118 HR 6403 IH: Parents’ Right to Know Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-11-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6403IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 14, 2023Mr. Gaetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the WorkforceA BILLTo amend the General Education Provisions Act to require the disclosure of student medical and counseling records to parents.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Parents’ Right to Know Act.

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Disclosure requirement

Section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232h) is amended—(1)in subsection (a)—(A)by striking All instructional materials and inserting (1) All instructional materials; and(B)by adding at the end the following:(2)All medical or counseling records pertaining to a student shall be available for inspection by a parent of such student, upon request, unless the inspection of such record by the parent is prohibited by a protection order (as defined in section 2266 of title 18, United States Code).; and(2)in subsection (c)(6)—(A)by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), respectively; and(B)by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:(D)

Medical or counseling record

The term medical or counseling record means a record that—(i)is in the possession of a local educational agency; and(ii)relates to medical care or academic or mental health counseling provided to a student..

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Implementation

Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall issue or modify any rules, regulations, policies, or guidance necessary to implement the amendments made by section 2.