[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6403 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6403

To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require the disclosure 
         of student medical and counseling records to parents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 14, 2023

  Mr. Gaetz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the General Education Provisions Act to require the disclosure 
         of student medical and counseling records to parents.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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.''.

SEC. 3. 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.
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