From the ECS State Policy Database Parent/Family--Parent Rights

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary TX Adopted 07/2012 P-12 Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions 19 TAC 97.1065, 1067 Section 97.1065 addresses provisions relating to repurposing, alternative management, or campus closure, including actions requested by pare... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Parent Trigger in Columbus S.B. 316 - Parent Trigger in Columbus From final bill analysis: Specifies that the provisions of the "parent trigger" restructuring petition, under the Columbus pilot program, pr... More... CA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Notification of Parent Rights and Responsibilities. A.B. 2262 From bill analysis: Authorizes the governing board of each school district to, at the request of parents or guardians, provide the annual no... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Parents' Bill of Rights S.B. 1309 Creates the Parents' Bill of Rights; prohibits the State, a political subdivision of the State, or any other governmental entity from infrin... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Bringing Interpreter to School Meetings A.B. 1510 Authorizes parents or guardians of English learners to bring an oral language interpreter to all conferences, meetings or proceedings held a... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Visiting a Student with Disabilities at School H.B. 628 Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code. Provides that a parent, an independent educational evaluator, or a qualifi... More... NC Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Parental Notice Requirements for Suspension and Expulsion H.B. 218 Modifies notice requirements that must be given to a parent when a child is recommended for suspension of more than 10 days or an expulson f... More... MO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Parents Rights S.B. 291--Parents' Bill of Rights Requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to produce "The Parents' Bill of Rights" to inform parents of children with in... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Parental Information Requests and Complaints S.B. 440 Requires public schools to provide parents or guardians with information regarding making complaints or requesting information; provides for... More... TN Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Parent Notification H.B. 3162 Provides that if a student is a victim of child abuse or sexual abuse that occurred on school grounds or under the schools care, then the pr... More... MD Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System S.B. 473 Requires the State Department of Education to require local school systems to utilize passive parental consent before administering the Yout... More... GA Adopted 12/2007 P-12 Special Education GAC 160-4-7 Revises rules regarding special education, including the rights of children and parents and assists educational agencies to provides for suc... More... IN Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Student Interrogation and Convictions H.B. 1382 Requires a parent to be notified if a student is being interrogated by the police on school property regarding an investigation in which the... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Psychiatric Evaluations & Medical Recommendations for Students H.B. 202 Prohibits school personnel from conducting a psychiatric or behavioral health evaluation or mental health screening, test, evaluation, or as... More... HI Signed into law 07/2006 P-12 Assistance to Limited English Proficient Persons H.B. 2778 Requires each state agency and all covered entities to take reasonable steps to ensure limited English proficient persons have meaningful ac... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 K-3 Diagnostic Assessments S.B. 2272 - Section 5 If the diagnostic assessments administered to K-3 students indicate that a child is reading below grade level, requires the district to subm... More... GA Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Student Codes of Conduct S.B. 413 Section 4 - 7 Defines 'clubs and organizations' and 'competitive interscholastic activity'. Requires local boards to include information regarding school... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Student and Parent Awareness H.B. 538 Directs the commissioner of education to send annually to each superintendent a list of information that schools must provide to the elector... More... MN Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Parental review of basic skills test H.F. 141 - Multiple Components The commissioner must adopt and publish a policy to provide public and parental access for review of basic skills tests, Minnesota Comprehen... More... MN Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Psychotropic drugs H.F. 141 - Multiple Components School officials must not use the refusal of a parent or guardian to consent to the administration of psychotropic drugs to their student or... More... FL Vetoed 05/2005 P-12 Psychotropic Medication H.B. 209 Defines term "psychotropic medication." Prohibits a recipient of state funds from requiring student to be prescribed or administered psychot... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School Accountability and Crime Reporting S.B. 1044 Authorizes local boards to adopt guidelines for the standardization of the format of school accountability report cards required by section ... More... UT Vetoed 03/2005 P-12 Medical Recommendations for Children H.B. 42 Prohibits school personnel from making certain medical recommendations for a minor, including the use of psychotropic drugs; prohibits the r... More... AR Signed into law 02/2005 P-12 Honor Roll Programs S.B. 250 An act to ensure the continuation of district honor roll and academic achievement recognition programs. Specifies that no district may be pr... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Pupils: Interrogation A.B. 1012 Requires the principal of a school to take immediate steps to seek the consent of the parent or guardian of an elementary school pupil prior... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Parent of Suspended Pupil Allowed to Attend Portion of School Day A.B. 2855 (multiple provisions) Repeals mandate and replaces with policy authorizing school district governing boards to adopt a policy permitting a parent or guardian of a... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 District Uniform Complaint Process S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) SEC. 12: Requires a school district to use its uniform complaint process to help identify and resolve any deficiencies related to instructio... More... NE Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 School Districts L.B. 172 Eliminates a requirement for school districts to provide abortion information.... More... HI Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Employee Leave Benefits S.B. 205 Requires public employers to provide at least two hours of paid (including travel time) leave during normal business hours to attend parent-... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Parental Authorization for Surveys or Questions S.B. 895 Requires parental authorization for surveys or questionnaires administered to students requesting any personally identifiable information. h... More... AL Active 10/2002 P-12 Reporting to Parents N/A "Parents Right to Know" annotated document about NCLB. http://www.alsde.edu/html/doc_download.asp?id=20029308446&section=57... More... CA Active 10/2002 P-12 Parental Notification for NCLB N/A Parental notification requirements for NCLB: (http://www.cde.ca.gov/govaffairs/attacha.html)... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: K-12 Student and Parent Rights S.B. 20E Inserts "directory" section to inform students and parents of their rights pertaining to a number of areas, including nondiscrimination, stu... More... VA Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Student Surveys H.B. 357 Requires local school boards to develop and implement policies to prohibit the administration of questionnaires or surveys to public school ... More... NJ Signed into law 01/2002 P-12 Survey Limitations A.B. 3359 Allows school districts to administer certain surveys to students only after receiving written informed parental consent; requires consent i... More... AR Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Parental notification of non-certified teachers S.B. 416 Requires parental notification of an assignment of a non-certified teacher to teach a class for more than thirty consecutive days.... More... HI Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Foster Parent's Rights S.B. 1104 Relates to authority of foster parents to provide consents for the foster child's educational and recreational needs.... More... UT Vetoed 03/2001 P-12 Includes Noncustodial Parent in Communications H.B. 168 Requires a public school to notify the custodial and attempt to notify the noncustodial parent of a student who is injured or becomes ill at... More... UT Vetoed 03/2001 P-12 Notification of Noncustodial Parent S.B. 222 Requires a peace officer, case worker or school to inform a custodial and noncustodial parent when a minor is taken into custody or suspende... More... VA Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Parent Rights Concerning Special Education H.B. 1226 Relates to publication of procedure for changing special education placements. Directs the Board of Education to publicize and disseminate, ... More... CA Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 A.B. 2453 Chapter No. 67; Authorizes foster family agencies, with jurisdiction over currently enrolled or former pupils, to access records of grades a... More... CA Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Parents Rights S.B. 1689 Relates to existing law which requires at the beginning of the first semester or quarter, the governing board of each school district to not... More... VA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Parent Rights H.B. 536 Conforms current law to the requirements of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) by directing schools to annually n... More...