HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3519 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 495
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William M. Straus
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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.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
William M. Straus | 10th Bristol | 1/16/2015 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3519 FILED ON: 1/16/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 495
By Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 495) of William M. Straus relative to student data collection and preservation. 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section at the end thereof:-
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.