If you watched "60 Minutes"on Sunday about errors in Biometric ID

Commack NY

17 May, 2021

11:29 AM

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in order to protect student privacy. The law prohibits "FROM PURCHASING OR UTILIZING BIOMETRIC EXCEPT AS AUTHORIZED IN PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IDENTIFYING TECHNOLOGY FOR ANY PURPOSE, INCLUDING SCHOOL SECURITY, UNTIL JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO OR UNTIL THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AUTHORIZES SUCH PURCHASE OR UTILIZATION " B. "BIOMETRIC INFORMATION" SHALL MEAN ANY MEASURABLE PHYSICAL, PHYSIO- LOGICAL OR BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A PERSON, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FACIAL CHARACTERISTICS, FINGERPRINT CHARAC- TERISTICS, HAND CHARACTERISTICS, EYE CHARACTERISTICS, VOCAL CHARACTER- ISTICS, AND ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTICS THAT CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY A PERSON INCLUDING, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: FINGERPRINTS; HANDPRINTS; RETINA AND IRIS PATTERNS; DNA SEQUENCE; VOICE; GAIT; AND FACIAL GEOM- ETRY. 3. A. THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION SHALL NOT AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OR UTILIZATION OF BIOMETRIC IDENTIFYING TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, WITHOUT THE DIRECTOR FIRST ISSUING A REPORT PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE UTILIZATION OF SUCH TECHNOLOGY IS APPROPRIATE IN PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, INCLUDING CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND WHAT RESTRICTIONS AND GUIDELINES SHOULD BE ENACTED TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND CIVIL LIBERTY INTERESTS. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE MADE PUBLIC AND PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND SHALL CONSIDER, EVALU- ATE AND PRESENT RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING: Assembly Bill A954 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR 2021-2022 Legislative Session