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H552 • 2025

An Act parental rights legislation

An Act parental rights legislation

Education
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Sponsor
David F. DeCoste
Last action
2025-10-29
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Education
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act parental rights legislation

An Act parental rights legislation By Representative DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act parental rights legislation By Representative DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 552) of David F.
  • DeCoste that local public schools and school committees be authorized to reject any and all guidance and directives from Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
  • Education.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-10-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/12/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  2. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Education

  3. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act parental rights legislation
By Representative DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 552) of David F. DeCoste that local public schools and school committees be authorized to reject any and all guidance and directives from Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on Education

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.552

Local public school jurisdictions and school committees have the right to reject any and all guidance and directives from DESE entirely or at the line item level without any fear of reprisal in the form of faculty and administration losing their licensure, criminal referrals of faculty, administration or school committee members, or the withholding of state funds.

The power to dictate all policy and procedure in local school jurisdictions is held by the school committee members and the citizens and parents that elect them.

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