Protection of parental rights.

Plain English: The amendment allows schools to withhold information from parents about their child's health and well-being if they believe sharing the information could lead to abuse or neglect.

• Adds a new clause after line 13 on page 2, allowing school districts to keep certain student health information from parents if it is believed that disclosing this information might result in abuse or neglect as defined by Wyoming state law.

• The amendment text does not specify how schools will determine what constitutes 'abuse' or 'neglect,' leaving these definitions to be found elsewhere in the Wyoming statutes.
• It is unclear how this change might affect existing parental rights and communication practices between parents and school districts.

Plain English: The amendment adds provisions to protect parents' rights and allows them to sue if their rights are violated by the government.

• Adds a new section that grants immunity from tort liability for governmental entities and public employees, except in specific cases outlined in other statutes.
• Inserts language allowing individuals to file civil lawsuits against the state or its agencies if their parental rights are infringed upon.

• The amendment's text does not provide details on how the new civil penalty will be enforced or what specific actions would constitute a violation of parental rights.
• It is unclear from the provided text how this amendment interacts with existing laws and regulations regarding governmental immunity and claims.

Plain English: The amendment removes a previous amendment that was added during the second reading of HB0092.

• Removes an earlier amendment related to parental rights protections.

• The exact details and content of the removed amendment are not provided, so specific changes it made cannot be detailed here.

Plain English: The amendment adds provisions to create a civil cause of action and exceptions to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act when parental rights are violated.

• Adds language to specify that there will be a 'civil cause of action' for violations of parental rights.
• Inserts an exception to the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act related to actions based on contracts entered into by governmental entities.
• Specifies that parents can sue for actual damages if their rights are violated under this section.

• The amendment's text is technical and may require further explanation of legal terms like 'civil cause of action' and 'governmental claims act'.

Plain English: The amendment removes specific lines and references from the bill text to modify parental rights protections.

• Removes language about clarifying all courts on page 1, line 1.
• Deletes an entire line on page 1, line 2.
• Changes a reference from '14-2-206(b) and' to just '14-2-206' on page 1, line 9.
• Removes lines 1 through 6 on page 2.

• The exact impact of these changes is not fully explained in the amendment text provided.

Plain English: The amendment modifies HB0092 to include provisions for parents to sue if their rights are violated and clarifies certain legal protections.

• Adds a new section allowing parents to file civil lawsuits when their parental rights are violated.
• Specifies that the lawsuit can only seek actual damages, not punitive or other types of damages.
• Modifies existing references in the bill to include specific exceptions to governmental immunity and claims procedures.

• The amendment text does not provide details on how 'actual damages' will be determined or what constitutes a violation of parental rights.

Plain English: The amendment removes specific language about courts and certain legal references from the bill text.

• Removes the phrase 'clarifying all courts' from the beginning of the bill.
• Deletes an entire line on page 1, which is not specified in detail.
• Replaces the reference to '14-2-206(b)' with just '14-2-206'.
• Removes lines 1 through 6 from page 2.

• The exact content of the deleted line on page 1 and lines 1 through 6 on page 2 is not provided, making it hard to explain what was removed in detail.

Plain English: The amendment adds the word 'unemancipated' before the term 'parent's' in a specific section of HB0092.

• Adds the word 'unemancipated' to specify that parental rights protections apply only to parents who are not emancipated.

• The amendment does not provide context about what it means for a parent to be 'emancipated,' so further explanation is needed to understand its full impact.