RI S2485

Prohibits the state, governmental entities, and institutions from infringing on parents' fundamental rights to direct their minor child's upbringing, education, health care, and mental health without demonstrating a compelling state interest

Establishes specific parental rights including access to school and medical records, consent requirements for biometric scans, DNA collection, and video/voice recordings of children, and notification when criminal offenses against their child are suspected

Requires written parental consent before healthcare providers can deliver services, prescribe medications, or perform medical procedures on minors, with violations punishable by up to one year imprisonment and/or $1,000 fines

Mandates school districts develop parental involvement policies including procedures to learn about courses of study, object to curriculum materials, withdraw children from sex education, and opt out of non-required data collection

Imposes civil penalties of at least $1,000 per instance on school governing bodies that violate notification requirements, with penalties assessed by the attorney general