HB 2145 Summary

• Requires each pupil's parent or guardian to contribute at least 30 hours of classroom assistance each school year, with the requirement satisfiable by one or multiple parents/guardians collectively.

• Mandates school governing boards develop and adopt policies promoting parental involvement including plans for parent participation in homework, attendance, and discipline.

• Requires procedures for parents to review course materials, learning content, and sources of supplemental educational materials used in schools.

• Establishes procedures allowing parents to withdraw children from instruction or activities based on objections regarding sex, morality, or religion, and requires written parental permission for sex education curricula.

• Requires schools to inform parents of their rights including opt-out provisions for immunizations and AIDS instruction, open enrollment rights, gifted program participation, and access to school report cards and instructional materials.