An Act establishing privacy standards for student and educator data
By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 364) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation relative to student and educator data privacy. Education.
Bill Information
Bill Information
- Presenter:
- Barry R. Finegold
- Status:
- Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Establishes data privacy, handling, and notification standards for providers of educational technology systems contracted with and utilized for K-12 school purposes, including the deidentification of data and deletion of data at the conclusion of the contract period at the latest. Educational tech providers would be barred from engaging in first-party targeted advertising to students or educators based on their data collected in the scope of the K-12 educational purpose or from developing profiles on users. Sale of any information would be prohibited, except in the case of a data transfer to a national assessment provider with the student’s consent (or, if the student is under 18, the student’s parent). The Board of Elementary & Secondary Education is charged with promulgating regulations, and districts would be required to conduct annual training on responsible maintenance of student data confidentiality.
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