No. CS/SB 1170
Filed under Education.
Education; Deleting references to the Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; deleting an obsolete definition; authorizing certain parents to submit a written request to the school principal for installation and operation of a video camera in a self-contained classroom; requiring that a video camera be operational within a specified timeframe after approval of a request under the policy; prohibiting a school or school district from concealing the identity of an employee in a video recording, etc.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe bill ends the three-year pilot program and makes video cameras in self-contained special education classrooms a permanent statutory right.
Parents of students in these classrooms may now submit written requests to the principal for camera installation and operation.
Districts must adopt a policy to process these requests, including criteria for approval or denial and a review process.
Schools must keep cameras operational for the rest of the school year once a request is approved.
AIRemoves the 3-year pilot program limitation, making video camera provisions permanent law.
AIAllows parents of students in self-contained classrooms to request video cameras, replacing automatic installation.
AIRequires school boards to adopt policies for reviewing camera requests within 60 days of first request.
AIForbids schools from hiding the identity of employees appearing in video recordings.
AIMandates that video recordings include accompanying audio when released for viewing.