MT SB299

School boards must adopt policies ensuring parents have full access to information about their children, including educational records, health information, and any information about a child's purported gender identity or requests to be treated as the opposite sex

Parents must receive at least 5 days' advance notice and provide consent before their child attends instruction or presentations about gender roles, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation

District employees are prohibited from withholding information from parents or encouraging children to conceal information about their educational records, physical/emotional/mental health, or gender identity from parents

School districts must establish complaint procedures requiring written responses within 14 days, with appeals to a board-appointed committee that must act within 30 days

The Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction, or county attorney may file suit against school districts for violations; prevailing parents are entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs after exhausting administrative remedies