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Committee rejects concurrence on parental-access bill after competing amendments; measure tabled
Summary
Senate Bill 299, a parental-access and identity-instruction measure, faced competing coordination amendments and sharp debate about local control and grievance procedures; the committee voted 5–10 against concurrence and then tabled the bill.
The House Education Committee considered Senate Bill 299, a measure to revise laws on parental involvement and require school boards to adopt policies giving parents full access to information about their child. After a series of roll-call votes on competing coordination amendments, the committee did not concur with the Senate bill and tabled it.
Staff explained the amendments were intended to align SB299 (Title 40 language) with House Bill 471 (Title 20) and to avoid inconsistent…
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