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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 20. EDUCATION · Chapter 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION · Article 15. STUDENT DATA PRIVACY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY

20-2-665. Prohibition on the reporting and collection of certain data.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    Unless required by state or federal law or in cases of health or safety emergencies, local boards of education shall not report to the department the following student data or student information:#

    1. (1)

      Juvenile delinquency records;#

    2. (2)

      Criminal records; or#

    3. (3)

      Medical and health records.#

  2. (b)

    Unless required by state or federal law or in cases of health or safety emergencies, schools shall not collect the following data on students or their families:#

    1. (1)

      Political affiliation;#

    2. (2)

      Voting history;#

    3. (3)

      Income, except as required by law or where a local board of education determines income information is required to apply for, administer, research, or evaluate programs to assist students from low-income families; or#

    4. (4)

      Religious affiliation or beliefs.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 20-2-665, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 1031, § 1-1/SB 89.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t20-ch1-2a-(v17)-2022-pdf.pdf, Volume V17, 2022 edition, page 635; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 8daa8948bdb5.