Public schools would record certain special education classrooms

School boards would provide and operate cameras that record video and sound. This applies when most students regularly attending a classroom receive special education and related services, spend at least half the instructional day there, and have speech or language delays that keep them from communicating effectively. The camera must show all classroom areas except bathrooms and changing areas, and record sound from all classroom areas. Before activating a camera, the school must give written notice to staff and the parents or guardians of students who attend class or take part in activities there. The school may turn off the camera when students are not in the classroom. The requirement would first apply in the first full school year after enactment. Schools must operate the cameras for as long as a classroom meets the criteria.