Safeguarding Children’s Privacy in Schools Act
Official title: To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to provide that a school may not act as the agent of a parent of a child for purposes of providin… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to provide that a school may not act as the agent of a parent of a child for purposes of providing verifiable parental consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information of the child, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Safeguarding Children's Privacy in Schools Act
This bill revises the standards for parental consent with respect to the online collection, use, and disclosure of the personal information of a child.
First, it revises the definition of verifiable parental consent to require websites and online services to obtain consent by a parent before collecting a child's personal information. Currently, websites and online services must make a reasonable effort to ensure that a parent authorizes the collection, use, and disclosure of such personal information before collecting it.
The bill also prohibits elementary and secondary school employees from acting as the agent of a child enrolled in such school for the purpose of providing verifiable parental consent.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5630: Safeguarding Children’s Privacy in Schools Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5630/
"H.R. 5630: Safeguarding Children’s Privacy in Schools Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5630/.
H.R. 5630, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5630/.
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