S.B. 296 Student Consent Amendments

What this bill does

The bill would treat a student's transcripts, course history, and other education records as the student's own, so schools, universities, or vendors would need the student's informed consent before accessing or sharing them. It would also require institutions to offer a secure digital way for students to give that consent, and it applies to public schools and state colleges and universities.

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Every vote

• 4 yes, 1 no, 1 absentSenate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee: vote to approve it · Feb 23, 2026Who voted how
• 25 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFirst of two Senate votes · Mar 2, 2026Who voted how
• 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absentFinal Senate vote · Mar 3, 2026Who voted how
• 10 yes, 0 no, 5 absentHouse Education Committee: vote to approve it · Mar 4, 2026Who voted how
• 63 yes, 0 no, 12 absentFinal House vote · Mar 6, 2026Who voted how
• 27 yes, 0 no, 2 absentSenate vote to accept the other chamber's changes · Mar 6, 2026Who voted how

Hearings and debates

• Feb 23, 2026 Senate Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (23 turns)

  1. Committee chair1:17:41

     Senator Cullimore, uh, the bill you have in front of us is Student Consent Amendments. Um, appreciate your being here, and I'm gonna turn the time over to you.

  2. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:17:53

     Alright, thank you, chair and committee. Um, this, this bill is in line with a lot of the government data principles that we are establishing elsewhere in the law. Um, it, it relates to education data, and what this bill suggests is that the education data is the property of the student. So this is the same principle that Utahans already recognized in medical records, that their, their data belongs with the patient and it can't be shared without permission. What this bill does is it confirms that students, or if the students are minor, their parents, um, control access to educational records. It requires informed consent before the educational data is accessed or shared with third party creates clear rules. So schools, universities, and vendors all follow the same standard committee for Discuss Act Educational data as it pertains to this bill, is simply transcript and course history. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So, enrollment history, grades and academic records are, are personally, are personally identifiable information connected to the education records. So basically we're, we're creating a different default where the parent or where the kids, the students actually have their educational records and make the determinations of where and how those are, those are sent. Um, and that's, that's essentially the bill. So I'm happy to answer any questions.

  3. Committee chair1:19:17

     Uh, do I have questions from the kidney? I, I, uh, Senator Kwan.

  4. Sen. Karen Kwan1:19:23

     Thank you, Madam Chair. Um, I, I know I saw in the bill that there's some considerations for FERPA and some of the, um, uh, how this will work with ferpa, but could you talk a little bit about that please?

  5. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:19:39

     Yeah, so fer FERPA is the floor saying that, you know, these, uh, this data has to be, has to be protected, but doesn't really establish, um, it, it doesn't prohibit the student from, from being able to access this and distributed just like medical records. You're not in violation of HIPAA if you are the patient and you decide to share your records. And so FERPA iss the same way we're giving the students the ability to share these records, and we're not, we're not, uh, blowing open the, you know, any holes in FERPA where we're, we're giving permission to the, uh, institutions to start sharing this rather than rather just giving it back to the student.

  6. Sen. Karen Kwan1:20:18

     And some follow ups. Madam, I'm sure, if I may. Sure, please. So, um, I know that FERPA itself has, uh, informed consent process that students can do that, uh, you know, even without this, unless, um, maybe some of our institutions are not, um, honoring that is, are we seeing any issues with the current informed consent process?

  7. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:20:42

     I don't think we're seeing issues, but what we are seeing is there are roadblocks and obstacles for, for, uh, students. It's not always easily easy for them to access their own, their own records. And, and really it's, it's, it's almost as if those records become, uh, property of the institution as opposed to the students. So they can, they can obviously get those, we're not concerned about the, the institutions violating ferpa, rather, we're just trying to create a better, a more, a more easy path for students to, to, uh, use their records as they want. You know, they may, they may take courses in multiple different institutions and, you know, but, but maybe need to, uh, accumulate those in, in a certain spot and take it to a different institution for grad school, for job applications, for resumes, or for, you know, anything like that. And just, uh, you know, transferring who the student always owns the records, but transferring the ability to really manage those records.

  8. Sen. Karen Kwan1:21:46

     So, um, Madam Chair, if I may, just to make sure I understand, this is more of a clarification of FERPA laws to make sure that our institutions understand that the students do have the right, uh, within FERPA to have informed consent, but that our institution should not create barriers, um, in order for them to, um, to transfer information with their informed consent. Is that correct?

  9. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:22:16

     I, I think that's a, a good summary.

  10. Sen. Karen Kwan1:22:19

      Okay. Um, and Madam Chair, I, I know that some of our institutions are still looking at this 'cause it just, just came out and, um, they may have some concerns about, um, that, that sending information out, uh, to third parties, uh, even with the, um, informed consent, just in case there's some mix up with a student giving third con, uh, sorry, sorry. Giving informed consent and then withdrawing that third or that informed consent because they do have the right to withdraw it too. So they're just kind of trying to figure this out. And I'm not against this bill at all. I, I think that it, that clarification can be important, but I, I would like to, um, continue to have conversations about how that all would work, you know, as we go through this process. Thank you.

  11. Committee chair1:23:08

      Thank you. Senator Johnson.

  12. Sen. John D. Johnson1:23:12

      I, I'm kind of wondering, so, uh, I'm, I'm wondering about the chain of custody, uh, when, when the student shares this information, and, and I think both of these things actually could be solved with, uh, technology, right? Where you've got, where you, you have to be able to maybe put a digital signature on it or something so that when it flows from, you know, from, from the institution to the student that shares that there needs to be some mark on it that says, this actually is the, uh, authentic transcript, right? And then, and then I, I, I also worry about this idea of how, how do you, how do you then stop the sharing of that once that happens, right? And so, you know, it could be a portal that goes into, and the student could also, could, could always go back and, and, uh, say, I don't wanna share this anymore. Right? But I think those are the important things, right? To, to make sure that this data doesn't get out in the wild.

  13. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:24:18

      Yeah. I think, uh, underline 1 25, that's, that's what's contemplated is that it would, the institutions would offer a secure digital or electronic mechanism. And so what that looks like, I think is up, you know, is, is, uh, maybe not totally clear yet. And but, but that's the idea that there would be some technology that would, that would allow for that.

  14. Sen. John D. Johnson1:24:43

      Okay. So I, I have, I mean, I, I've always felt like transcripts, we should put barriers in place in front of students being able to get transcripts shared from institution to institution. And, um, we've been known to do that. Um, but that really is the student's record. And just like medical records, they should be able to have access. But the process of how we do that is really important. Uh, and making sure, first of all, that if a student does give consent, you're really clear about who they're giving consent to, that the authenticity of that record, and particularly in the world of your AI worlds and we call 'em more, um, becomes even more important, um, to make sure that it's really authentic data, um, and records that are being shared. I think that's the protection of the student, but it's also the protection of, uh, the people who receive that information as well. So, just want you to be really thoughtful about that and what that looks like in this process because, um, the concept is the right concept, I think. Um, it's just the how. Yeah. Okay.

  15. Committee chair1:25:57

      Do, is there anybody else from the committee? Alright, uh, do I have anybody from the public who would like to speak to this bill? Seeing none. Do I have anyone online? Okay. I'm gonna return to the committee for a discussion in action.

  16. Sen. John D. Johnson1:26:18

      I That we pass this bill out favorably.

  17. Committee chair1:26:28

      Uh, Okay. We have a motion to pass out favorably Senate Bill 2 96 Student Consent amendments. Um, any discussion to that motion? That's my problem With Senator Juab.

  18. Sen. Steve Stevenson1:26:43

      Thank you, Madam Chair. I just wanna explain my vote. Um, I again think that this is important to, uh, uh, to have this conversation because students should have the right to their privacy. Um, but I think that there are, uh, still many questions within what does that mean and how will this work? Um, so I, I will be a no today. Um, but I know that the good senator will continue to work on those issues and I think that, um, if I'm counting right, it will still move forward. So that's a, that's a marker I'm a no today, but I, I could easily become a a yes when, uh, we talk a little bit more about that, that process.

  19. Committee chair1:27:27

      Okay. Alright. Okay. Senator Cullimore, would you like this? Um,

  20. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:27:35

      Um, yeah, I think, I think there's obviously some work to do on the logistics and making sure that this is properly implemented. Um, and, uh, yeah, it, it is, uh, it's a high number Bill and, uh, we'll, we'll get some input and see, you know, see what we can do to work through some of that.

  21. Committee chair1:27:53

      Okay. Alright. Senator Johnson some, oh, wait. Okay. Alright. Um, all in favor of passing out, um, Senate Bill 2 96 student consent amendments. Um, please indicate by saying aye aye. Aye.

  22. Sen. John D. Johnson1:28:12speaker not certain

      But I'm gonna say my aye is very dependent. It's kind of like I on i on committee. Um, really need to think through the how on this bill.

  23. Committee chair1:28:23

      Uh, those are opposed, say Senator Stevenson is I, Uh, thank you Senator. Those opposed? Okay, so the bill passes out four to one, so, um, thank you very much. We appreciate that and hope that you'll kind of deal with the how.

• Mar 2, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
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  1. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore44:13

     I have a, I have a sub, um, motion to delete title and body of 2 96 and replace with the first substitute Senate bill 2 96.

  2. Presiding officer44:25

     Okay, we have that proceed. Discussion two presentation on the sub please.

  3. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore44:32

     The sub is based on, uh, this is this, the intent of this bill is to allow students to have more control over their, their data and their transcripts. And the sub is, is a compromise between stakeholders and Yi to allow for the digi to allow for a digital platform for that, uh, ownership, if you will.

  4. Presiding officer44:57

     Okay. Is there discussion to the motion substitute? Seeing none. All in favor deleting entitled Embody Senate bill 2 96 and replacing with first substitute Senate bill 2 96. Say aye A And opposed I'll rule that passes now to the substituted bill.

  5. Presiding officer45:13

     Senator Cullimore.

  6. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore45:18

     Thank you Mr. President Tim. Um, crap. So this, this bill enacts, um, the availability and the, the ability of students to access their own transcripts and have a little bit more control over that to bring us up to 2026. So, so students are really the ones dictating when and where their transcripts are sent, as opposed to having to jump through hoops of higher institution to get these things transferred. Um, it, the intent of the bill is that there will be a secure digital mechanism for obtaining informed consent from students to do this and for allowing for that, uh, uh, transfer of transcripts.

  7. Presiding officer46:05

     Thank you. Does that conclude your presentation? It does. Discussion of the bill. Senator Kwan.

  8. Sen. Karen Kwan46:11

     Thank you Mr. President Pro Tem. Will the sponsor yield?

  9. Presiding officer46:14

     Will you yield Senator? Yes. Proceed. Thank you.

  10. Sen. Karen Kwan46:18

      Uh, so in committee, we had a, a question brought up from about third party, um, receivers of that data. I know that there's already informed consent within ferpa, uh, uh, so within federal law, and the question that was brought up, and I also have this question, is what happens with the chain of command? If a student releases information or, uh, has informed consent, uh, to release information to a third party and then the third party for whatever reason, may release information or the student releases it again to a different, uh, party, uh, is, are the institutions liable?

  11. Presiding officer47:04

      Senator Cullimore?

  12. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore47:07

      My understanding is that under ferpa, no. If, if a student gives consent for, for their transcripts or whatever to be shared, then the, the liability then ends for the, the institution of higher education.

  13. Sen. Karen Kwan47:21

      Okay. Thank you. That was my concern And committee. Thank you.

  14. Presiding officer47:24

      Thank you. Further discussion to the bill saying none. Senator Colmore back to you for summation or a motion.

  15. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore47:31

      I'll move that we read first substitute Senate bill 2 96 for a third time,

  16. Presiding officer47:36

      The question is, shall first substitute Senate bill 2 96? Be read for a third time. Roll call vote.

  17. Senate clerk (roll call)47:41

      Senator Spery Lewin Brammer. Thus Comore Aye. As Camilla Fillmore Aye. Grover Harper Aye. Kins Aye. Ipson Aye. Johnson k Juab McKay Aye. Macl Milner Musman Owens pitcher Plum Rebi Sandal Stevenson Stratton Vickers Weiler Aye. Wilson Aye. Winterton President Adams Aye.

  18. Presiding officer48:34

      First substitute Senate Bill 2 96, having received 25 VA votes, zero na votes four being absent will be read for a third time. Senator Cullimore, do you wanna encircle? Oh, you didn't wanna encircle on second. Okay, we will move. Uh, let me move to the third reading calendar and then Senator Stratton will come back to you afterwards. Okay. We're now on the third reading calendar. Senator Comore,

• Mar 3, 2026 Senate floor debate▶ Watch
  Transcript (13 turns)

  1. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:50:10

     and decide who can receive it. It puts students in control of their transcript, data, enrollment information, course history, and credentials. Uh, it requires true informed consent. So the students must be told what data is being shared with whom for what purpose, how long, and that they can revoke it. And that institutions cannot bundle unrelated terms or force students to waive other rights just to grant that consent. Uh, we're asking that the institutions cannot deny to delay or restrict a student's ability to authorize disclosure if the consent complies with the law and that they should implement reasonable tech technical safeguards, but not undermined a student's underlying right to access this stuff. Uh, This bill expressly, uh, complies with ferpa, but but further indicates that data can only be shared for a bonafide educational purpose. And third parties must agree to use the data only as authorized, uh, not to disclose it. And that if a third party receives data, um, for more than 10 students are subject to additional Utah student data protection requirements. And then finally, it puts enforcement where it belongs and, and, uh, indicates that students have a private right of action against third parties and institutions that are not liable for third party's misuse when they comply with the statute. So it protects institutions in the, in that regard. So, uh, with that, I believe this bill will move in the right direction to allow students to access and control their data as it pertains to higher education and, uh, take steps in the right direction.

  2. Speaker (presiding)1:51:50

     Thank you. Does that conclude your presentation? It does. Okay. To the bill Senator Milder.

  3. Sen. Ann Millner1:51:58

     So I just wanna thank the sponsor. Um, we heard this bill and committee and their, the conceptual framework I think committee members were comfortable with, but the how was one of the issues and really appreciate the sponsor working with, uh, the higher ed board to get this in the right place.

  4. Speaker (presiding)1:52:23

     Thank, thank you Senator Millner. Senator Cullimore, I don't see any further discussion. I'm gonna go to you for summation and a motion.

  5. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:52:29

     With that, I'll just make the motion that we pass first substitute Senate Bill 2 96.

  6. Speaker (presiding)1:52:36

     Thank you. And the question is, shall first substitute Senate Bill two ninety six pass Roll call vote.

  7. Unknown speaker1:52:41speaker not certain

     Senator Baldy Aye. Lewin Aye. Rammer Aye. Bus? Aye. Comore Aye. Escamia Fillmore Grover Aye. Harper Hankins Ipson Johnson Quan McKay Aye. Macl Milner Mussman Owens pitcher Plum Bie Sandal Stevenson Stratton Vicars Weiler Wilson Winterton, president Adams Aye.

  8. Sen. Ronald M. Winterton (presiding)1:53:29

     First substitute Senate Bill 2 96 having received 27 yay votes, zero nay votes, two being absent, passes his body and will be sent to the house for their consideration.

  9. Speaker (presiding)1:53:43

     I'm gonna go to Senator Pitcher and then I'm gonna go to Senator Stratton. Senator Pitcher.

  10. Sen. Stephanie Pitcher1:53:48

      Thank you. Motion to encircle Senate Bill three 16.

  11. Speaker (presiding)1:53:51

      Thank you. Have a motion. Encircle First substitute House bill 1 0 3, correct.

  12. Sen. Stephanie Pitcher1:53:56speaker not certain

      Three 16 Pardon? Three 16 Oh, Excuse me. Motion to encircle Senate bill 3 3 16 Circled on third.

  13. Speaker (presiding)1:54:13

      Okay. Oh, public employee's attorney. There we go. We have Senate Bill three 16. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Will let Motion passes. The bill is un

• Mar 4, 2026 House Education Committee▶ Watch
  Transcript (43 turns)

  1. Committee chair1:40:57

     Uh, back to you, Senator Colmore, uh, Senate bill 2 2 96. First substitute student consent amendments.

  2. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:41:04

     Okay, thank you. So this bill affirms that students, including former students, have the right to access their own educational data and decide who can receive it. So it's puts, it puts students in control, and I'm, I'm mostly talking, I'm talking higher ed students in control of their transcript data, enrollment information, course history, and credentials. It requires true informed consent. So students must be told what data is being shared with whom for what purpose, how long, and they can revoke that. And it prohibits institutions from bundling unrelated terms or force students to waive other rights just to give that consent. Uh, so schools cannot deny delay or restrict a student's ability to authorize disclosure. If the consent complies with the law, they can implement reasonable technical safeguards, but can't undermine the student's underlying right here. Um, so the key policy thing we're trying to do is just remove unnecessary barriers for students to move their transcripts around. Uh, data. Data can only be shared with bonafide educational purpose. Third parties must agree, uh, not to use, to use the data only as authorized, not to disclose it. Um, and if a third party violates the law, students have a private right of action against that third party. Institutions, it's important to note, are not liable for the third party's misuse when they're, when they comply with the statute. Um, and then in, in the substitute, it, I think a lot of people agreed with the principles behind this. The question was, and the how, and there was some negotiations between stakeholders and Yui to kind of develop how that will happen in a di digital platform. And so, uh, I I believe that that was mostly resolved.

  3. Committee chair1:42:44

     Okay. Thank you. Does that conclude your presentation?

  4. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:42:46

     It does. All right. To the members of the committee

  5. Committee chair1:42:48

     for clarifying questions. Uh, go ahead, representative Faye.

  6. Rep. Doug Fiefia1:42:53speaker not certain

     Yeah, thank you. I appreciate the bill. I just had a quick question. I was reading through this. I think there was a provision about minors, um, and I can't find it now, if, if a college student is a minor, then do their parents consent on their behalf?

  7. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:43:07

     Yes. That, that that's what was in the bill, is it requires the parents to provide that in informed consent on behalf of a minor.

  8. Committee chair1:43:13speaker not certain

     Okay. Thank you. Okay, thank you. We're gonna go to Representative Moss.

  9. Rep. Angela Romero1:43:20speaker not certain

     Thank you, Mr. Chair. Um, Senator, talking to someone who's working with you on this bill, I was told that currently students can't get a transcript if they haven't graduated, if, if they haven't graduated yet, and say they are leaving school and they're going to work for a while. Is that correct? I've never heard of such thing.

  10. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:43:44

      I, I don't, I don't know if that's correct for every institution, but I think what this problem is trying to address is that every institution sometimes creates different barriers or, or creates different roadblocks or hoops you have to jump to get those transcripts. And that maybe if you haven't completed your coursework, that those, there's questions sometimes with some institutions of whether those transcripts are even yours or if you have to complete it before you can demonstrate that. And so I, I don't think that's the current state of the law, but I do think that sometimes admission officer or or those offices that control these records put up unnecessary barriers. And that's, that's what we're trying to resolve, is that not only let's, let's let the student be in, be in control of their records. So if you're, so I was talking to a friend and she said, well, my kids have gotten transcripts before they graduated to send to graduate schools that they're applying for it. So I just never heard this before. So if that's the case ever, um, in any of Utah schools, does this bill correct that It corrects it for, uh, Utah schools of higher education? I, I guess I can't speak to all, Well, that's what I mean, Private schools, but yes, this would apply to all ushi institutions. But you're not sure if that's the present case? The what, what I was told, I, I would guess that if you raise enough, a big enough stink, eventually you could get your transcripts and move them when you needed to. But that's the problem is that some, some of these offices, sometimes there's a presumption that they control the records and, and the student is continually working uphill. We're just trying to flip that presumption to say the student should be able to, should simply be able to do this and, and don't put up roadblocks.

  11. Rep. Carol S. Moss1:45:26

      Thank you.

  12. Committee chair1:45:31

      Thank you. Um, I do have one clarifying question.

  13. Committee chair1:45:33speaker not certain

      We've talked about higher ed specifically, but it appears that the, the bill is, has the same provisions once for public ed and then a second time for higher ed. Is that correct?

  14. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:45:44

      That is, yeah. So that, that was My back in the Presentation. This All, all public, all public education in the state of Utah, and it would apply to institutions of higher education, state institutions of higher education. That, that is correct. I I, I think, and there's a stakeholder here that could probably help, but I think it's been more of an issue in higher ed. And so that's where a lot of, lot of my presentation is where, um, where, where the public ed schools, you know, we have different districts, but there, there's less, I don't know, there's less guarding of the transcripts, if you will.

  15. Committee chair1:46:18

      Okay. Thank you. And I, I just wanted to make that clarification for any members of the public or others that were, uh, participating. All right. That I don't have any other question or any other, uh, questions for members of the committee.

  16. Committee chair1:46:29

      So we're gonna go to the members of the public for public comment. Are there any members of the public that are here to speak to this bill?

  17. Committee chair1:46:37

      Seeing none. Do we have any online? No. Yes, Yes. One Heidi Alder. Alright. Uh, Heidi, please, uh, make sure your video camera is on. Make sure that your, uh, microphone is on. Tell us your name, who you represent, and where you reside. You'll have one minute.

  18. Heidi Alder, Weber School District1:46:59

      Okay. I apologize. Can you hear me okay?

  19. Committee chair1:47:06

      Yes. Uh, go ahead, Heidi.

  20. Heidi Alder, Weber School District1:47:07

      Thank you for being with us this afternoon. My name is Heidi Alder. I'm general counsel for Weber School District and, uh, government liaison. I live in Farmington, Utah, and I just, uh, I'm not speaking in favor or against the bill. I just want to clarify that as this applies to K 12, I wanna be sure the committee understands that under ferpa parents have rights, not students. The law is really clear that a student who turns 18, those rights transfer to, to students. And I do see that the bill in line 18 does, uh, 82, excuse me, does address that if a student is under 18, then the education entity shall obtain the parent's consent on behalf of the student. But if the student is under 18, then it's the parents who have the right to access those records, not the student. And that's pursuant to federal law. And, and I, I'm sorry that I'm coming late to this party and, and, uh, haven't read through or had a chance to speak to the sponsor, but I want to make sure that this bill doesn't limit anything that K 12 schools are doing pursuant to federal law. Thank you.

  21. Committee chair1:48:14

      Thank you, Heidi. We appreciate your public comment today. Alright, we're gonna close the public comment section. We're gonna go back to the Committee for action items.

  22. Committee chair1:48:25

      All right. Thank you, Representative Eliason.

  23. Rep. Joseph Elison1:48:28

      I make a motion that we pass out with favorable recommendation for substitute to Senate bill 2 96.

  24. Committee chair1:48:35

      That motion is in order. Would you like to speak to it Again? I'll let the sponsor speak to it. Okay. Thank you to other members of the committee. I'm gonna go to Representative Peterson.

  25. Rep. Peterson (unidentified)1:48:46speaker not certain

      I'm supportive of, um, the bill and the motion, but I do think that maybe we do need to clarify if a student's, um, K 12 and 18, what happens, subject K 12. But they turn 18, But they're 18. So that's, I think that's the issue she's raising. And so I'm, I'm good to work with you on amendment before this hits the floor, just to clarify that we want them to all follow, we want their parent to request it if they're K 12, the 18. Yeah, I guess what I could point to is in line 180 4, this section does not alter, limit or su supersede any right or obligation under ferpa Okay. Or any other applicable state or federal privacy law. Okay. That might, so I think it resolve the concern, but that, that's my only thought. So if maybe I'll follow back up with Heidi and then if there is a concern, I'll let you know. Thanks. Okay.

  26. Committee chair1:49:35speaker not certain

      Alright. Thank you to representative er on the motion. I

  27. Unknown speaker1:49:38speaker not certain

      Was just wondering actually if you would just be open to striking on behalf of the student. So it just says, shall obtain the parent's consent in accordance with this section and we just strike on behalf of the student. And then that way the parents' rights are still there. And then that just seems like it makes Where, where at Online 82 that she was talking about or online. 83. It just says if a student is under 18 years old and the disclosure is to a party other than the student, an education entity shall obtain the parent's consent strike on behalf of the student in accordance with this section.

  28. Unknown speaker1:50:22speaker not certain

      Mr. Chair. I don't think that pertains to that issue. That's, that's where she brought it up on this line. She said, I think that's Referencing somebody under 18. She was referencing someone who is 18 or older.

  29. Unknown speaker1:50:33speaker not certain

      Oh, I see. Sorry. I thought she was talking about the, but but she was also saying that kids can't give consent under 18. And so that's why it's like the, the parents don't need to ask the consent of the kid to share that. So it says that the, the disclosure or anyway, the education entity shall obtain the parent's consent if they're under 18.

  30. Committee chair1:50:56

      That's right. So we're having a good que we're having a good discussion here.

  31. Committee chair1:50:58

      I think a question that I have for, uh, representative, er, Representative Peterson and the maker of the motion is do you wanna make a substitute motion or do you wanna work this out with the sponsor between here and floor?

  32. Unknown speaker1:51:11speaker not certain

      Well, I, I, sorry, Ms,

  33. Committee chair1:51:14

      Go ahead. I'll go to the sponsor. Go ahead, please. Okay.

  34. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:51:16

      I, I think it's, I think it's already in here what you're asking. It, it already requires that if they're under 18, that they get the parents' consent. And then if they're over 18, I mean, if they're 18 but still in school, then FERPA would apply still. So I, I I think it's all in here.

  35. Unknown speaker1:51:34speaker not certain

      I I, I can see how, like that other section says that, but like this one says like specifically different. So like, why not just cut it out right now so that the parents' rights are respected if they're under 18 and they're only ones being asked. So

  36. Committee chair1:51:53

      Go ahead. I I'm gonna recognize Representative Peterson. Go ahead. I, I, I understand your question. Representative. Er, go.

  37. Rep. Peterson (unidentified)1:51:58speaker not certain

      Representative Peterson. Well, I guess what I'm gonna say is I, I do feel confidence if I, I call Heidi Elder and she clarifies for me, and then I just follow back up with Senator Cullimore before it hits the floor. I feel like we can get this, a, a small amendment can make it work. So I feel comfortable moving the bill out today.

  38. Committee chair1:52:13

      Rep, representative Voxer, would you feel comfortable with that? That's

  39. Unknown speaker1:52:16speaker not certain

      Okay with me too. Okay.

  40. Committee chair1:52:17

      Thank you. I'm gonna, I don't see another light, so I'm gonna go back to the sponsor to some,

  41. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore1:52:23

      Um, I, I appreciate the concerns. I, I think I'm a little confused still, but hap happy to look into it. I think six actually strengthens what the representative is looking for, so I don't, I don't know that we want Strike that. 'cause I think, I think you specifically want that in there. But, but in any event, um, appreciate the discussion and I'll waive further summation.

  42. Committee chair1:52:41

      Thank you. And to the maker of the motion, I'll waive.

  43. Committee chair1:52:44

      Very good. The motion before says to recommend, uh, favorably Senate Bill 2 96. First substitute student consent amendments. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Any opposed? That motion passes unanimously. Uh, thank you Senator.

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  1. Speaker (presiding)2:29:33

     Let's go to Madam Reading Clerk

  2. Reading Clerk2:29:34

     First substitute Senate Bill 2 96 Student consent amendments by Senator Coleman Moore. This bill was assert in education with a vote.

  3. Speaker (presiding)2:29:42

     10 0 5 The house sponsor is represented. Gracious Representative Gricius.

  4. Rep. Stephanie Gricius2:29:46

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. I would move amendment two in my name House Amendment two

  5. Speaker (presiding)2:30:01

     Just a minute. Representative Gricius, lemme let us get that representative. We have that, uh, that motion is in order. We'd like to speak to it. Yeah,

  6. Rep. Stephanie Gricius2:30:18

     It removes the requirement for it to be a bonafide educational purpose. Adds language about ferpa just to make sure we're in compliance there and adds the inclusion of a parent if a student is under 18.

  7. Speaker (presiding)2:30:30

     Thank you representative gracious. Uh, discussion to the motion to adopt amendment number two under representative gracious name on first substitute SB 2 96. None will go ahead and place that motion. All in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Will that motion passes. Uh, back to uh, discussion on the bill. Representative Grisha respect you for presentation.

  8. Rep. Stephanie Gricius2:30:56

     Thank you Mr. Speaker. So this bill has to do with educational data, which we define as transcript data, enrollment history, course history, and academic credentials. Now, when a student is going through their education, including their higher education, you would think that all of this information would naturally be available. Turns out it's not always. So basically what this bill is saying is the student is the one who owns that data. Again, this is your transcript history, your credits, what classes you've been enrolled in. All things that students should naturally have access to. Um, and for disclosure purposes, if a student asks for those things to be disclosed, they would need to be disclosed because again, the student owns that information.

  9. Speaker (presiding)2:31:39

     Thank you. Representative Gricius. Uh, discussion to the Bill C. None. Back to Representative Gricius for summation. I'll

  10. Rep. Stephanie Gricius2:31:47

      Waive. Thank you.

  11. Speaker (presiding)2:31:48

      Summation has been waived. Voting Now be open on first substitute. SB 2 96. Seeing all present, having voted voting is now closed for substitute. SB 2 96 passes this body with 63 yes votes zero, no votes will be sent to the Senate for its consideration. Ma or sorry, sent to the yeah. Sent to the Senate for further consideration matter. Meeting clerk

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  1. Senate President (presiding)13:43

     first substitute Senate Bill 2 96 on concurrence. Thank you. Motion to concur. I have a motion to concur. Go ahead, Senator.

  2. Sen. Kirk A. Cullimore13:53

     The House does what they do sometimes and in this one they took out the definition of bonafide education purpose and there were some concerns about parents consenting on behalf of their student and not understanding what that meant. So they just said parent consent and those were the major changes.

  3. Senate President (presiding)14:11

     Thank you. Do we all those in favor of the motion to Concur, say aye. Any opposed? Will that motion passes First substitute Senate Bill 2 96 has been read three times. The question is, shall it pass? Roque vote.

  4. Senate clerk14:24

     Senator Ipson Spry Lewin Brammer Bus Comore Escamia Fillmore Grover Harper Kinins Ipson Johnson k Juab McKay Mikel Milner Aye. Musman Owens Pitcher Plum Rebi Sandal Stevenson Stratton Pickers. Weiler Aye. Wilson Aye.

  5. Sen. J. Stuart Adams (President, presiding)15:07

     Winterton President Adams Aye. First substitute Senate Bill 2 96 Having received 27 yay votes, zero nay votes two being absent passes this body and will be returned to the house for the signature of the speaker.

  6. Sen. J. Stuart Adams (President, presiding)15:23

     Senator Sandall. Thank

  7. Sen. Scott D. Sandall15:25

     You. Thank you Mr. President. Motion.

  8. Sen. Scott D. Sandall15:27

     Don Circle second Substitute Senate Joint Resolution six. Thank you. Motion to encircle, uh, Senate second Substitute Senate Joint Resolution six. Joint Resolution amending Court rules.

  9. Senate President (presiding)15:38

     All in favor, say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Will the motion passes? Senator Sandall

  10. Sen. Scott D. Sandall15:42

      Motion to concur.