This bill defines character education and creates restraints on a local education agency regarding the use of character education. This bill: - defines terms; - repeals certain requirements related to:civics education; andcharacter education; - prohibits certain local education agency personnel from providing character education to a student in most instances; - provides that this bill does not affect certain individual rights; - requires the state auditor to:receive certain reports;conduct certain investigations; andenforce the provisions of the section; - creates a private right of action; - prohibits the State Board of Education from creating certain rules related to character education; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 53E-9-203, 53F-4-207, 53G-10-204, 67-3-1