Minnesota SF 753: Requirements modification for parental curriculum review and consent for sexual education curriculum

Status: Referred to Education Policy (as of 2025-01-30)

State: Minnesota · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: SF 753

Subjects: Children and families and Children, Youth and Families Department, Education and Education Department, Education-Pre-Kindergarten-12

Sponsors: Coleman, Drazkowski, Housley, Lucero, Mathews

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to education; modifying requirements for parental curriculum review and​
1.3 consent for sexual education curriculum; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,​
1.4 section 120B.20.​
1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.20, is amended to read:​
1.7 120B.20 PARENTAL CURRICULUM REVIEW.​
1.8 Subdivision 1.General requirements.Each school district shall must have a procedure​
1.9 for a parent, guardian, or an adult student, 18 years of age or older, to review the content​
1.10 of the instructional materials to be provided to a minor child or to an adult student and,​
1.11 including reviewing copies of all instructional or program materials, textbooks, printed​
1.12 content, videos, prerecorded materials, and online resources upon request. If the a parent,​
1.13 guardian, or adult student objects to the content, the procedure must include a process to​
1.14 make reasonable arrangements with school personnel for alternative instruction. Alternative​
1.15 instruction may be provided by the a parent, guardian, or adult student if the alternative​
1.16 instruction, if any, offered by the school board does not meet the concerns of the a parent,​
1.17 guardian, or adult student. The school board is not required to pay for the costs of alternative​
1.18 instruction provided by a parent, guardian, or adult student. School personnel may not​
1.19 impose an academic or other penalty upon a student merely for arranging alternative​
1.20 instruction under this section. School personnel may evaluate and assess the quality of the​
1.21 student's work.​
1​Section 1.​
25-01402 as introduced​12/16/24 REVISOR CR/KR​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 753​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: COLEMAN, Mathews, Drazkowski, Housley and Lucero)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​216​01/30/2025​
Referred to Education Policy​

2.1 Subd. 2.Sexual education curriculum.A school district must not provide sexual​
2.2 education instruction to a student who is a minor if the student's parent or guardian has not​
2.3 provided written consent to the instruction or program.​
2​Section 1.​
25-01402 as introduced​12/16/24 REVISOR CR/KR​

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