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Committee moves to replace lawsuit right with local school-board complaint process in bill addressing parental notification
Summary
A legislative committee amended a bill to remove a statutory private right of action and require parents to file complaints with local boards of education; the committee approved the bill as amended despite several members voicing opposition.
A Senate education committee on Tuesday amended Senate Bill 76 to remove a statutory cause of action for alleged violations and replace it with an administrative complaint process handled by local boards of education, then voted to pass the bill out of committee as amended.
The amendment replaces the bill's subsection that allowed individuals to sue and recover attorney fees with a process in which a parent "aggrieved by a violation of the statute" files a written complaint with the school district's Board of Education. The board must appoint an investigating committee, which must meet with the parent and -- within 30 days after receipt of the complaint -- present written recommendations to the board. The board is required to consider the…
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