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New state survey rules: HB 182 requires active parental consent at registration for some student surveys
Summary
Privacy staff explained HB 182’s changes to Utah’s student‑survey rules, saying the law clarifies protected topics (including preferred pronouns), requires active parental consent at school registration for three survey types (early‑warning system surveys, SEL surveys, and the school climate survey), and tightens notice requirements.
Katie, a member of the Utah State Board of Education privacy team, outlined how HB 182 amends Utah’s student‑survey law and what school systems must do to comply. The law updates the state’s version of a PPRA‑style statute to explicitly treat items such as preferred pronouns and gender identity as protected topics that require parental consent before educators solicit them.
The legislation creates a narrower, earlier consent window for three categories of surveys. For surveys tied to an early warning system, surveys containing social‑emotional learning (SEL) questions, and the USBE school climate survey, HB 182 requires active parental consent collected at the time a student registers for school.…
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