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SB 2896

Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act; enact.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Angela Hill

SB 2896 aimed to define families’ rights and responsibilities in education, but it died in committee and has no enacted provisions.

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Bill Summary · SB 2896

Summary — SB 2896: "Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act; enact."

Status: Died in Committee (reported as Died In Committee on 2025-02-04)
Primary sponsor: Senator Lee
Subject area: Education

Overview / Purpose

SB 2896 is titled the "Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act." The title and subject classification indicate the bill was intended to address education-related rights and responsibilities of families (parents, guardians, and students). No bill text or detailed version content was supplied with the materials provided, so the precise statutory changes, definitions, or required actions are not available in this record.

What the record shows (key facts)

  • Sponsor: LEE (primary)
  • Subject: Education
  • No version content was provided in the supplied materials, so specific provisions cannot be quoted or enumerated.
  • Status: Reported as Died In Committee on 2025-02-04.

Legislative and procedural history (chronological highlights)

  • 2024-01-19: Introduced (record shows initial introduction in Jan 2024).
  • 2024-01-22: Passed First Reading.
  • Early 2024: Referred to multiple committees (TCA/PSM, WAM; later TCA/GVO and WAM). Public hearing scheduled 02-13-2024.
  • 2024-02-13: TCA and GVO committees recommended passage with amendments. Committee votes: TCA — 5 Aye; GVO — 4 Aye, 1 Excused.
  • 2024-02-16: Report adopted; passed Second Reading as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
  • 2025-01-20 and 2025-02-04: Record shows referral to Education and then Died In Committee on 2025-02-04.
  • 2025-03-14 and 2025-04-07: Additional entries show the bill was filed/received and referred to Health & Human Services and read the first time in April 2025 — the record contains inconsistent date sequences across 2024–2025.

Note: The supplied legislative action list contains overlapping and inconsistent dates spanning 2024–2025. The authoritative status entry indicates the bill ultimately died in committee.

Who would be affected

Because full text is not available, the likely affected parties (based on the bill title and subject) would typically include:
- Parents and legal guardians
- Students (K–12 and possibly postsecondary, depending on text)
- Public (and possibly private) school administrators and teachers
- School districts and state education agencies

Potential impacts (hypothetical / illustrative)

If enacted, a “Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act” in the education context could:
- Clarify parental notification and consent requirements (for curriculum, health services, counseling, records access)
- Define family responsibilities for student attendance, discipline, or participation
- Create dispute-resolution or complaint procedures between families and schools
- Require school policies or training related to family engagement

These are plausible areas based on the bill title only; they are not actual provisions of SB 2896 as no text was available.

Current status / Next steps

  • The bill did not advance to enactment; it is recorded as Died In Committee (2025-02-04).
  • For authoritative details or to review actual legislative language, consult the official bill text on the legislature’s website or contact the sponsor’s office.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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