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2018 State Bills Tennessee 2018 SB 2029

Tennessee

Retrieved from NHGRI

Jurisdiction
Tennessee
Status
Died
NHGRI topic(s)
Privacy
Record year or session
2018
NHGRI database updated
February 8, 2024
Snapshot retrieved
September 1, 2026 at 2:32 AM UTC
Source row
465
Stable source ID
nhgri-fb9453b36be2aba4c222

NHGRI summary

Requires a parent, legal guardian, or student, if the student is 18 years of age or older, to provide informed written consent before the collection of individual student biometric data, including DNA. Establishes additional protections for personally identifiable information, which includes biometric data, maintained by schools. 4/18/2018 Companion House bill substituted.

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Courtesy: National Human Genome Research Institute. This source layer preserves the state, primary link, topic, bill status, and summary retrieved from NHGRI.