Committee holds Student Computer Device Privacy Act after mixed testimony

Mar 19, 2025

S-232 would bar schools from accessing audio or video on student devices except for narrow exceptions; civil liberties groups supported the measure and a public commenter opposed it, arguing the bill left vague terms that could permit surveillance; committee held the bill.

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Senator Valverde presented S-232, the Student Computer Device Privacy Act, which would prohibit school districts and educational institutions from accessing audio or video recording or transmission from students' institutional or personal devices, subject to limited exceptions.

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