Parents Opt-in Protection Act

The Parents Opt-in Protection Act is a bill introduced in the 119th Congress that would tighten how schools obtain permission before administering surveys, analyses, or evaluations that could reveal personal information about a student or their family. Specifically, it amends the General Education Provisions Act (PPRA) to require written, rather than merely verbal or implied, consent for such specific surveys. For adult students or emancipated minors, the student would provide the written consent; for unemancipated minors, a parent or guardian would provide the written consent. The intent is to place an explicit opt-in requirement on surveys that collect sensitive personal information. In short, under this bill, schools could not require a student to participate in a survey that reveals personal information unless there is prior written consent for that exact survey, with the appropriate person (student or parent) providing the consent.