HB836 Public schools; right to free public elementary and secondary education, discrimination, etc.

↓Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 90%

Prohibits schools from inquiring about, collecting, designating, or disclosing immigration or citizenship status (with narrow exceptions), and requires protocols for handling immigration warrants on school grounds, so less immigration enforcement in schools.

no school board, public elementary or secondary school, school resource officer employed by a local law-enforcement agency in any public elementary or secondary school, or individual who is an employee, contractor, or agent of a school board shall: ... Requesting or collecting information or documentation from a student or the student's parent about immigration or citizenship status, except to the extent required by state or federal law;

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↓Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 85%

Bars schools from disclosing actual or perceived immigration status to law-enforcement or immigration agents except as allowed under 8 U.S.C. §§ 1373 and 1644, and mandates guidance on handling immigration warrants, so less cooperation with federal immigration enforcement in schools.

If the school board or school does not have direct knowledge of the actual immigration or citizenship status of a child, the parent of a child, or another person associated with the child, disclose any matter or information relating to the perceived immigration or citizenship status of a child, the parent of a child, or another person associated with the child to any other person or agency, including any law-enforcement agent or immigration or law-enforcement agency, except as provided in subsection D.

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