00                             SENATE BILL NO. 89                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to a parent's right to direct the education of a child; and relating to                                
02 questionnaires administered in schools."                                                                                
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
05            Sec. 14.03.016. A parent's right to direct the education of the parent's                                   
06       child. (a) A local school board shall, in consultation with parents, teachers, and school                       
07       administrators, adopt policies to promote the involvement of parents in the school                                
08       district's education program. The policies must include procedures                                                
09                 (1)  allowing a parent to object to and withdraw the child from an                                      
10       activity, class, performance standard, test, assessment, or program the parent believes                           
11       is harmful to the child; a parent may object to an activity, class, or program as harmful                         
12       if the parent believes the activity, class, or program questions beliefs or practices                             
13       involving human reproduction, health, or sex education;                                                           
14                 (2)  providing a parent with an opportunity to review the content of an                                 
01       activity, class, performance standard, test, assessment, or program;                                              
02                 (3)  allowing a parent to withdraw the child from an activity, class,                                   
03       performance standard, test, assessment, or program for a religious holiday, as defined                            
04       by the parent;                                                                                                    
05                 (4)  providing for parent notification not less than two weeks before                                   
06       any human reproduction, health, or sex education instruction or presentation is                                   
07       provided to a child and requiring written permission from the child's parent before the                           
08       child may participate in the instruction or presentation;                                                         
09                 (5)  ensuring that when a child is absent from an activity, class,                                      
10       performance standard, test, assessment, or program under this section, the absence is                             
11       not considered an unlawful absence under AS 14.30.020.                                                            
12            (b)  In this section,                                                                                        
13                 (1)  "child" means an unemancipated minor under 18 years of age;                                        
14                 (2)  "local school board" has the meaning given in AS 14.03.290;                                        
15                 (3)  "parent" means the natural or adoptive parent of a child or a child's                              
16       legal guardian;                                                                                                   
17                 (4)  "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350.                                           
18    * Sec. 2. AS 14.03.110(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
19            (a)  A school district, principal or other person in charge of a public school, or                           
20       teacher in a public school may not administer or permit to be administered in a school                            
21       a questionnaire or survey, whether anonymous or not [, THAT INQUIRES INTO                                         
22       PERSONAL OR PRIVATE FAMILY AFFAIRS OF THE STUDENT NOT A                                                           
23       MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD OR SUBJECT TO PUBLIC OBSERVATION]                                                         
24       unless written permission is obtained from the student's parent or legal guardian.                                
25    * Sec. 3. AS 14.03.110(d) is amended to read:                                                                      
26            (d)  The school shall give a student's parent or guardian an opportunity to                                  
27       review the questionnaire or survey described under (b) or (c) of this section and shall                           
28       give the parent or guardian written notice regarding                                                              
29                 (1)  how the questionnaire or survey will be administered to the                                        
30       student;                                                                                                          
31                 (2)  how the results of the survey or questionnaire will be used; and                                   
01                 (3)  who will have access to the questionnaire, [OR] survey, or results.