HB 2699 Summary

• Requires school districts to allow parents and guardians access to instructional materials upon written request, including the ability to take printed textbooks and supplementary materials off premises for up to 48 hours.

• Mandates each school district maintain an online database of all educational materials used, accessible and electronically searchable by the public through the district website at no cost, effective July 1, 2024.

• Database must include electronic copies of all educational materials and list for each material the school year, grade levels, and specific classrooms and schools where it is used.

• Requires database search functionality by individual fields or combinations of fields, and allows text searching within educational materials when applicable.

• Defines "educational material" broadly to include curricula, textbooks, lesson plans, worksheets, assigned readings, writing prompts, teacher guides, online materials, and primary or secondary source documents.