AN ACT relating to students.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to establish definitions for the section; state legislative findings and declarations; require a public school to obtain parent approval for their child's participation in any questionnaire or similar activities; establish parental rights relating to student data and privacy; require parental consent prior to using radio frequency identification technology to track students or collect student data; require school districts and public to adopt policies and procedures to comply with the restrictions on use of radio frequency identification technology; establish a cause of action for violation of the section; amend KRS 158.191 to require a local board of education to adopt policies to prohibit the administration of certain examinations or surveys without written parental consent; establish requirements for schools to obtain parental permission, create limitations of the section's applicability; provide that Section 1 may be cited as The Child and Family Privacy Act.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2024
Last action Jan 2, 2024
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Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 2, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Hodgson
RRepublican
P
Josh Calloway
RRepublican
P
Mark Hart
RRepublican
P
Steve Rawlings
RRepublican
P
Steven Doan
RRepublican
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