2016 Regular Session Parental Authority Act; create. AN ACT TO CREATE THE PARENTAL AUTHORITY ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE SHALL NOT INFRINGE ON THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF PARENTS TO DIRECT THE UPBRINGING OF THEIR CHILDREN UNLESS THE STATE HAS A COMPELLING GOVERNMENTAL INTEREST; TO ENUMERATE CERTAIN RIGHTS THAT ARE RESERVED TO THE PARENTS OF A MINOR CHILD; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO DEVELOP A POLICY TO PROMOTE THE INVOLVEMENT OF PARENTS; TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POLICY DEVELOPED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT; TO PROVIDE THAT A PARENT'S CONSENT IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM A SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON A MINOR AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT CONSENT IS REQUIRED BEFORE PERFORMING A MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATION ON A MINOR AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 03/14/16 at 14:45 H B 985 House Bill 985 HB 985 H Dead General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority July 1, 2016 Constitution T ../../House_cmtes/CO.xml Criswell ../../House_authors/Criswell.xml Boyd ../../House_authors/Boyd.xml Brown ../../House_authors/Brown.xml Eubanks ../../House_authors/Eubanks.xml Foster ../../House_authors/Foster.xml Hale ../../House_authors/Hale.xml Hopkins ../../House_authors/Hopkins.xml 1 02/08 (H) Referred To Constitution 2 02/23 (H) Died In Committee ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0985IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0985IN.htm ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0985IN.pdf ../../../../documents/2016/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0985IN.htm N ../../../../documents/2016/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB0985.pdf