The bill strengthens student privacy and parental control by requiring prior written, survey‑specific consent, at the cost of added administrative burdens and the risk of reduced or delayed survey data that schools rely on for assessment and program decisions.
Students and parents gain stronger privacy and parental control because schools must obtain prior written, survey‑specific consent before administering covered surveys.
Schools and local education authorities get clearer legal standards by requiring written, instrument‑specific consent, reducing ambiguity about consent procedures and potential liability.
Schools and local education agencies will face increased administrative burden and costs to collect, track, and manage written, survey‑specific consents.
Students and schools may experience lower survey participation rates, reducing the availability of data used for assessments, program evaluation, research, and policy decisions.
Parents' required prior consent for unemancipated minors could delay time‑sensitive research, evaluations, or compliance processes and complicate districts' ability to meet deadlines.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires prior written, survey‑specific consent from the student (or the parent for unemancipated minors) before administering certain school surveys, analyses, or evaluations.
Requires prior written, survey‑specific consent before students are required to take certain surveys, analyses, or evaluations: the student must provide written consent if an adult or emancipated minor, and the parent must provide written consent for an unemancipated minor. Also establishes a short title for the Act.
Introduced August 15, 2025 by Mary E. Miller · Last progress August 15, 2025