HB581

Providing for classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity and for parental notification of student health care services; and establishing cause of action for violation.

Introduced·2/12/25
Introduced Text

Pennsylvania HB581 prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for kindergarten through fifth grade students and.

Pennsylvania HB581, known as the Parental Rights in Education Act, prohibits school entities from offering instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The bill also mandates that school entities implement a parental notification procedure for student health care services, including notice to parents, a consent form, and a process for notifying parents of changes in health care services.

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Education Committee
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History

Feb 12, 2025

House

Referred to Education