Parental Notice on Abortion Information

Full Title:
SHIELD Act

Summary#

This bill would change the General Education Provisions Act to require certain local educational agencies to notify parents before distributing or sharing information about abortion or abortion-related services with students. The public material available is limited. The bill is titled to require parental notice, was introduced in the House, and was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on 2026-08-27. Sponsors listed in the metadata are W. Steube, Harriet Hageman, Sheri Biggs, and Diana Harshbarger. No full bill text or additional details are publicly available.

What it means for you#

If this bill becomes law, schools covered by the rule would need to give parents notice before giving students information about abortion or abortion-related services. Which local educational agencies are covered, what the notice must say, how and when notice would be given, and any exceptions are not available in the public material.

Expenses#

No publicly available information on costs, budget effects, or funding for implementing the requirement is included in the provided material.

Proponents' View#

No publicly available information in the bill text or metadata describes reasons supporters give for the proposal or the benefits they claim.

Opponents' View#

No publicly available information in the bill text or metadata describes reasons opponents give against the proposal or concerns they raise.