Relating to education; to amend Section 2 of Act 2022-290, now appearing as Section 16-40A-5, Code of Alabama 1975; to prohibit classroom instruction related to gender identity or sexual orientation in public K-12 schools at certain grade levels and in any grade level in a manner that is not age or developmentally appropriate; to require parents to be notified if there is a change in services or monitoring relating to his or her child's mental, emotional, or physical health; to require parents to be notified of health care services available to students and to allow a parent to opt his or her child out; to require parental consent for certain health care screenings or questionnaires for K-12 students; to provide parents with procedures to express their concern with a local board of education's compliance with certain policies; and to provide a remedy in certain situations.
Summary
Education, certain instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation, prohibited; notification of parents regarding student's mental, emotional, or physical health, required; right to opt child out of certain health services, provided; remedies , provided
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introduced
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Apr 2023
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Introduced Apr 20, 2023
Last action Apr 20, 2023
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Introduced and Referred (Education Policy)
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Mack Butler
RRepublican
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