Parents Opt-in Protection Act

This bill would strengthen student privacy rules for school surveys. It says no student can be required to take a survey that reveals personal information about them or their family unless there is prior written consent. If the student is an adult or an emancipated minor, the student must give written consent. If the student is a minor, a parent must give written consent. The consent must be for that specific survey. It also replaces “prior consent” with “prior written consent” in the law to make the requirement clear and stricter.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Students and parents in schools covered by the General Education Provisions Act; schools that give student surveys.
• What changes: Written “opt-in” is required before a student can be required to take certain personal surveys; consent must be specific to the survey.
• When: The text amends existing law; an effective date is not specified in the provided text.