AZ HB2286

School districts and charter schools must obtain written informed consent from parents before administering surveys that are retained longer than one year and solicit personal information about pupils in 14 specified categories including mental health, medical history, religious beliefs, sexual behavior, financial information, and gun ownership.

School districts and charter schools must obtain written informed consent at the beginning of each school year on a separate, transparent form and cannot include consent requests in handbooks or combine them with other consent requests.

Pupils whose parents do not consent to survey participation cannot be penalized and must be provided an alternative educational activity, which counts toward daily attendance and does not mark them absent.

Survey responses cannot be included in school rating systems, accountability systems, or student information systems, and no penalties or rewards may be imposed on staff or schools based on survey participation rates.

Violations result in civil penalties of $1,000 per student for transparency violations and up to $500 for other violations; parents, the attorney general, or county attorneys may file complaints and initiate lawsuits for non-compliance.