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Main Subject: Education

Parents Bill of Rights Act

This bill establishes various rights of parents and guardians regarding the elementary or secondary school education of their children. Local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools must comply with the requirements of the bill in order to receive federal education funds.

Specifically, the bill requires schools to notify parents and guardians of their rights regarding the education of their children. These rights include the right to

review the curriculum of their child's school;
know if the state alters its challenging academic standards;
meet with each teacher of their child at least twice each school year;
review the budget, including all revenues and expenditures, of their child's school;
review a list of the books and other reading materials in the library of their child's school;
address the school board of the LEA;
receive information about violent activity in their child's school; and
receive information about any plans to eliminate gifted and talented programs in the child's school.

Additionally, the bill directs each LEA to post on a publicly accessible website (or otherwise widely disseminate to the public) the curriculum for each elementary and secondary school grade level. The LEA must also include in its annual report card the overall budget of the LEA and the budget for each elementary and secondary school.

The bill also provides for additional family educational and privacy rights, including by prohibiting schools from selling student information for commercial or financial gain.

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Mar. 27 2023	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Mar. 24
2023

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 213 - 208 (Roll no. 161).
On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 203 - 218 (Roll no. 160).
The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
Mrs. Hayes moved to recommit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. (text: CR H1424)
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tenney amendment No. 22.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (NJ) amendment No. 21.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roy amendment No. 20, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 20.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Roy amendment No. 19, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Roy demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 241, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Roy amendment No. 19.
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1415-1426)

Mar. 23
2023

Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5 as unfinished business.
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Mar. 24 2023	Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 213 - 208 (Roll no. 161).

House bill HR5-118

Parents Bill of Rights Act

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