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Committee narrows school facial-recognition prohibition but preserves broad ban; SB 143 advances after amendments
Summary
Lawmakers debated amendments to SB 143, which would extend a prohibition on school facial-recognition technology while carving limited exceptions for already-implemented systems; after stakeholder negotiation the committee adopted technical amendments and advanced the bill 4-3 to the Committee of the Whole.
Senate Bill 143, a bill to continue and refine Colorado's prohibition on school-use facial-recognition technology, drew extended debate and multiple stakeholder-driven amendments before the Senate Education Committee advanced the measure to the Committee of the Whole by a 4-3 vote.
Sponsor Senator Lundeen described extensive outreach with stakeholders, including school districts and vendors, and said amendments represent good-faith changes…
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