IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 5 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 27, 2023 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To ensure the rights of parents are honored and protected 
in the Nation’s public schools. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Parents Bill of Rights 
Act’’. 
TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO THE 
ELEMENTARY 
AND 
SEC-
ONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
1965 
SEC. 101. STATE PLAN ASSURANCES. 
Section 1111(g)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(g)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subparagraph (M), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(O) the State will ensure that each local 
educational agency in the State— 
‘‘(i) in a case in which the curriculum 
for an elementary or secondary school (in-
cluding secondary career and technical 
education schools) grade level is freely and 
publicly available on the internet— 
‘‘(I) posts on a publicly accessible 
website of the agency, such cur-
riculum; or 
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standards), the State educational agency will 
post to the homepage of its website, and widely 
disseminate to the public, notice of such revi-
sions and a copy of such revisions, except that 
the State educational agency shall not be re-
quired to submit such notice or such revisions 
to the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 102. ANNUAL LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY REPORT 
CARDS. 
Section 1111(h)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(h)(2)) is amended 
by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) BUDGET.—Each local educational 
agency report card shall include the budget for 
the school year for which such report card is 
being prepared (including all revenues and ex-
penditures (including expenditures made to pri-
vate entities)) for the local educational agency 
as a whole, and for each elementary school and 
secondary school (including secondary career 
and technical education schools) served by the 
local educational agency. In addition to the de-
tailed budget information required under the 
preceding sentence, the agency shall include a 
separate fact sheet that summarizes such infor-
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mation in a clear and easily understandable for-
mat.’’. 
SEC. 103. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLAN ASSUR-
ANCES. 
Section 1112(c) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) meet the requirements described in section 
1111(g)(2)(O); 
‘‘(9) post on a publicly accessible website of the 
local educational agency or, if the local educational 
agency does not operate a website, widely dissemi-
nate to the public, the plan for carrying out the par-
ent and family engagement described in section 
1116 and all policies and procedures that result 
from such engagement; 
‘‘(10) ensure that each elementary school served 
by the local educational agency notifies the parents 
of any student enrolled at such school when the stu-
dent does not score as grade-level proficient in read-
ing or language arts at the end of the third grade 
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based on the reading or language arts assessments 
administered under section 1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I)(aa) 
or another assessment administered to all third 
grade students by such school; and 
‘‘(11) ensure that each elementary school and 
secondary school (including secondary career and 
technical education schools) served by the local edu-
cational agency provides to the parents of students 
enrolled at such school, before a person speaks (in- 
person or virtually) to such students in a class, 
school assembly, or any other school-sponsored 
event, notice that includes the name of the speaker 
and the name of the organization or other entity 
being represented by the speaker.’’. 
SEC. 104. PARENTS RIGHT-TO-KNOW. 
Section 1112(e) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6312(e)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
and (4) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (6), respec-
tively; 
(2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so re-
designated), the following: 
‘‘(1) NOTICE OF RIGHTS.—A local educational 
agency receiving funds under this part shall ensure 
that each elementary school and secondary school 
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(including secondary career and technical education 
schools) served by such agency posts on a publicly 
accessible website of the school or, if the school does 
not operate a website, widely disseminates to the 
public, a summary notice of the right of parents to 
information about their children’s education as re-
quired under this Act, which shall be in an under-
standable format for parents and include, at min-
imum— 
‘‘(A) the right (provided in accordance 
with the requirements of section 445(a)(2) of 
the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1232h(a)(2)) with respect to such local 
educational agency) to review, and make copies 
of, at no cost, the curriculum of their child’s 
school; 
‘‘(B) the right to know if the State alters 
the State’s challenging State academic stand-
ards; 
‘‘(C) the right to meet with each teacher of 
their child not less than twice during each 
school year in accordance with paragraph 
(5)(A); 
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‘‘(D) the right to review the budget, in-
cluding all revenues and expenditures, of their 
child’s school; 
‘‘(E) the right to— 
‘‘(i) a list of the books and other read-
ing materials available in the library of 
their child’s school; and 
‘‘(ii) inspect such books or other read-
ing materials; 
‘‘(F) the right to information about all 
schools in which their child can enroll, including 
options for enrolling in or transferring to— 
‘‘(i) other schools served by the local 
educational agency; 
‘‘(ii) charter schools; and 
‘‘(iii) schools served by a different 
local educational agency in the State; 
‘‘(G) the right to address the school board 
of the local educational agency; 
‘‘(H) the right to information about violent 
activity in their child’s school; 
‘‘(I) the right to information about any 
plans to eliminate gifted and talented or college 
credit programs in the child’s school, including 
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Advanced Placement and dual-enrollment class-
es; 
‘‘(J) the right to review any professional 
development materials; 
‘‘(K) the right to know if their child is not 
grade-level proficient in reading or language 
arts at the end of the third grade as described 
in subsection (c)(10); 
‘‘(L) the right to know if a school employee 
or contractor acts to— 
‘‘(i) change a minor child’s gender 
markers, pronouns, or preferred name; or 
‘‘(ii) allow a child to change the 
child’s sex-based accommodations, includ-
ing locker rooms or bathrooms; 
‘‘(M) the right to know if— 
‘‘(i) a school employee or contractor 
acts to— 
‘‘(I) treat, advise, or address the 
cyberbullying of a student; 
‘‘(II) treat, advise, or address the 
bullying or hazing of a student; 
‘‘(III) treat, advise, or address a 
student’s mental health, suicidal idea-
tion, or instances of self-harm; 
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‘‘(IV) treat, advise, or address a 
specific threat to the safety of a stu-
dent; 
‘‘(V) treat, advise, or address the 
possession or use of drugs and other 
controlled substances; or 
‘‘(VI) treat, advise, or address an 
eating disorder; or 
‘‘(ii) a child brings a weapon to 
school; 
‘‘(N) the right to the notice described in 
subsection (c)(11) before a person speaks (in- 
person or virtually) to their child in a class, 
school assembly, or any other school-sponsored 
event; 
‘‘(O) the right to be informed of the total 
number of school counselors in their child’s 
school; 
‘‘(P) the right to know if their child’s 
school operates, sponsors, or facilitates athletic 
programs or activities that permit an individual 
whose biological sex is male to participate in an 
athletic program or activity that is designated 
for individuals whose biological sex is female; 
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‘‘(Q) the right to know if their child’s 
school allows an individual whose biological sex 
is male to use restrooms or changing rooms 
designated for individuals whose biological sex 
is female; and 
‘‘(R) the right to timely notice of any 
major cyberattack against their child’s school 
that may have compromised student or parent 
information.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2)(B) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (1))— 
(A) by redesignating clause (i) and clause 
(ii) as subclause (I) and subclause (II), respec-
tively; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INFOR-
MATION.—’’ and inserting: 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) SCHOOL LIBRARY.—A local edu-
cational agency receiving funds under this 
part shall ensure that each elementary 
school and secondary school (including sec-
ondary career and technical education 
schools) served by such agency provides 
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the parents of each child who is a student 
in such school— 
‘‘(I) at the beginning of each 
school year, a list of books and other 
reading materials available in the li-
brary of such school; and 
‘‘(II) the opportunity to inspect 
such books and other reading mate-
rials. 
‘‘(iii) VIOLENT
ACTIVITY.—A local 
educational agency receiving funds under 
this part shall ensure that each elementary 
school and secondary school (including sec-
ondary career and technical education 
schools) served by such agency provides 
the parents of each child who is a student 
in such school timely notification of any 
violent activity occurring on school grounds 
or at school-sponsored activities in which 
one or more individuals suffer injuries (in-
cluding whether such agency is aware of 
videos or recordings of such violent activ-
ity), except that such notification shall not 
contain names or the grade level of any 
students involved in the activity. 
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‘‘(iv) GIFTED
AND
TALENTED
PRO-
GRAMS.—A local educational agency receiv-
ing funds under this part shall ensure that 
each elementary school and secondary 
school (including secondary career and 
technical education schools) served by such 
agency provides the parents of each child 
who is a student in such school timely noti-
fication of any plan to eliminate gifted and 
talented or college credit programs in such 
school, including Advanced Placement and 
dual-enrollment classes. 
‘‘(v) SCHOOL COUNSELORS.—A local 
educational agency receiving funds under 
this part shall ensure that each elementary 
school and secondary school (including sec-
ondary career and technical education 
schools) served by such agency provides 
the parents of each child who is a student 
in such school the information described in 
paragraph (1)(O). 
‘‘(vi) 
ENROLLMENT
OPTIONS.—A 
local educational agency receiving funds 
under this part shall ensure that each ele-
mentary school and secondary school (in-
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cluding secondary career and technical 
education schools) served by such agency 
provides the parents of each child who is 
a student in such school the information 
described in paragraph (1)(F), including 
the enrollment and transfer options de-
scribed in such paragraph. 
‘‘(vii) SCHOOL
EMPLOYEE
OR
CON-
TRACTOR
ACTIONS.—A local educational 
agency receiving funds under this part 
shall ensure that each elementary school 
and secondary school (including secondary 
career and technical education schools) 
served by such agency notifies the parents 
of any child who is a student in such 
school if a school employee or contractor 
takes, with respect to such child, any ac-
tion described in clause (i) or (ii) of para-
graph (1)(L). 
‘‘(viii) SCHOOL AND STUDENT SAFE-
TY.—A local educational agency receiving 
funds under this part shall ensure that 
each elementary school and secondary 
school (including secondary career and 
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technical education schools) served by such 
agency notifies— 
‘‘(I) the parents of any child who 
is a student in such school if a school 
employee or contractor takes, with re-
spect to such child, any action de-
scribed in clause (i) of paragraph 
(1)(M); and 
‘‘(II) the parents of each child 
who is a student in such school if any 
child takes the action described in 
clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(M). 
‘‘(ix) PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT 
MATERIALS.—A local educational agency 
receiving funds under this part shall en-
sure that each elementary school and sec-
ondary school (including secondary career 
and technical education schools) served by 
such agency provides the parents of each 
child who is a student in such school the 
opportunity to review professional develop-
ment materials to ensure the parental right 
described in paragraph (1)(J). 
‘‘(x) ATHLETIC PROGRAMS OR ACTIVI-
TIES.—A local educational agency receiving 
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funds under this part shall ensure that 
each elementary school and secondary 
school (including secondary career and 
technical education schools) served by such 
agency provides the parents of each child 
who is a student in such school the infor-
mation described in paragraph (1)(O). 
‘‘(xi) 
ACCOMMODATIONS.—A 
local 
educational agency receiving funds under 
this part shall ensure that each elementary 
school and secondary school (including sec-
ondary career and technical education 
schools) served by such agency provides 
the parents of each child who is a student 
in such school the information described in 
paragraph (1)(O). 
‘‘(xii) CYBERATTACKS.—A local edu-
cational agency receiving funds under this 
part shall ensure that each elementary 
school and secondary school (including sec-
ondary career and technical education 
schools) served by such agency provides 
the parents of each child who is a student 
in such school notifications described in 
paragraph (1)(O).’’; and 
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(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 
‘‘(5) 
TRANSPARENCY.—A 
local 
educational 
agency receiving funds under this part shall provide 
the parents of each child who is a student in an ele-
mentary school or secondary school (including sec-
ondary career and technical education schools) 
served by such agency— 
‘‘(A)(i) the opportunity to meet in-person 
or virtually via videoconference with each teach-
er of such child not less than twice during each 
school year; and 
‘‘(ii) a notification, at the beginning of 
each school year, of the opportunity for such 
meetings, including the option to attend such 
meetings virtually via videoconference; and 
‘‘(B) the opportunity to address the school 
board of such local educational agency on issues 
impacting the education of children in such 
agency and on any violations of the rights spec-
ified in paragraph (1).’’. 
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SEC. 105. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FIRST AMENDMENT 
RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VIII of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 8549C as section 
8549D; and 
(2) by inserting after section 8549B the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 8549C. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON FIRST AMENDMENT 
RIGHTS. 
‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(1) The right of parents to educate their chil-
dren is a pre-political natural right that the U.S. 
Supreme Court has recognized as ‘beyond debate’ 
and rooted in the ‘history and culture of Western 
civilization’. 
‘‘(2) Parents have a First Amendment right to 
express their opinions on decisions made by State 
and local education leaders. 
‘‘(3) States and local educational agencies 
should empower parents to communicate regularly 
with Federal, State, and local policymakers and edu-
cators regarding the education and well-being of 
their children. 
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‘‘(4) Transparent and cooperative relationships 
between parents and schools have significant and 
long-lasting positive effects on the development of 
children. 
‘‘(5) Parents’ concerns over content and peda-
gogy deserve to be heard and fully considered by 
school professionals. 
‘‘(6) Parent and other community input about 
schools that is presented in a lawful and appropriate 
manner should always be encouraged. 
‘‘(7) Educators, policymakers, elected officials, 
Executive Branch officials and employees, and other 
stakeholders should never seek to use law enforce-
ment to criminalize the lawfully expressed concerns 
of parents about their children’s education, but 
should never hesitate to contact public safety offi-
cials if there is a credible threat to the safety and 
security of students, parents, educators, policy-
makers, elected officials, executive branch officials or 
employees, or other stakeholders, school faculty, or 
staff. 
‘‘(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
‘‘(1) the First Amendment guarantees parents 
and other stakeholders the right to assemble and ex-
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press their opinions on decisions affecting their chil-
dren and communities, and that educators and pol-
icymakers should welcome and encourage that en-
gagement and consider that feedback when making 
decisions; and 
‘‘(2) parents have a fundamental right, pro-
tected by the U.S. Constitution, to direct the edu-
cation of their children, and the strict scrutiny test 
used by courts to evaluate cases concerning funda-
mental rights is the correct standard of review for 
government actions that interfere with the right of 
parents to educate their children.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents in 
section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 is amended— 
(1) by striking the item relating to section 
8549C; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 8549B the following: 
Sec. 8549C. Sense of Congress on First Amendment Rights. 
Sec. 8549D. Technical assistance. 
SEC. 106. DEFINITION OF SECONDARY CAREER AND TECH-
NICAL EDUCATION SCHOOL. 
Section 8101 the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (45) through 
(52) as paragraphs (46) through (53), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (44) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(45) SECONDARY
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL 
EDUCATION SCHOOL.—The term ‘secondary career 
and technical education school’ means a secondary 
school (including secondary career and technical 
education schools) that is an area career and tech-
nical education school described in subparagraph (A) 
or (B) of paragraph (3) of section 3 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2032(3)(A); (B)).’’. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO 
FERPA AND PPRA 
SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL 
RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974. 
(a) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 444(f) of the General 
Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (also known 
as the ‘‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
1974’’) (20 U.S.C. 1232g(f)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall comply with the 
reporting requirement under section 445(e)(2)(C)(ii) with 
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tution shall engage meaningfully with parents of students 
in attendance at the schools served by such agency or in-
stitution.’’. 
(e) DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.—Section 444 of 
the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) 
(also known as the ‘‘Family Educational Rights and Pri-
vacy Act of 1974’’), as amended by this section, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) DISCLOSURE
OF
INFORMATION.—An edu-
cational agency or institution or authorized representative 
of such agency or institution shall, upon request from a 
parent of a student, disclose to such parent the identity 
of any individual or entity with whom information is 
shared from the education record of the student or any 
response of the student to a survey.’’. 
SEC. 202. PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY FOR INSPECTION BY PARENTS OR 
GUARDIANS.—Section 445(a) of the General Education 
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h(a)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY FOR INSPECTION BY PARENTS OR 
GUARDIANS.—A local educational agency (as such term 
is defined in subsection (c)(6)(C)) that receives funds 
under any applicable program shall ensure the following: 
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‘‘(1) INFORMATION AVAILABLE.—Each of the 
following shall be available for inspection by the par-
ents or guardians of the children in attendance at 
the schools served by such agency, and the avail-
ability of each of the following for inspection shall 
not be conditioned on any requirement that such 
parents or guardians sign a nondisclosure agree-
ment: 
‘‘(A) All instructional materials, including 
teacher’s manuals, films, tapes, or other supple-
mentary material which will be used in such 
school or in connection with any survey, anal-
ysis, or evaluation. 
‘‘(B) Any books or other reading materials 
made available to students in such school or 
through the school library of such school. 
‘‘(C) Any professional development mate-
rials. 
‘‘(2) COMMENT PERIODS FOR PARENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The agency shall pro-
vide comment periods during which parents or 
guardians of the children in attendance at the 
schools served by the agency may inspect and 
provide feedback on any of the materials re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) that— 
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‘‘(i) are expected to be used to teach 
such children during the three weeks fol-
lowing the comment period; or 
‘‘(ii) were used to teach such children 
during preceding portions of the school 
year. 
‘‘(B) FREQUENCY
AND
DURATION.—The 
comment periods described in subparagraph (A) 
shall be held not less frequently than once every 
three weeks during the school year and each 
comment period shall be not less than three 
school days in duration.’’. 
(b) SINGLE ISSUE NOTIFICATION.—Section 445(b) of 
the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘prior consent of the student’’ 
and inserting ‘‘prior written consent of the student’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, which is provided specifically 
for such survey, analysis, or evaluation’’ before the 
period at the end. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF LOCAL POLI-
CIES.—Section 445(c) of the General Education Provi-
sions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h(c)) is amended— 
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(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘PHYSICAL’’ and inserting ‘‘MEDICAL’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘in consultation with parents’’ 
and inserting ‘‘in consultation with parents in 
accordance with paragraph (2)(A)’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by amending 
clause (i) to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) The right of a parent of a student 
to inspect, upon the request of the parent, 
any instructional material used as part of 
the educational curriculum for the student, 
and any books or other reading materials 
made available to the student in a school 
served by the agency or through the school 
library; and’’; 
(C) by amending subparagraph (D) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(D) The administration of medical exami-
nations or screenings that the school or agency 
may administer to a student, including— 
‘‘(i) prior notice to parents of such a 
medical examination or screening, and re-
ceipt of consent from parents before ad-
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ministering such an examination or screen-
ing; and 
‘‘(ii) in the event of an emergency 
that requires a medical examination or 
screening without time for parental notifi-
cation and consent, the procedure for 
promptly notifying parents of such exam-
ination or screening subsequent to such ex-
amination or screening.’’; and 
(D) by amending subparagraph (E) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(E) The prohibition on the collection, dis-
closure, or use of personal information collected 
from students for the purpose of marketing or 
for selling that information (or otherwise pro-
viding that information to others for that pur-
pose), other than for a legitimate educational 
purpose to improve the education of students as 
described in paragraph (4), and the arrange-
ments to protect student privacy that are pro-
vided by the agency in the event of such collec-
tion, disclosure, or use for such a legitimate 
educational purpose.’’. 
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(d) PARENTAL NOTIFICATION.—Paragraph (2) of 
section 445(c) of the General Education Provisions Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1232h(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘CONSULTATION AND’’ before ‘‘NOTIFICATION’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 
(C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively; 
(3) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) by amending clause (ii) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(ii) in the case of an activity de-
scribed in clause (i) or (iii) of subpara-
graph (D), offer an opportunity and clear 
instructions for the parent (or in the case 
of a student who is an adult or emanci-
pated minor, the student) to opt the stu-
dent out of participation in such activity;’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) in the case of an activity de-
scribed in subparagraph (D)(i), a descrip-
tion of how such activity is for a legitimate 
educational purpose to improve the edu-
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cation of students as described in para-
graph (4); and 
‘‘(iv) not require a student to submit 
to a survey described in subparagraph 
(D)(ii) without the prior written consent of 
the student (if the student is an adult or 
emancipated minor), or in the case of an 
unemancipated minor, without the prior 
written consent of the parent, which is pro-
vided specifically for such survey.’’; 
(4) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
amended and redesignated), the following: 
‘‘(A) PARENTAL CONSULTATION.—The pa-
rental consultation required for the purpose of 
developing and adopting policies under para-
graphs (1) and (3) by a local educational agen-
cy shall ensure that such policy is developed 
with meaningful engagement by parents of stu-
dents enrolled in schools served by that agen-
cy.’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (2))— 
(A) by amending clause (i) to read as fol-
lows: 
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‘‘(i) Activities involving the collection, 
disclosure, or use of personal information 
collected from students for a legitimate 
educational purpose to improve the edu-
cation of students as described in para-
graph (4).’’; and 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘invasive 
physical’’ and inserting ‘‘medical’’. 
(e) UPDATES TO EXISTING POLICIES.—Paragraph 
(3) of section 445(c) of the General Education Provisions 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h(c)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) UPDATES TO EXISTING POLICIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of the Parents 
Bill of Rights Act, a local educational agency 
that receives funds under any applicable pro-
gram shall— 
‘‘(i) review policies covering the re-
quirements of paragraph (1) as in effect on 
the day before such date of enactment; and 
‘‘(ii) develop and update such policies 
to reflect the changes made to paragraph 
(1) by the amendments made by the Par-
ents Bill of Rights Act. 
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‘‘(B) 
CONSULTATION
AND
NOTIFICA-
TION.—In developing and updating the policies 
under subparagraph (A), the agency shall com-
ply with the consultation and notification re-
quirements under paragraph (2).’’. 
(f) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (4)(A) of section 
445(c) of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1232h(c)) is amended by amending the matter pre-
ceding clause (i) to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS OR SERV-
ICES.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(E), the 
collection, disclosure, or use of personal infor-
mation collected from students for a legitimate 
educational purpose to improve the education of 
students means the exclusive purpose of devel-
oping, evaluating, or providing educational 
products or services for, or to, students or 
schools, such as the following:’’. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—Paragraph (6) of section 445(c) 
of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
1232h(c)) is amended— 
(1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(B) MEDICAL EXAMINATION OR SCREEN-
ING.—The term ‘medical examination or screen-
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ing’ means any medical examination or screen-
ing that involves the exposure of private body 
parts, or any act during such examination or 
screening that includes incision, insertion, or in-
jection into the body, or a mental health or sub-
stance use disorder screening, except that such 
term does not include a hearing, vision, or scoli-
osis screening, or an observational screening 
carried out to comply with child find obligations 
under the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (E)— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) an email address.’’. 
(h) ENFORCEMENT
AND REPORTING.—Subsection 
(e) of section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act 
(20 U.S.C. 1232h) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT AND REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary shall take 
such action as the Secretary determines appropriate 
to enforce this section, except that action to termi-
nate assistance provided under an applicable pro-
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gram shall be taken only if the Secretary determines 
that— 
‘‘(A) there has been a failure to comply 
with such section; and 
‘‘(B) compliance with such section cannot 
be secured by voluntary means. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES.— 
On an annual basis, each local educational 
agency (as such term is defined in subsection 
(c)(6)(C)) that receives funds under any appli-
cable program shall— 
‘‘(i) without identifying any personal 
information of a student or students, re-
port to the State educational agency any 
enforcement actions or investigations car-
ried out for the preceding school year to 
ensure compliance with this section; and 
‘‘(ii) publish such information on its 
website or through other public means 
used for parental notification if the agency 
does not have a website. 
‘‘(B) STATES.—On an annual basis, each 
State educational agency shall provide to the 
Secretary a report, with respect to the pre-
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ceding school year, that includes all actions 
local educational agencies have reported under 
subparagraph (A), and a description of the en-
forcement actions the State educational agency 
took to ensure parents’ rights were protected. 
‘‘(C) SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Parents Bill 
of Rights Act, and annually thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate— 
‘‘(i) the reports received under sub-
paragraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) a description of the enforcement 
actions taken by the Secretary under this 
subsection and section 444(f) to ensure full 
compliance with this section and section 
444, respectively.’’. 
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TITLE 
III—PROHIBITION 
ON 
FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT IN 
CURRICULUM 
SEC. 301. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize 
any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United 
States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control 
over the curriculum, program of instruction, administra-
tion, or personnel of any educational institution, school, 
or school system. 
TITLE 
IV—GENDER 
MARKERS, 
PRONOUNS, AND PREFERRED 
NAMES ON SCHOOL FORMS 
SEC. 401. REQUIREMENT RELATED TO GENDER MARKERS, 
PRONOUNS, AND PREFERRED NAMES ON 
SCHOOL FORMS. 
As a condition of receiving Federal funds from the 
Department of Education, any elementary school (as such 
term is defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) or 
school that consists of only middle grades (as such term 
is defined in such section), that receives such Federal 
funds shall be required to obtain parental consent be-
fore— 
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(1) changing a minor child’s gender markers, 
pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or 
(2) allowing a child to change the child’s sex- 
based accommodations, including locker rooms or 
bathrooms. 
TITLE V—ACCESS TO SCHOOL 
BROADBAND 
SEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that all public elementary 
and public secondary school (including public secondary 
career and technical education school) students should 
have access to broadband. 
TITLE VI—SENSE OF CONGRESS 
SEC. 601. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that all public elementary 
school and secondary school (including public secondary 
career and technical education school) students should 
have opportunities to learn the history of the Holocaust 
and anti-Semitism. 
TITLE VII—GAO REPORT 
SEC. 701. GAO REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
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House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate a report that evaluates and 
analyzes the impact of this Act, and the amendments 
made by this Act, on— 
(1) protecting parents’ rights in the education 
of their children; and 
(2) costs to State educational agencies, local 
educational agencies, elementary schools, and sec-
ondary schools (as such terms are defined in section 
8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)). 
TITLE 
VIII—RULE 
OF 
CON-
STRUCTION ON STUDENT AC-
CESS TO BOOKS AND OTHER 
READING MATERIALS 
SEC. 801. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION ON STUDENT ACCESS 
TO BOOKS AND OTHER READING MATERIALS. 
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this 
Act, shall be construed as authorizing or granting parents 
the right or ability to deny any student who is not their 
child from accessing any books or other reading materials 
that are otherwise available in the library of their child’s 
school. 
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TITLE IX—INAPPLICABILITY TO 
NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS 
SEC. 901. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to impose any 
requirements on non-public elementary or secondary 
schools. 
SEC. 902. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that local educational 
agencies do not have the authority to exercise any direc-
tion, supervision, or control over the curriculum or pro-
gram of instruction of non-public elementary or secondary 
schools. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 
2023. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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