HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3473        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 474

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jeffrey N. Roy

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to student data privacy.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

1/16/2015

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

8/27/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

8/27/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

8/27/2019

John V. Fernandes

10th Worcester

8/27/2019

Cory Atkins

14th Middlesex

8/27/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

8/27/2019

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

8/27/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

8/27/2019

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

8/27/2019

Brian R. Mannal

2nd Barnstable

8/27/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

8/27/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3473        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 474

By Mr. Roy of Franklin, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 474) of Jeffrey N. Roy and others relative to the collection and dissemination of student data.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to student data privacy.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 71 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following section:--

Section 95.  For the purposes of this section the term “educational institution” shall mean a primary or secondary school, a school district or a board of cooperative educational services.  Any person: (1) who provides account-based access to a website or an online service for an educational institution; (2) who marketed and designed the online service for the educational institution; and (3) who has knowledge that the online service collects data related to a student, shall not use the online service to sell student data or to process student data in furtherance of advertising; provided that the online service provider may process student data to provide, improve, develop or maintain the integrity of its online services.