SB1702 Summary

• Establishes protections and services for students who are parents, expectant parents, or victims of domestic/sexual violence, ensuring they are identified respectfully, treated with dignity, and provided support to meet educational standards and graduate.

• Allows students who are victims of domestic/sexual violence to transfer schools immediately without restrictions (including to other districts) if their safety or well-being is at risk, with school districts waiving tuition for nonresident transfers.

• Requires schools to adopt confidentiality policies protecting information about a student's status as a parent, expectant parent, or abuse victim, and prohibits disclosure without written consent (unless safety concerns exist).

• Mandates each school designate a trained ombudsperson to serve as a counselor for these students, providing referrals, monitoring policy implementation, and helping students exercise their rights under the law.

• Requires schools to provide reasonable accommodations including flexible attendance, private counseling space, classroom transfers, and make-up work opportunities; permits home instruction for pregnant students, those with parenting obligations, or those experiencing domestic/sexual violence.