Title VII requires the GAO to submit a report within one year of enactment evaluating the Act's impact on protecting parents' rights and the costs imposed on state educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools.

New Title VIII adds a rule of construction clarifying that nothing in the Act grants parents the right to deny other students access to books or reading materials available in their child's school library.