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Representative Angela urges statewide EdTech registry to protect student data and assess effectiveness
Summary
A sponsor of H.650 told the Senate Education Committee the bill would use Secretary of State business registration forms to create a registry of education‑technology products (including AI) to support enforcement of consumer‑protection and student‑data rules; the bill asks the Agency of Education to report on criteria rather than require the agency to vet each product.
Representative Angela, identified on the record as a senior representative from Williston and a co‑lead sponsor of H.650, testified that H.650 would add a few fields to existing Secretary of State business registration forms so companies offering education‑technology products can be identified and tracked.
"We have to know and understand the universe of products and businesses operating in this space in order to enforce existing consumer protection laws," Representative Angela said, arguing the registry would support enforcement of state and federal law, including student‑data protections. She told the committee the intent is to cast a wide net that would include AI tools.
The bill, originally introduced in a commerce context as a consumer‑protection measure, does not require the Agency of Education (AOE) to vet every product.…
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