A 531 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes "Parents' Bill of Rights."

New Jersey's A531, the "Parents' Bill of Rights," establishes specific rights for parents of minors regarding education, health decisions, and school information. It requires written parental consent for medical procedures or prescriptions for minors (with limited exceptions for married or pregnant minors), mandates schools to provide clear information about curriculum and health education content, and allows parents to withdraw children from sex education or gender-related instruction upon written request. Schools must develop parental involvement policies detailing access to records, course materials, and school choice options, and must provide this information electronically within 10 days of a written request. The bill does not override existing medical exceptions, prohibits schools from coercing minors to withhold information from parents, and explicitly preserves parental rights without limiting them unless required by law.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
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Chris Barranco
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