HB 2654 Summary

• Establishes parental rights including the right to direct education, upbringing, and moral or religious training of minor children without state interference.

• Grants parents the right to access and review all medical and educational records of their minor children, with limited exceptions for active criminal investigations.

• Requires written parental consent before biometric scans, genetic testing, blood or DNA records, and video or voice recordings of minor children are created or shared, with exceptions for court proceedings, law enforcement investigations, and specified school safety purposes.

• Requires prompt notification to parents if an employee of state or governmental entities suspects a criminal offense against their child, unless notification would impede a law enforcement or child safety investigation.

• Prohibits employees from encouraging or coercing minor children to withhold information from their parents, and affirms parental rights cannot be limited except through legal waiver or termination.