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Education Committee adopts guardrails for school use of facial recognition, advances bill unanimously
Summary
The committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 143 to permit limited, regulated use of facial recognition technology in K–12 schools for defined educational and safety purposes while adding consent and retention safeguards.
The House Education Committee unanimously advanced Senate Bill 143 after hearing testimony from school officials, civil‑liberties advocates, technology vendors and the Colorado Department of Law.
Co-prime sponsors Representative Armagost and Representative Carter described the bill as an attempt to "strike a balance" between school safety and student privacy, saying it permits limited uses of facial recognition for specific safety or instructional circumstances while seeking to prevent constant biometric surveillance of students and staff. "When there is not a safety threat or appropriate curriculum use, we're not surveilling our students and teachers unnecessarily," Rep.…
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