ND HB1362

Defines "parent" as a parent or legal guardian, excluding schools or other institutions serving in loco parentis

Establishes state public policy that parents retain the right and duty to exercise primary control over the care, supervision, upbringing, and education of their children

Affirms that children have the right to protection from abuse and neglect

Preserves the state's compelling interest in preventing, assessing, investigating, addressing, and prosecuting abuse and neglect

Clarifies the section does not supersede chapters 27-20.1, 27-20.2, 27-20.3, and 27-20.4 of the North Dakota Century Code