Amends the Constitution to assert the right of parents to participate in and direct the education of their children free from government interference

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Amends the Constitution to assert the right of parents to participate in and direct the education of their children free from government interference

The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SJR 69 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, provides that the government shall not deny or infringe upon a parent's fundamental right to participate in and direct the education of his or her child, including, but not limited to, the right to home school or otherwise educate a child outside of the public school system free from government regulation, regardless of whether the parent receives financial assistance from the government for purposes of educating a child; the right to access the curricula and lesson plans of the public school and school district in which a child is enrolled; the right to educate a child in a public school that does not teach students or train teachers on critical race theory or diversity-equity-inclusion; and the right to educate a child in a public school that is not required to conform its curriculum to statewide learning standards, as provided in the amendment.

What This Bill Does

• The following summaries of this bill are available: Print All Summaries Introduced Print SJR 69 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, provides that the government shall not deny or infringe upon a parent's fundamental right to participate in and direct the education of his or her child, including, but not limited to, the right to home school or otherwise educate a child outside of the public school system free from government regulation, regardless of whether the parent receives financial assistance from the government for purposes of educating a child; the right to access the curricula and lesson plans of the public school and school district in which a child is enrolled; the right to educate a child in a public school that does not teach students or train teachers on critical race theory or diversity-equity-inclusion; and the right to educate a child in a public school that is not required to conform its curriculum to statewide learning standards, as provided in the amendment.
• This proposed constitutional amendment is substantially similar to SJR 6 (2025).
• OLIVIA SHANNON

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Official Summary Text

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SJR 69 - This proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the voters, provides that the government shall not deny or infringe upon a parent's fundamental right to participate in and direct the education of his or her child, including, but not limited to, the right to home school or otherwise educate a child outside of the public school system free from government regulation, regardless of whether the parent receives financial assistance from the government for purposes of educating a child; the right to access the curricula and lesson plans of the public school and school district in which a child is enrolled; the right to educate a child in a public school that does not teach students or train teachers on critical race theory or diversity-equity-inclusion; and the right to educate a child in a public school that is not required to conform its curriculum to statewide learning standards, as provided in the amendment.

This proposed constitutional amendment is substantially similar to SJR 6 (2025).
OLIVIA SHANNON

Current Bill Text

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 69
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BRATTIN.
5163S.02I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment to article I of the Constitution of
Missouri, by adding thereto one new section relating to education.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the next general election to be held in the 1
state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday 2
in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by 3
the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to 4
the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or 5
rejection, the following amendment to article I of the 6
Constitution of the state of Missouri:7
Section A. Article I, Constitution of Missouri, is amended 1
by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 37, 2
to read as follows:3
Section 37. That the government shall not deny or 1
infringe upon a parent's fundamental right to participate in 2
and direct the education of his or her child. Such right 3
shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: 4
(1) The right to home school or otherwise educate a 5
child outside of the public school system free from any and 6
all government regulation, restriction, or record-keeping 7
requirements, regardless of whether the parent receives 8
state aid, grant moneys, scholarship funds, or any other 9
financial assistance or programming from the government, 10
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either directly or indirectly, for purposes of educating a 11
child; 12
(2) The right to transparent access to the curricula 13
and lesson plans of the public school and school district in 14
which a child is enrolled via the public school's or school 15
district’s publicly accessible website; 16
(3) The right to educate a child in a public school 17
that does not teach students or train teachers or other 18
staff members on: 19
(a) Critical race theory, as such term is defined by 20
law, or any concept that promotes the idea that an 21
individual, by virtue of race, religion, or gender, is 22
inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether 23
consciously or unconsciously; or 24
(b) Diversity-equity-inclusion, as such term is 25
defined by law, or any concept that promotes differential 26
treatment of individuals based on race, gender, religion, 27
ethnicity, or sexual preference, but not including equal 28
opportunity or equal employment opportunity instruction 29
designed to inform individuals about the prohibition on 30
discrimination based on protected class under state and 31
federal law; and 32
(4) The right to educate a child in a public school 33
that is free from any requirement to adopt or develop a 34
curriculum designed to conform to any statewide learning 35
standards or academic performance standards defining the 36
knowledge, skills, and competencies students must achieve in 37
each grade level and course. 38
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