HB4442 Summary

• State Board of Education must assist school districts that offer evidence-based parenting education models for grades 6-12, with instruction eligible for regular school credit.

• Parenting education curriculum includes child growth and development, childbirth and child care, family structure and management, prenatal and postnatal care, child abuse prevention, interpersonal relationships, and parenting skill development.

• School districts may offer parenting education courses outside regular school hours to district residents, with fees not exceeding per capita costs, though fees may be waived for indigent students or those with educational need.

• Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, a 3-year pilot program provides grants to participating school districts with grades 9-12 to implement parenting education as part of health and wellness student-learning requirements.

• Pilot program instruction must include family structure and management, child abuse prevention, aspects of family relationships, and parenting competency development aligned with social and emotional learning standards; pilot program provisions expire after 3 years.