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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5 

To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected in the Nation’s 

public schools. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 1, 2023 

Ms. LETLOW (for herself, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. EMMER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 

JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. HUDSON, Ms. FOXX, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. FITZGERALD, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. THOMPSON

of Pennsylvania, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. 

SMUCKER, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. BEAN of Florida, Mr. WILLIAMS of New York, Mrs. HOUCHIN, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. 

MOOLENAAR, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS, Mr. BUCHANAN, 

Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. FINSTAD, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. 

DESJARLAIS, Mr. FALLON, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. EDWARDS, 

Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. CARL, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. VALADAO, Mrs. HINSON, 

Mr. NORMAN, Mr. BOST, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. 

MIKE GARCIA of California, Mr. GUTHRIE, Ms. MACE, Mr. STEIL, Mr. 

WENSTRUP, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. 

GIMENEZ, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. GUEST, Mr. TONY GONZALES of 

Texas, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. 

ROUZER, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. EZELL, Mr. CAREY, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. 

ZINKE, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. HERN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected 

in the Nation’s public schools. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parents Bill of Rights 

5 Act’’. 

6 TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE 

7 ELEMENTARY AND SEC8 ONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 

9 1965 

10 SEC. 101. STATE PLAN ASSURANCES. 

11 Section 1111(g)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 

12 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)(2)) is amend13 ed— 

14 (1) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

15 the end; 

16 (2) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period 

17 at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

18 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(O) the State will ensure that each local 

20 educational agency in the State— 

21 ‘‘(i) in a case in which the curriculum 

22 for an elementary or secondary school 

23 grade level is freely and publicly available 

24 on the internet— 


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1 ‘‘(I) posts on a publicly accessible 

2 website of the agency, such cur3 riculum; or 

4 ‘‘(II) if such agency does not op5 erate a website, widely disseminates to 

6 the public such curriculum; or 

7 ‘‘(ii) in a case in which the curriculum 

8 for an elementary or secondary school 

9 grade level is not freely and publicly avail10 able on the internet— 

11 ‘‘(I) posts on a publicly accessible 

12 website of the agency— 

13 ‘‘(aa) a description of such 

14 curriculum; and 

15 ‘‘(bb) information on how 

16 parents can review such cur17 riculum as described in section 

18 1112(e)(1)(A); or 

19 ‘‘(II) if such agency does not op20 erate a website, widely disseminates to 

21 the public the description and infor22 mation described in items (aa) and 

23 (bb) of subclause (I); and 

24 ‘‘(P) in the case of any revisions to the 

25 State’s challenging State academic standards 


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1 (including any revisions to the levels of achieve2 ment within the State’s academic achievement 

3 standards), the State educational agency will 

4 post to the homepage of its website, and widely 

5 disseminate to the public, notice of such revi6 sions and a copy of such revisions, except that 

7 the State educational agency shall not be re8 quired to submit such notice or such revisions 

9 to the Secretary.’’. 

10 SEC. 102. ANNUAL LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REPORT 

11 CARDS. 

12 Section 1111(h)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 

13 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(2)) is amended 

14 by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: 

15 ‘‘(E) BUDGET.—Each local educational 

16 agency report card shall include the budget for 

17 the school year for which such report card is 

18 being prepared (including all revenues and ex19 penditures (including expenditures made to pri20 vate entities)) for the local educational agency 

21 as a whole, and for each elementary school and 

22 secondary school served by the local educational 

23 agency.’’. 


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1 SEC. 103. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLAN ASSUR2 ANCES. 

3 Section 1112(c) of the Elementary and Secondary 

4 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(c)) is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

6 end; 

7 (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 

8 the end and inserting a semicolon; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘(8) meet the requirements described in section 

11 1111(g)(2)(O); and 

12 ‘‘(9) post on a publicly accessible website of the 

13 local educational agency or, if the local educational 

14 agency does not operate a website, widely dissemi15 nate to the public, the plan for carrying out the par16 ent and family engagement described in section 

17 1116 and all policies and procedures that result 

18 from such engagement.’’. 

19 SEC. 104. PARENTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW. 

20 Section 1112(e) of the Elementary and Secondary 

21 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(e)) is amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 

23 and (4) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (6), respec24 tively; 

25 (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re26 designated), the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) NOTICE OF RIGHTS.—A local educational 

2 agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure 

3 that each elementary school and secondary school 

4 served by such agency posts on a publicly accessible 

5 website of the school or, if the school does not oper6 ate a website, widely disseminates to the public, a 

7 summary notice of the right of parents to informa8 tion about their children’s education as required 

9 under this Act, which shall be in an understandable 

10 format for parents and include, at minimum— 

11 ‘‘(A) the right to review the curriculum of 

12 their child’s school; 

13 ‘‘(B) the right to know if the State alters 

14 the State’s challenging State academic stand15 ards; 

16 ‘‘(C) the right to meet with each teacher of 

17 their child not less than twice during each 

18 school year in accordance with paragraph 

19 (5)(A); 

20 ‘‘(D) the right to review the budget, in21 cluding all revenues and expenditures, of their 

22 child’s school; 

23 ‘‘(E) the right to a list of the books and 

24 other reading materials contained in the library 

25 of their child’s school; 


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1 ‘‘(F) the right to address the school board 

2 of the local educational agency; 

3 ‘‘(G) the right to information about violent 

4 activity in their child’s school; and 

5 ‘‘(H) the right to information about any 

6 plans to eliminate gifted and talented programs 

7 in the child’s school.’’; 

8 (3) in paragraph (2)(B) (as redesignated by 

9 paragraph (1))— 

10 (A) by redesignating clause (i) and clause 

11 (ii) as subclause (I) and subclause (II), respec12 tively; 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INFOR14 MATION.—’’ and inserting: 

15 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.— 

16 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(ii) SCHOOL LIBRARY.—A local edu19 cational agency receiving funds under this 

20 part shall ensure that each elementary 

21 school and secondary school served by such 

22 agency provides, at the beginning of each 

23 school year, the parents of a child who is 

24 a student in such school a list of books and 

25 other reading materials available to the 


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1 students of such school in the school li2 brary. 

3 ‘‘(iii) VIOLENT ACTIVITY.—A local 

4 educational agency receiving funds under 

5 this part shall ensure that each elementary 

6 school and secondary school served by such 

7 agency provides the parents of a child who 

8 is a student in such school timely notifica9 tion of any violent activity occurring on 

10 school grounds or at school-sponsored ac11 tivities in which one or more individuals 

12 suffer injuries, except that such notifica13 tion shall not contain names or the grade 

14 level of any students involved in the activ15 ity. 

16 ‘‘(iv) GIFTED AND TALENTED PRO17 GRAMS.—A local educational agency receiv18 ing funds under this part shall ensure that 

19 each elementary school and secondary 

20 school served by such agency provides the 

21 parents of a child who is a student in such 

22 school timely notification of any plan to 

23 eliminate gifted and talented programs in 

24 such school.’’; and 


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1 (4) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as redesig2 nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 

3 ‘‘(5) TRANSPARENCY.—A local educational 

4 agency receiving funds under this part shall provide 

5 the parents of a child who is a student in an elemen6 tary school or secondary school served by such agen7 cy— 

8 ‘‘(A)(i) the opportunity to meet in-person 

9 with each teacher of such child not less than 

10 twice during each school year; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) a notification, at the beginning of 

12 each school year, of the opportunity for such 

13 meetings; and 

14 ‘‘(B) the opportunity to address the school 

15 board of such local educational agency on issues 

16 impacting the education of children in such 

17 agency.’’. 

18 SEC. 105. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FIRST AMENDMENT 

19 RIGHTS. 

20 Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Edu21 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.) is amended— 

22 (1) by redesignating section 8549C as section 

23 8549D; and 

24 (2) by inserting after section 8549B the fol25 lowing new section: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 8549C. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FIRST AMENDMENT 

2 RIGHTS. 

3 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) Parents have a First Amendment right to 

5 express their opinions on decisions made by State 

6 and local education leaders. 

7 ‘‘(2) States and local educational agencies 

8 should empower parents to communicate regularly 

9 with Federal, State, and local policymakers and edu10 cators regarding the education and well-being of 

11 their children. 

12 ‘‘(3) Transparent and cooperative relationships 

13 between parents and schools have significant and 

14 long-lasting positive effects on the development of 

15 children. 

16 ‘‘(4) Parents’ concerns over content and peda17 gogy deserve to be heard and fully considered by 

18 school professionals. 

19 ‘‘(5) Parent and other community input about 

20 schools that is presented in a lawful and appropriate 

21 manner should always be encouraged. 

22 ‘‘(6) Educators, policymakers, and other stake23 holders should never seek to criminalize the lawfully 

24 expressed concerns of parents about their children’s 

25 education. 


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1 ‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con2 gress that the First Amendment guarantees parents and 

3 other stakeholders the right to assemble and express their 

4 opinions on decisions affecting their children and commu5 nities, and that educators and policymakers should wel6 come and encourage that engagement and consider that 

7 feedback when making decisions.’’. 

8 TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO 

9 FERPA AND PPRA 

10 SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL 

11 RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974. 

12 (a) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 444(f) of the General 

13 Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (also known 

14 as the ‘‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 

15 1974’’) (20 U.S.C. 1232g(f)) is amended by adding at the 

16 end the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall comply with the 

17 reporting requirement under section 445(e)(2)(C)(ii) with 

18 respect to the enforcement actions taken under this sub19 section to ensure compliance with this section.’’. 

20 (b) PROHIBITION ON EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES OR

21 INSTITUTIONS ACTING AS AN AGENT OF A PARENT.—Sec22 tion 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 

23 U.S.C. 1232g) (also known as the ‘‘Family Educational 

24 Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’’) is amended by adding 

25 at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(k) PROHIBITION ON EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES OR

2 INSTITUTIONS ACTING AS AGENT OF A PARENT.—An 

3 educational agency or institution may not act as the agent 

4 of a parent of a student in attendance at a school of such 

5 agency or at such institution for purposes of providing 

6 verifiable parental consent for the use of technology in the 

7 classroom for purposes of educating the student without 

8 providing notice and an opportunity for the parent to ob9 ject to the use of such technology.’’. 

10 (c) PROHIBITION ON SALE OF INFORMATION FOR

11 COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.—Section 444 of the General 

12 Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (also known 

13 as the ‘‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 

14 1974’’), as amended by this section, is further amended 

15 by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(l) PROHIBITION ON SALE OF INFORMATION FOR

17 COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para19 graph (2), no educational agency or institution or 

20 authorized representative of such agency or institu21 tion may sell student information for commercial or 

22 financial gain. 

23 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition described 

24 in paragraph (1) shall not apply to products sold to 

25 students by or on behalf of the educational agency 


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1 or institution, such as yearbooks, prom tickets, and 

2 school pictures.’’. 

3 (d) PARENTAL CONSULTATION.—Section 444 of the 

4 General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (also 

5 known as the ‘‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy 

6 Act of 1974’’), as amended by this section, is further 

7 amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(m) PARENTAL CONSULTATION.—In developing a 

9 privacy policy or procedure, an educational agency or insti10 tution shall engage meaningfully with parents of students 

11 in attendance at the schools served by such agency or in12 stitution.’’. 

13 (e) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—Section 444 of 

14 the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) 

15 (also known as the ‘‘Family Educational Rights and Pri16 vacy Act of 1974’’), as amended by this section, is further 

17 amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(n) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—An edu19 cational agency or institution or authorized representative 

20 of such agency or institution shall, upon request from a 

21 parent of a student, disclose to such parent the identity 

22 of any individual or entity with whom information is 

23 shared from the education record of the student or any 

24 response of the student to a survey.’’. 


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1 SEC. 202. PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS. 

2 (a) AVAILABILITY FOR INSPECTION BY PARENTS OR

3 GUARDIANS.—Section 445(a) of the General Education 

4 Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h(a)) is amended to read 

5 as follows: 

6 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY FOR INSPECTION BY PARENTS OR

7 GUARDIANS.—A local educational agency (as such term 

8 is defined in subsection (c)(6)(C)) that receives funds 

9 under any applicable program shall ensure that each of 

10 the following shall be available for inspection by the par11 ents or guardians of the children in attendance at the 

12 schools served by such agency: 

13 ‘‘(1) All instructional materials, including 

14 teacher’s manuals, films, tapes, or other supple15 mentary material which will be used in such school 

16 or in connection with any survey, analysis, or evalua17 tion. 

18 ‘‘(2) Any books or other reading materials 

19 made available to students in such school or through 

20 the school library of such school.’’. 

21 (b) SINGLE ISSUE NOTIFICATION.—Section 445(b) of 

22 the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) 

23 is amended— 

24 (1) by striking ‘‘prior consent of the student’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘prior written consent of the student’’; 

26 and 


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1 (2) by inserting ‘‘, which is provided specifically 

2 for such survey, analysis, or evaluation’’ before the 

3 period at the end. 

4 (c) DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF LOCAL POLI5 CIES.—Section 445(c) of the General Education Provi6 sions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h(c)) is amended— 

7 (1) in the subsection heading, by striking 

8 ‘‘PHYSICAL’’ and inserting ‘‘MEDICAL’’; 

9 (2) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

11 (A), by striking ‘‘in consultation with parents’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘in consultation with parents in 

13 accordance with paragraph (2)(A)’’; 

14 (B) by amending subparagraph (C)(i) to 

15 read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(C)(i) The right of a parent of a student 

17 to inspect, upon the request of the parent, any 

18 instructional material used as part of the edu19 cational curriculum for the student, and any 

20 books or other reading materials made available 

21 to the student in a school served by the agency 

22 or through the school library; and’’; 

23 (C) by amending subparagraph (D) to read 

24 as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(D) The administration of medical exami2 nations or screenings that the school or agency 

3 may administer to a student, including— 

4 ‘‘(i) prior notice to parents of such a 

5 medical examination or screening, and re6 ceipt of consent from parents before ad7 ministering such an examination or screen8 ing; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) in the event of an emergency 

10 that requires a medical examination or 

11 screening without time for parental notifi12 cation and consent, the procedure for 

13 promptly notifying parents of such exam14 ination or screening subsequent to such ex15 amination or screening.’’; and 

16 (D) by amending subparagraph (E) to 

17 read as follows: 

18 ‘‘(E) The prohibition on the collection, dis19 closure, or use of personal information collected 

20 from students for the purpose of marketing or 

21 for selling that information (or otherwise pro22 viding that information to others for that pur23 pose), other than for a legitimate educational 

24 purpose to improve the education of students as 

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1 ments to protect student privacy that are pro2 vided by the agency in the event of such collec3 tion, disclosure, or use for such a legitimate 

4 educational purpose.’’. 

5 (d) PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.—Paragraph (2) of 

6 section 445(c) of the General Education Provisions Act 

7 (20 U.S.C. 1232h(c)) is amended— 

8 (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 

9 ‘‘CONSULTATION AND’’ before ‘‘NOTIFICATION’’; 

10 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

11 (C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively; 

12 (3) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)— 

13 (A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

14 end; 

15 (B) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol16 lows: 

17 ‘‘(ii) in the case of an activity de18 scribed in clause (i) or (iii) of subpara19 graph (D), offer an opportunity and clear 

20 instructions for the parent (or in the case 

21 of a student who is an adult or emanci22 pated minor, the student) to opt the stu23 dent out of participation in such activity;’’; 

24 and 

25 (C) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(iii) in the case of an activity de2 scribed in subparagraph (D)(i), a descrip3 tion of how such activity is for a legitimate 

4 educational purpose to improve the edu5 cation of students as described in para6 graph (4); and 

7 ‘‘(iv) not require a student to submit 

8 to a survey described in subparagraph 

9 (D)(ii) without the prior written consent of 

10 the student (if the student is an adult or 

11 emancipated minor), or in the case of an 

12 unemancipated minor, without the prior 

13 written consent of the parent, which is pro14 vided specifically for such survey.’’; 

15 (4) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 

16 amended and redesignated), the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) PARENTAL CONSULTATION.—The pa18 rental consultation required for the purpose of 

19 developing and adopting policies under para20 graphs (1) and (3) by a local educational agen21 cy shall ensure that such policy is developed 

22 with meaningful engagement by parents of stu23 dents enrolled in schools served by that agen24 cy.’’; and 


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1 (5) in subparagraph (D) (as designated by 

2 paragraph (2))— 

3 (A) by amending clause (i) to read as fol4 lows: 

5 ‘‘(i) Activities involving the collection, 

6 disclosure, or use of personal information 

7 collected from students for a legitimate 

8 educational purpose to improve the edu9 cation of students as described in para10 graph (4).’’; and 

11 (B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘invasive 

12 physical’’ and inserting ‘‘medical’’. 

13 (e) UPDATES TO EXISTING POLICIES.—Paragraph 

14 (3) of section 445(c) of the General Education Provisions 

15 Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h(c)) is amended to read as follows: 

16 ‘‘(3) UPDATES TO EXISTING POLICIES.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

18 days after the date of enactment of the Parents 

19 Bill of Rights Act, a local educational agency 

20 that receives funds under any applicable pro21 gram shall— 

22 ‘‘(i) review policies covering the re23 quirements of paragraph (1) as in effect on 

24 the day before such date of enactment; and 


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1 ‘‘(ii) develop and update such policies 

2 to reflect the changes made to paragraph 

3 (1) by the amendments made by the Par4 ents Bill of Rights Act. 

5 ‘‘(B) CONSULTATION AND NOTIFICA6 TION.—In developing and updating the policies 

7 under subparagraph (A), the agency shall com8 ply with the consultation and notification re9 quirements under paragraph (2).’’. 

10 (f) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (4)(A) of section 

11 445(c) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 

12 U.S.C. 1232h(c)) is amended by amending the matter pre13 ceding clause (i) to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(A) EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS OR SERV15 ICES.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), the 

16 collection, disclosure, or use of personal infor17 mation collected from students for a legitimate 

18 educational purpose to improve the education of 

19 students means the exclusive purpose of devel20 oping, evaluating, or providing educational 

21 products or services for, or to, students or 

22 schools, such as the following:’’. 

23 (g) DEFINITIONS.—Paragraph (6) of section 445(c) 

24 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 

25 1232h(c)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘(B) MEDICAL EXAMINATION OR SCREEN4 ING.—The term ‘medical examination or screen5 ing’ means any medical examination or screen6 ing that involves the exposure of private body 

7 parts, or any act during such examination or 

8 screening that includes incision, insertion, or in9 jection into the body, or a mental health or sub10 stance use disorder screening, except that such 

11 term does not include a hearing, vision, or scoli12 osis screening, or an observational screening 

13 carried out to comply with child find obligations 

14 under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu15 cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).’’; and 

16 (2) in subparagraph (E)— 

17 (A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’; 

18 (B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at 

19 the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

20 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(v) an email address.’’. 

22 (h) ENFORCEMENT AND REPORTING.—Subsection 

23 (e) of section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act 

24 (20 U.S.C. 1232h) is amended to read as follows: 

25 ‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT AND REPORTING.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary shall take 

2 such action as the Secretary determines appropriate 

3 to enforce this section, except that action to termi4 nate assistance provided under an applicable pro5 gram shall be taken only if the Secretary determines 

6 that— 

7 ‘‘(A) there has been a failure to comply 

8 with such section; and 

9 ‘‘(B) compliance with such section cannot 

10 be secured by voluntary means. 

11 ‘‘(2) REPORTING.— 

12 ‘‘(A) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.— 

13 On an annual basis, each local educational 

14 agency (as such term is defined in subsection 

15 (c)(6)(C)) that receives funds under any appli16 cable program shall— 

17 ‘‘(i) without identifying any personal 

18 information of a student or students, re19 port to the State educational agency any 

20 enforcement actions or investigations car21 ried out for the preceding school year to 

22 ensure compliance with this section; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) publish such information on its 

24 website or through other public means 


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1 used for parental notification if the agency 

2 does not have a website. 

3 ‘‘(B) STATES.—On an annual basis, each 

4 State educational agency shall provide to the 

5 Secretary a report, with respect to the pre6 ceding school year, that includes all actions 

7 local educational agencies have reported under 

8 subparagraph (A), and a description of the en9 forcement actions the State educational agency 

10 took to ensure parents’ rights were protected. 

11 ‘‘(C) SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 year 

12 after the date of enactment of the Parents Bill 

13 of Rights Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec14 retary shall submit to the Committee on Edu15 cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep16 resentatives and the Committee on Health, 

17 Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen18 ate— 

19 ‘‘(i) the reports received under sub20 paragraph (B); and 

21 ‘‘(ii) a description of the enforcement 

22 actions taken by the Secretary under this 

23 subsection and section 444(f) to ensure full 


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