HB 192: "An Act relating to a parent's right to direct the education of a child; relating to questionnaires administered in a public school; prohibiting a school district from contracting with an abortion services provider; and prohibiting a school district from allowing an abortion services provider to furnish course materials or provide instruction concerning sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 192 01 "An Act relating to a parent's right to direct the education of a child; relating to 02 questionnaires administered in a public school; prohibiting a school district from 03 contracting with an abortion services provider; and prohibiting a school district from 04 allowing an abortion services provider to furnish course materials or provide instruction 05 concerning sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. AS 14.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: 08 Sec. 14.03.016. A parent's right to direct the education of the parent's 09 child. (a) A local school board shall, in consultation with parents, teachers, and school 10 administrators, adopt policies to promote the involvement of parents in the school 11 district's education program. The policies must include procedures 12 (1) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to 13 object to and withdraw the child from a standards-based assessment or test required by
01 the department; 02 (2) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to 03 object to and withdraw the child from an activity, class, or program because of 04 concern regarding 05 (A) content involving human reproduction or sexual matters; 06 (B) inquiries into personal or private family affairs of the 07 student or family that are not a matter of public record or subject to public 08 observation; 09 (3) providing for parent notification not less than two weeks, but not 10 more than six weeks, before any activity, class, or program that includes content 11 involving human reproduction or sexual matters is provided to a child and requiring 12 written permission from the child's parent before the child may participate in the 13 activity, class, or program; 14 (4) recognizing the authority of a parent and allowing a parent to 15 withdraw the child from an activity, class, program, or standards-based assessment or 16 test required by the department for a religious holiday, as defined by the parent; 17 (5) providing a parent with an opportunity to review the content of an 18 activity, class, performance standard, program, or standards-based assessment or test 19 required by the department; 20 (6) ensuring that, when a child is absent from an activity, class, 21 program, or standards-based assessment or test required by the department under this 22 section, the absence is not considered an unlawful absence under AS 14.30.020. 23 (b) The policies adopted under (a)(1), (2), and (4) - (6) of this section may not 24 allow a parent categorically to object or withdraw a child from all activities, classes, 25 programs, or standards-based assessments or tests required by the department. The 26 policies must require a parent to object each time the parent wishes to withdraw the 27 child from an activity, class, program, or standards-based assessment or test required 28 by the department. The policies adopted under (a)(3) of this section must require 29 written permission from the child's parent before each separate activity, class, or 30 program is provided to a child that includes content involving human reproduction or 31 sexual matters.
01 (c) In this section, 02 (1) "child" means an unemancipated minor under 18 years of age; 03 (2) "local school board" has the meaning given in AS 14.03.290; 04 (3) "parent" means the natural or adoptive parent of a child or a child's 05 legal guardian; 06 (4) "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350. 07 * Sec. 2. AS 14.03.083 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 08 (e) A school district and an educational services organization that has a 09 contract with a school district may not contract with an abortion services provider. 10 * Sec. 3. AS 14.03.110(a) is amended to read: 11 (a) A school district, principal or other person in charge of a public school, or 12 teacher in a public school may not administer or permit to be administered in a school 13 a questionnaire or survey, whether anonymous or not, [THAT INQUIRES INTO 14 PERSONAL OR PRIVATE FAMILY AFFAIRS OF THE STUDENT NOT A 15 MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD OR SUBJECT TO PUBLIC OBSERVATION] 16 unless written permission is obtained from the student's parent or legal guardian. 17 * Sec. 4. AS 14.03.110(d) is amended to read: 18 (d) The school shall give a student's parent or guardian an opportunity to 19 review the questionnaire or survey described under (b) or (c) of this section and shall 20 give the parent or guardian written notice regarding 21 (1) how the questionnaire or survey will be administered to the 22 student; 23 (2) how the results of the survey or questionnaire will be used; and 24 (3) who will have access to the questionnaire, [OR] survey, or results. 25 * Sec. 5. AS 14.30.360 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 26 (c) A school district may not permit an abortion services provider or an 27 employee or volunteer of an abortion services provider to offer, sponsor, furnish 28 course materials, or provide instruction relating to human sexuality or sexually 29 transmitted diseases.