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HI HCR60
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/2/2010
Primary Sponsor
John Mizuno
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AI Summary
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Affirms support for a Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution introduced by Representative Peter Hoekstra of Michigan that designates parental rights in child upbringing and education as fundamental rights.
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Proposes constitutional language establishing that neither the United States nor any state may infringe upon parental liberty to direct children's upbringing and education without demonstrating a governmental interest of the highest order.
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Includes a provision prohibiting treaties or international law sources from superseding, modifying, or interpreting the parental rights guaranteed by the proposed amendment.
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Urges the U.S. Congress to propose this constitutional amendment to the states for ratification.
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Directs transmission of certified copies to the President, congressional leadership, state legislatures of sister states, the Parental Rights Organization, and Generation Joshua in Hawaii.
Legislative Description
Parental Rights Amendment; U.S. Constitution
Last Action
(H) Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 17
2/4/2010