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Parents’ Bill of Rights
HB 8Signed into law
Protects a parent’s right to make decisions about their child and provides for religious released time. Signed by Governor DeWine on 8 January 2025, in effect 90 days later.
Issues Family
As the legislature titles itTo amend sections 3313.6022, 3314.03, and 3326.11 and to enact sections 3313.473 and 3313.6030 of the Revised Code to enact the Parents' Bill of Rights to require public schools to adopt a policy on parental notification on student health and well-being and instructional materials with sexuality content and regarding school district policies for released time courses in religious instruction.
HB 8
Bill author
D. J. SwearingenHouse district 89, with 45 co-sponsors
Heard in
Senate Education, House Primary and Secondary Education13 hearings on the record
Signed
Jan 8, 2025In effect Apr 9, 2025
Bill text
CCV’s reporting
BREAKING: Governor Signs Parents’ Bill of Rights, School Religious Released TimeJan 8, 2025
Timeline
- Most recent
- Dec 17, 20247th Hearing: Senate Education, chaired by Andrew O. Brenner
- Dec 11, 20246th Hearing: Senate Education, chaired by Andrew O. Brenner
- Dec 10, 20245th Hearing: Senate Education, chaired by Andrew O. Brenner
- Jun 26, 20244th Hearing: Senate Education, chaired by Andrew O. Brenner
- Apr 23, 20243rd Hearing: Senate Education, chaired by Andrew O. Brenner
- Dec 12, 20232nd Hearing: Senate Education, chaired by Andrew O. Brenner
- Dec 5, 20231st Hearing: Senate Education, chaired by Andrew O. Brenner
- Jun 13, 20236th Hearing: House Primary and Secondary Education, chaired by Adam C. Bird
- Jun 6, 20235th Hearing: House Primary and Secondary Education, chaired by Adam C. Bird
- May 9, 20234th Hearing: House Primary and Secondary Education, chaired by Adam C. Bird
- Apr 25, 20233rd Hearing: House Primary and Secondary Education, chaired by Adam C. Bird
- Apr 18, 20232nd Hearing: House Primary and Secondary Education, chaired by Adam C. Bird
- Mar 7, 20231st Hearing: House Primary and Secondary Education, chaired by Adam C. Bird
- Earliest
Committee hearings as the Ohio Legislature records them. CCV’s own account of this bill is the post named above, dated Jan 8, 2025.
