Committee Approves School Choice Amendment; ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ Heads to U.S. House Floor

(L-R) Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-Va.), Rep. Elise Stafanik (R-N.Y.), House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) hold an event to introduce the Parents Bill of Rights Act in the Rayburn Room at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 1, 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

California Rep. Kevin Kiley’s school choice proposal was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Education and the Workforce Committee last week as part of H.R. 5, or the “Parents Bill of Rights Act,” introduced by House Republicans earlier this month.

Kiley’s proposal would ensure parents have the right to information about schools their child may attend, including those within and outside their district, as well as charter schools.