CS/CS/HB 1171 - Parents' Bill of Rights

• Creates Chapter 1014, Florida Statutes (Parents' Bill of Rights) establishing fundamental parental rights including directing child's education, upbringing, health care, and mental health; state entities cannot infringe these rights without demonstrating compelling state interest and narrow tailoring.

• Requires written parental consent for health care practitioners and facilities to provide health care services or prescribe medications to minors, with exceptions for abortion care; violations subject to disciplinary action and first-degree misdemeanor penalties.

• Requires district school boards to adopt policies promoting parental involvement that include procedures for parents to access school records, object to classroom materials, withdraw students from sex education, and receive notifications about child's course of study and school activities.

• Mandates written parental consent before biometric scans, DNA/blood records, or video/voice recordings of minors are made or stored by state entities, with limited exceptions for court proceedings, law enforcement investigations, and legitimate school purposes.

• Effective date: July 1, 2019; establishes administrative fines up to $500 for health care facilities violating parental consent requirements and grounds for disciplinary action against health care practitioners.