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Committee advances "opt-in" parental-rights bill for certain classroom materials
Summary
House Bill 239 would require parental opt-in and advance notice before students receive instruction on certain sexual content; the House Education Committee voted to send the bill to the floor amid debate about scope and implementation.
The House Committee on Education voted to send House Bill 239 to the full House with a due-pass recommendation after testimony from the sponsor, legal counsel and parents who said they found explicit materials in school classes.
Representative Barbara Ehart, the bill sponsor, described the proposal as "about consent" and said it would change the prevailing opt-out practice for certain types of material to an opt-in requirement. The bill would require at least two weeks' notice to parents before lessons that fall within a defined category are taught,…
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