New York A06720 prohibits schools from using biometric identifying technology except for specific purposes, including fingerprint identification for.

New York A06720 amends the state technology law to prohibit public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools from purchasing or utilizing biometric identifying technology for any reason other than specified purposes. The allowable purposes include fingerprint identification of prospective school employees for compliance with education law or regulations, fingerprint identification of teachers, administrators, and students for securely logging into digital devices for academic and administrative purposes, and identifying employees who have consented to the use of such technology.

New York A06720 prohibits schools from using biometric identifying technology except for specific purposes, including fingerprint identification for.

New York A06720 amends the state technology law to prohibit public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools from purchasing or utilizing biometric identifying technology for any reason other than specified purposes. The allowable purposes include fingerprint identification of prospective school employees for compliance with education law or regulations, fingerprint identification of teachers, administrators, and students for securely logging into digital devices for academic and administrative purposes, and identifying employees who have consented to the use of such technology.