Law note · Kansas
Student Data Privacy Act, biometric data collection consent
No school district may collect biometric data from a student, or use a device or mechanism to assess a student's physiological or emotional state, without the written consent of an adult student or the parent or legal guardian of a minor student, K.S.A. 72-6315.
What it asks of an app
- Obtain the written consent of an adult student, or the parent or legal guardian of a minor student, before a Kansas school district collects the student's biometric data, including a fingerprint, retina or iris pattern, voiceprint, DNA sequence, facial characteristic, or handwriting sample.
- Obtain that same written consent before using a device or mechanism to assess a Kansas student's physiological or emotional state.
When LexLint raises it
Declared activities: processes_biometrics, processes_voice
Primary source: official Kansas statute text, Kansas Statutes Annotated, Office of Revisor of Statutes