HCR24-1005
Parents' Bill of Rights
Submitting to the registered electors of the state of Colorado an amendment to the Colorado constitution concerning creating a parents' bill of rights, and, in connection therewith, establishing certain rights for parents, including the right to direct the parent's child's education, upbringing, and moral or religious training; to enroll the parent's child in a public school, private school, or any other school choice option; to consent to medical or mental health-care treatment for the parent's child; to be promptly notified if an employee of the state suspects that a criminal offense has been committed against the parent's child; to consent or withhold consent to the parent's child's participation in reproductive health and safety education programs; to seek medical or religious exemptions from immunization requirements; to opt out of data collection; to opt out of student information surveys; to review all available materials that the parent's child has borrowed from a school library or accessed in the classroom; to access the parent's child's education records or health records; and to be notified if the parent's child is experiencing gender incongruence.
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Subject:
Bill Summary
Children & Domestic Matters
The concurrent resolution creates a parents' bill of rights and establishes certain rights for parents, including the right to:
- Direct the parent's child's education, upbringing, and moral or religious training;
- Enroll the parent's child in a public school, private school, or any other school choice option;
- Consent to medical or mental health-care treatment for the parent's child;
- Be promptly notified if an employee of the state suspects that a criminal offense has been committed against the parent's child;
- Consent or withhold consent to the parent's child's participation in reproductive health and safety education programs;
- Seek medical or religious exemptions from immunization requirements;
- Opt out of data collection and student information surveys;
- Review all available materials that the parent's child has borrowed from a school library or accessed in the classroom;
- Access the parent's child's education records or health records and be promptly notified of changes in the parent's child's education and health services or monitoring; and
- Be notified if the parent's child is experiencing gender incongruence.
The concurrent resolution prohibits a health-care provider, practitioner, or facility from providing, soliciting, or arranging for the treatment of a child without first obtaining written or documented consent from the child's parent.
(Note: This summary applies to this concurrent resolution as introduced.)