CO SB036

School districts must obtain written parental consent before administering surveys, assessments, analyses, or evaluations that reveal information about students or their families, whether personally identifiable or not.

Consent is not required for assessments administered under sections 22-7-407, 22-7-409, or Part 10 of Article 7 (state standardized testing).

Schools must provide parents written notice of any survey or assessment at least two weeks before administration and make a copy available for viewing at convenient locations and times.

Surveys requiring parental consent cannot collect information about political affiliations, mental/psychological conditions, sexual behavior, illegal behavior, family relationships, privileged relationships, income (except as required by law), social security numbers, or religious practices and beliefs.

School districts can still administer suicide assessments or threat assessments without parental consent, and the law limits outside institutions' use of academic time to gather information from students.