Bill > HR4986

This bill amends the General Education Provisions Act to strengthen parental and student consent requirements for surveys, analyses, or evaluations that request personal information. Specifically, the bill requires prior written consent before a student can be required to participate in any survey that seeks sensitive personal details about themselves or their family. The legislation clarifies that consent must be specific to each individual survey, and provides protections for both adult/emancipated students (who can provide their own consent) and unemancipated minors (for whom parental written consent is required). The bill aims to give parents and students more control over sharing personal information in educational settings, ensuring that participation in potentially invasive surveys is voluntary and requires explicit, informed permission. By mandating written consent and making it survey-specific, the bill seeks to protect student privacy and give families more agency in deciding what personal information they are willing to disclose through school-administered surveys.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4986/all-info