This bill enacts provisions related to a student's educational data and informed consent.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- enacts certain rights regarding student data;
- requires an education entity and institution of higher education to:disclose student data under certain circumstances;offer a secure, digital mechanism for obtaining informed consent; andfollow certain procedures when obtaining a student's informed consent;
- allows an education entity and an institution of higher education to impose certain limitations;
- prohibits an education entity and an institution of higher education from:restricting a student's ability to grant informed consent;requiring a student to waive certain rights; orimposing certain limitations on a student's informed consent;
- requires a parent to provide informed consent on behalf of the parent's minor student;
- creates a private right of action; and
- allows the State Board of Education and the Utah Board of Higher Education to issue best practices for informed consent.