S.B. 1428 Summary

• Requires school boards to adopt procedures for notifying parents when there is a change in their student's services or monitoring related to mental, emotional, or physical health and well-being.

• Prohibits schools from adopting procedures that discourage parental notification or involvement in critical decisions affecting a student's health, with an exception allowing information to be withheld if disclosure would result in abuse, abandonment, or neglect.

• Bans classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through grade three, or instruction that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate per state standards.

• Requires parental consent before administering well-being questionnaires or health screening forms to students in kindergarten through grade three, and mandates notification of all healthcare services offered at schools with option to decline.

• Establishes a formal complaint resolution process allowing parents to request a special master or bring a lawsuit for declaratory and injunctive relief, with courts authorized to award damages and attorney fees to prevailing parents.