Tennessee § 49-1-706 - Written consent required prior to collection of certain individual student biometric data.

§ 49-1-706. Written consent required prior to collection of certain individual student biometric data.

Unless explicitly mandated by state or federal law, a state agency or educational institution shall obtain written consent from parents or students, in the case of students eighteen (18) years of age or older, before collecting any individual student biometric data, student data relative to analysis of facial expressions, EEG brain wave patterns, skin conductance, galvanic skin response, heart-rate variability, pulse, blood volume, posture, and eye-tracking. No state agency or educational institution shall pursue or accept any grant whether from the federal government or any private entity that requires collecting or reporting information in violation of subsection (a). No state or national student assessment shall be adopted or administered in this state that requires collecting or reporting information in violation of subsection (a). Acts 2014, ch. 905, § 8. Code Commission Notes. Former part 7, §§ 49-1-701 — 49-1-703 , concerning the summer science enrichment pilot program, was deleted as obsolete by the code commission in 2009. Compiler's Notes. For the preamble to the act concerning requirements for the adoption of educational standards and use of student data, please refer to Acts 2014, ch. 905. Acts 2014, ch. 905, § 11 provided that the state board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of the act. All such rules and regulations shall be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.