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AR HB2117

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/6/2017

Primary Sponsor

Jim Sorvillo

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly (2017 Regular)

AI Summary

  • School districts with at least 20,000 average daily students must provide video cameras to classrooms containing nonverbal students upon request by a parent, guardian, board member, or school employee.

  • Cameras must cover all classroom areas except restrooms and areas where students change clothes, and must record audio from all areas.

  • Schools must retain video recordings for at least 6 months and provide written notice to all employees and parents before camera placement.

  • Video recordings are confidential and cannot be released except for investigations involving student abuse documented in the recording, including ethics investigations, child maltreatment investigations, and law enforcement inquiries.

  • Schools cannot use recordings for regular monitoring or teacher evaluations, and must blur the faces of uninvolved students when releasing recordings for authorized viewing.

Legislative Description

To Require Cameras In Certain Classrooms Upon Request.

Last Action

Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint Interim Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE

3/28/2017

Committee Referrals

Education3/7/2017

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