AMENDMENT:
Relating to parental rights.
Amendment Details:
Date:
Jan. 30, 2019
Type:
Congressional Bills
State of Origin:
Indiana (IN)
Congress:
116th Congress (2019-2021)
Summary:
Relating to parental rights.
Text:
"ARTICLE
"SECTION 1. The liberty of parents to direct the up-
bringing, education, and care of their children is a funda-
mental right.
"SECTION 2. The parental right to direct education
includes the right to choose, as an alternative to public
education, private, religious, or home schools, and the
right to make reasonable choices within public schools for
one's child.
"SECTION 3. Neither the United States nor any State
shall infringe these rights without demonstrating that its
governmental interest as applied to the person is of the
highest order and not otherwise served.
"SECTION 4. The parental rights guaranteed by this
article shall not be denied or abridged on account of dis-
ability.
"SECTION 5. This article shall not be construed to
apply to a parental action or decision that would end life.".
HJ 36 IH
Chamber:
House
Sponsor or Proponent:
Banks
Committee of referral:
Judiciary
Comments:
CRS Digest:
Constitutional Amendment
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment stating that the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right; theparental right to direct education includes the right to choose, as an alternative to public education, private, religious, or home schools, and the right to make reasonable choices within public schools for one's child; neither the UnitedStates nor any state shall infringe upon these rights without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served; the parental rights guaranteed by this amendment shall not bedenied or abridged on account of disability; and this amendment shall not be construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life.
Keywords: Constitution and constitutional amendments; Elementary and secondary education; Families; Family relationships
Record Source:
United States Congress. Congress.gov: Legislation. Washington, D.C.: U. S. Congress, undated. https://www.congress.gov
Cite As:
The Amendments Project, edited by Jill Lepore and Tobias Resch, 2023, https://amendmentsproject.org [Record Number b116-h00036, accessed 2026-04-02]. Record Source: [United States Congress. Congress.gov: Legislation. Washington, D.C.: U. S. Congress, undated. https://www.congress.gov]
