HCR 24-1005

HCR 24-1005, also known as the Parents' Bill of Rights, is a bill in Colorado that aims to give parents more control over their children's education and healthcare. It ensures parents have the right to direct their child’s education, consent to medical treatments, review school materials, and be notified if there are any issues with their child's safety or health. The bill also requires schools to obtain parental consent before providing reproductive health information or services to students. Signed into law, this means that these rights for parents are now officially recognized in Colorado.

Official Summary

The concurrent resolution creates a parents' bill of rights and establishes certain rights for parents, including the right to: Direct the parent's child's education, upbringing, and moral or religious training; Enroll the parent's child in a public school, private school, or any other school choice option; Consent to medical or mental health-care treatment for the parent's child; Be promptly notified if an employee of the state suspects that a criminal offense has been committed against the parent's child; Consent or withhold consent to the parent's child's participation in reproductive health and safety education programs; Seek medical or religious exemptions from immunization requirements; Opt out of data collection and student information surveys; Review all available materials that the parent's child has borrowed from a school library or accessed in the classroom; Access the parent's child's education records or health records and be promptly notified of changes in the parent's child's education and health services or monitoring; and Be notified if the parent's child is experiencing gender incongruence. The concurrent resolution prohibits a health-care provider, practitioner, or facility from providing, soliciting, or arranging for the treatment of a child without first obtaining written or documented consent from the child's parent. (Note: This summary applies to this concurrent resolution as introduced.)