Update! The legislative session- impact on parental rights.

Update! The legislative session- impact on parental rights.

View In Browser Dear Powerful Parents,   The 80th Legislative session has come to an end and our team worked tirelessly to cross the finish line with our parental rights intact and strengthened. There were a number of bills brought by this legislature that would have diminished your right to parent your children and I am pleased to report that we have been successful in amending or killing many of these bad bills.   AB295- A comprehensive sexuality education bill intended to force every district in Nevada to adopt an expansive and graphic sex ed curriculum and mandate 'opt-out', which eliminates express parental permission before teaching lessons. This bill died without receiving a hearing, we believe based on a number of factors including CCSD opposition based on 2015 parents surveyed and decidedly voted to maintain 'opt-in'. See CCSD statement here. AB430- Could have allowed the Division of Child and Family Services to establish a  family home visiting system by governmental entities to visit the homes of children during early childhood. After working with the bill sponsor, the bill was heavily amended to remove any of the mandates and will only exist as a study of potential benefits for certain underserved populations. AB123- This bill expanded reporting requirements for children exempt from vaccines for religious or medical reasons, to the Department of Health and Human Services as well as the trustee of that district. A large number of engaged parents contacted their legislators and met with committee members and bill sponsors to influence an amendment that served as a sufficient compromise through the remainder of this session. The amendment to the bill did pass its last committee hearing but the bill ultimately died without receiving a full house vote.  SB179- This bill eliminated parental notification requirements that are in Nevada State Statute. It decriminalized every aspect of abortion and It also eliminates important informed consent requirements like asking a woman her age and verifying she is not under coercion. This bill was amended to keep parental notification in Nevada State Statute. This will allow us to potentially pass legislation down the road that will fix this law and allow Nevada, once again, to protect girls through parental notification requirements. AB156- Appoints Educational Guardians for children who are in need of help. We worked with legislators to clarify the language to confirm this bill applies only to children taken into custody of Child Protective Services and CAN include the parent if possible. SB287- Power2Parent was proud to join a broad, bipartisan Right to Know Nevada coalition. This bill requires government agencies to comply with the law and fulfill reasonable records requests. This bill was passed in the final hours of the session, and even though amended will aid organizations like Power2Parent to keep government agencies accountable to taxpayers. SB551- A payroll tax that adds approximately $9.5 million to the Opportunity Scholarship, bringing the amount of money for the program to approximately $10 million a year, however it also eliminates from statute Nevada's ESA (education savings accounts) Program. Although funding was added, the Opportunity Scholarship program has been capped. No new funding will be allowed and no additional students will be admitted into the program, or allowed to access the funds. Democrats removed the Educational Savings Account language, further displaying their anti-parental choice bias. We are grateful for all the support of parents and community members who engaged this legislative process by calling, emailing, and forwarding our information to other concerned citizens. Power2Parent is a non-partisan group who represents parents and families in Nevada. We support legislation that seeks to strengthen families and we support legislators who support parents and strengthening the family. We will continue to monitor legislation for issues that impact parents and families. Your financial support continues to propel Power2Parent into a position to defend your right to parent your children. Please consider partnering with Power2Parent by making a $25 donation that will help us continue to defend parental rights.    Respectfully,   Erin Phillips President Power2Parent 702.672.2090     Power2Parent is a non-profit organization. As such, we rely on your generous donations to keep fighting for parental rights in Nevada. Thank you. Donate Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2019 Power2Parent, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you have expressed an interest in changes to the CCSD Sex Ed curriculum and/or parental rights in Nevada unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences