Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.

House Joint Resolution 38 proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would establish the right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and medical care of their children as a fundamental legal right. This amendment would explicitly protect a parent's authority to choose private, religious, or home schooling as an alternative to public education, while also granting them the right to make specific choices for their child within the public school system.

If passed, the amendment would prohibit federal and state governments from interfering with these parental rights unless they can prove a compelling government interest of the "highest order" that cannot be achieved by other means. Additionally, the resolution specifies that these parental rights cannot be denied or limited based on the disability of the parent.