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Senate passes bill regulating school use of facial recognition with parental consent and enforcement carve-outs
Summary
Senators approved Senate Bill 1‑43 to limit use of facial‑recognition technology in K–12 schools, adopting amendments that require parental consent for young students, allow limited operational use for safety where disabling would negate effectiveness, and provide a judicial enforcement mechanism.
The Colorado Senate on March 13 passed Senate Bill 1‑43 to regulate the limited use of facial‑recognition services by schools, adding amendments that narrow consent requirements for younger students, permit some safety‑critical operational uses, and create a judicial enforcement pathway in cases of misuse.
Senator Doherty, sponsor of the bill, said the measure balances student privacy — particularly biometric data — with schools’ safety needs after the temporary prohibition in Senate Bill 22‑113 would otherwise expire in July 2025. “We have worked to reach this balance,”…
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