Posts Tagged ‘legislation’
Action Needed in Indiana for Reasonable Childhood Independence
Several years ago, we had the privilege of weighing in on a model bill being drafted by lawyers at Let Grow to protect “reasonable childhood independence.” This model preserves the right of parents to decide when their children are ready to take a walk or play at a nearby park, without being accused of neglect.…
Read MoreNew Jersey Blinked
The holidays weren’t even behind us yet when the first warning over parental rights legislation was sounded in New Jersey. Assembly Bill 5796, which would require every homeschooling family to visit with a school official for a “welfare visit” on an annual basis, was scheduled to be heard in the Assembly Health Committee on Monday,…
Read MoreUrgent State Alert: New Jersey
The New Jersey Assembly’s Health Committee is taking up a bill on Monday to require every homeschooling family in the state to meet with their local school officials once a year for a “health and wellness check.” Assembly bill 5796 would require school officials to annually assess the wellness of homeschool students, though it fails…
Read MoreA Bridge Across the Aisle for Families
PRF President Michael Ramey with Think of Us CEO Sixto Cancel in Ft. Worth, Texas, on Dec. 3, 2025. Last week, I attended the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) annual States and Nation Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, to present a model policy on Family Separations. ALEC is a cooperative of conservative state lawmakers and…
Read MoreTexas Adopts State Parental Rights Amendment
On Tuesday, Texas voters chose overwhelmingly to add parental rights to their state’s constitution. Supported by Texas Home School Coalition (THSC), Texas Public Policy Foundation, and the Family Freedom Project, the ballot proposition will add to the Texas Constitution the right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children. Your Parental…
Read MoreShutdown Not Stopping the Parental Rights Amendment
A partisan budgeting impasse shut down parts of the federal government on October 1, but that hasn’t stopped the Parental Rights Amendment from moving forward in Congress. On October 1, House Joint Resolution 127 (H.J. Res 127), introducing the Parental Rights Amendment and led by Illinois Rep. Mary Miller, had seven cosponsors. Today, after a…
Read MoreNewsom Signs AB 495 Against Parental Rights
California Governor Gavin Newsom on October 12 signed Assembly Bill 495 into law. This is the bill that allows any adult to sign an affidavit and take charge of major life decisions of a minor child without the knowledge or consent of the parent. Under the law, the person must sign a sworn “Caregiver’s Authorization…
Read MoreTexas: Vote ‘Yes’ on Proposition 15
This November, your ballot will include the opportunity to enshrine fundamental parental rights in the Texas Constitution. Proposition 15 (Senate Joint Resolution 34) would amend the Texas Constitution to include language that recognizes and affirms a parent’s “responsibility to nurture and protect the parent’s child and the corresponding fundamental right to exercise care, custody, and…
Read MoreBringing Reasonable Childhood Independence to Pennsylvania
Several years ago, the Parental Rights Foundation partnered with Lenore Skenazy and Diane Redleaf at Let Grow in drafting legislation to limit a state’s definition of “neglect.” Under the law we drafted together, that term would no longer apply to letting a child walk to school or to the park, or otherwise play outside unsupervised…
Read MoreParental Rights Amendment Introduced in Congress
On Friday, September 19, Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL-15) introduced a resolution to Congress proposing the Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. By Tuesday, the resolution had been assigned a number: House Joint Resolution (HJRes) 127. At the time of introduction, the resolution had the support of six cosponsors: Reps. Sheri Biggs (R-SC-3), Ashley Hinson…
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