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This bill would change federal education law to give parents more control over certain school activities covered by student privacy rules. It would require schools to tell parents directly at least 14 days before the activity happens and to get the parent’s written permission before the student can take part. In simple terms, the bill aims to make schools give families more notice and require consent, instead of only informing them.
- Schools would have to send direct notice to parents before the activity takes place.
- The notice would need to be given at least 14 days before the specific date of the activity during the school year.
- Written consent from a parent would be required for the student to participate.
- The bill amends the General Education Provisions Act, which is part of federal education law.
Official Summaries
Parental Oversight and Educational Transparency Act
This bill requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to provide additional notification to, and receive written consent from, parents of students regarding certain school activities that relate to students' privacy.
Under current law, an LEA must annually notify parents of the specific or approximate dates during the school year when specified activities involving information collection, surveys, and screenings are scheduled or expected to be scheduled.
In addition to this required notification, the bill requires an LEA to directly notify a student's parent 14 days before the scheduled activity and receive written consent from the parent in order for the student to participate in the activity.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1416 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1416
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require parental
notification and consent with respect to certain activities, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2025
Ms. Hageman (for herself and Mrs. Miller of Illinois) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require parental
notification and consent with respect to certain activities, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Parental Oversight and Educational
Transparency Act''.
SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS.
Section 445(c)(2)(B) of the General Education Provisions Act (20
U.S.C. 1232h) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The local educational agency'' and
inserting the following:
``(i) In general.--The local educational
agency''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(ii) Written consent required.--In
addition to the notification required under
clause (i), not later than 14 days before the
specific date during the school year on which
an activity described in subparagraph (C) will
occur, the local educational agency shall
directly notify the parent of a student of such
date and receive written consent from such
parent in order for such student to participate
in such activity.''.
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