Amendment #216 to H4000

Prohibit the Commercialization of Student Data

Mr. Straus of Mattapoisett moves that the bill be amended by inserting at the end thereof, the following new section:

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