AI Generated Summary
The legislative bill is titled "Parents Bill of Rights." It is designed to affirm and protect the rights of parents in Minnesota regarding the upbringing, education, and health care of their minor children (defined as individuals 17 years old or younger). Key provisions include:
Parents have the fundamental right to direct their child's education, whether in public, charter, private, or home schools. They have full access to their child’s school records.
Parents can direct their child’s upbringing and make decisions concerning moral or religious training.
They have the right to informed consent regarding medical decisions for the child. This includes choosing health care providers and accepting or declining medical treatments.
Parents must consent in writing before any biometric scans, pharmaceutical interventions, surgical procedures, and recordings (audio or video) of their child are made, unless there’s a medical emergency or other exceptions related to school security and instruction.
Parents should be notified immediately if any governmental employee or agency suspects a criminal offense has been committed against their child by someone other than the parent.
Any attempts to encourage a child to withhold information from their parents, or to discriminate against parents for exercising their rights, will be grounds for disciplinary action against the responsible employee or agency.
The bill also stipulates that this declaration of rights does not permit child abuse or neglect, override other legal regulations, or limit the state’s agencies from performing their duties within legal bounds. Lastly, it affirms that parents have inherent rights that are broader than those expressly stated in the bill, unless legally waived or terminated.
Actions
Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
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February 05, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Education Policy |
February 09, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Authors added | |
February 09, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Motion to recall and re-refer, motion prevailed | Children and Families Finance and Policy |
February 12, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Authors added | |
February 16, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to | Education Policy |
February 16, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Authors added | |
February 19, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
February 23, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
February 26, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
March 02, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to | Health Finance and Policy |
March 04, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
March 05, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to | State Government Finance and Policy |
Sponsors
- Rep. Dawn Gillman (R)
- Rep. Bidal Duran (R)
- Rep. Elliot Engen (R)
- Rep. Bernie Perryman (R)
- Rep. Natalie Zeleznikar (R)
- Rep. Ron Kresha (R)
- Rep. Krista Knudsen (R)
- Rep. Peggy Bennett (R)
- Rep. Steven Jacob (R)
- Rep. John Burkel (R)
- Rep. Bobbie Harder (R)
- Rep. Keith Allen (R)
- Rep. Jeff Backer (R)
- Rep. Harry Niska (R)
- Rep. Cal Warwas (R)
- Rep. Joe McDonald (R)
- Rep. Max Rymer (R)
- Rep. Dave Baker (R)
- Rep. Tom Murphy (R)
- Rep. Steve Gander (R)
- Rep. Jon Koznick (R)
- Rep. Isaac Schultz (R)
- Rep. Walter Hudson (R)
- Rep. James Gordon (R)
- Rep. Pam Altendorf (R)
- Rep. Thomas Sexton (R)
- Rep. Kristin Robbins (R)
- Rep. Scott Van Binsbergen (R)