MS SB2761

Establishes fundamental parental rights to direct the upbringing, education, health care, and mental health of minor children, requiring the state to demonstrate compelling interest and narrow tailoring before infringing on these rights.

Prohibits state employees from encouraging or coercing minors to withhold information from parents and mandates written parental consent for biometric scans, DNA records, and video/voice recordings of children, with limited exceptions for safety, academic activities, and court proceedings.

Requires each local school board to adopt a policy promoting parental involvement that includes procedures for parents to object to instructional materials based on morality, sex, or religion concerns, and to withdraw children from sex education or sexuality instruction.

Mandates school districts provide parents with information about their rights, including opt-outs for immunizations and data collection, access to instructional materials, school choice options, and procedures for appealing denied information requests to the school board within 10 days.

Prohibits health care practitioners from providing services or medical procedures to minors without written parental consent, with violations subject to disciplinary action by licensure boards and administrative fines for health care facilities.