The Parents Bill of Rights (S.F. No. 1707) is a proposed Minnesota bill that affirms and protects parental authority over the upbringing, education, and healthcare of their minor children (aged 17 and younger).

Key Provisions:

1. Parental Rights Protection

   • The state, political subdivisions, or governmental entities cannot infringe on the fundamental rights of parents to direct their child’s upbringing, education, and healthcare.

2. Specific Parental Rights

   • Education Choices: Parents can direct their child’s education, including public, charter, private, or homeschooling options.
     
   • School Records & Privacy: Parents have the right to access, review, and oversee school records.
     
   • Moral & Religious Training: Parents can direct their child’s moral or religious upbringing.
     
   • Healthcare Decisions: Parents must provide informed consent for medical treatments, including selecting a healthcare team and accepting or declining interventions.
     
   • Medical Records Access: Parents have full access to their child’s medical records and physical samples.
     
   • Consent for Exams & Treatments: Written consent is required for medical exams, pharmaceutical, surgical, and therapeutic interventions—unless in a life-threatening emergency.
     
   • Biometric Data & DNA Records: Written consent is required before collecting, sharing, or storing biometric scans, blood, or DNA records.
     
   • Recording Permissions: Written consent is required before any government or school captures a child's video or voice, except for specific cases such as school security or academic activities.
     
   • Notification of Criminal Offenses: Parents must be promptly notified if a state employee suspects a crime has been committed against their child.

3. Restrictions on Government & Institutional Actions

   • Schools or government employees cannot encourage or coerce a child to withhold information from their parents.
     
   • Parents must not be coerced or discriminated against for exercising these rights.
     
   • This bill does not allow abuse or neglect of children and does not interfere with law enforcement or court authorities performing their legal duties.

4. Scope of Parental Rights

   • This bill does not limit other parental rights not explicitly stated in the legislation.
     
   • Parental rights cannot be limited or denied unless legally waived or terminated.
     

Overall Purpose:

The bill aims to strengthen parental oversight and decision-making authority over various aspects of their child’s life, restrict government or institutional interference, and ensure parental consent in education, healthcare, and data privacy matters.