SB 2188 Summary

• Requires written parental consent before health care practitioners provide services, prescribe drugs, or perform medical procedures on minors, with exceptions for abortions and direct clinical laboratory encounters.

• Establishes fundamental parental rights including directing child's upbringing, education, and health care; requires strict scrutiny standard for government actions infringing on these rights; prohibits employees from encouraging minors to withhold information from parents.

• Mandates school districts develop policies allowing parents to object to instructional materials, opt children out of sex education and sexuality instruction, learn about school clubs and activities, and inspect educational materials.

• Requires school superintendents to provide parents information about their rights within ten days of written request, with appeal process to school board if superintendent denies or fails to respond.

• Prohibits school districts from collecting district-level data on minors unless required by law.

• Establishes class B misdemeanor penalty for health care practitioners who violate parental consent requirements.