H 351 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

EDUCATION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding parental rights in education.

H 351 revises Idaho's parental rights in education law to require public schools to provide specific accommodations and information to parents. It mandates schools to develop policies enabling parents to: access learning materials (including textbooks) via school websites by October 1 each year, withdraw children from materials conflicting with their beliefs, receive health updates about their child within five school days, and consent to surveys about sensitive topics like sexuality or mental health. The bill also requires schools to notify parents if a student is questioned by law enforcement (except abuse cases) and prohibits policies blocking staff from informing parents about student well-being. These provisions directly affect Idaho public schools and parents of enrolled students, effective July 1, 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Last action Mar 10, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

5213
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 66
Mar 7, 2025
D Democratic9
9 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican57
52 Yea 4 Nay 1
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Education
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 56-13-1AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Fuhriman, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott(Scott), Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Education
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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