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Senate Education Committee debates bill on student surveys; members request legal guidance on federal consent rules
Summary
Senate Bill 2105, which would limit third‑party student surveys, prompted extended committee discussion about parental notice, opt‑out vs. opt‑in consent, sample administration of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), and whether current practice complies with federal law (PPRA).
Senate Bill 2105, a proposal regulating third‑party surveys administered to students, drew extensive discussion in the Senate Education Committee about parental notice, opt‑out vs. opt‑in consent, and how survey data are collected and handled. Committee members did not vote on the bill; several asked the chair to request a legal opinion from the attorney general’s office.
Senator Gerhardt (identified in committee as the bill sponsor) said he raised the issue after learning as a parent that multiple families had not been notified when their children took the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and related tobacco surveys. "That's concerning to me, I'm a parent," Gerhardt said, describing informal outreach to other parents that found several who did not recall receiving notification or being offered the…
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