Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2014
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (30 Jul 2014): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
The Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2014, introduced in the Senate, would amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. It aims to ensure that personally identifiable information from student education records is protected when shared with outside parties.
The bill would prohibit the Department of Education from providing funds to educational institutions that have not implemented information security policies. These policies would need to protect student data and require any outside party with access to this data to have a comprehensive security program. Additionally, the bill would prevent funds from going to institutions that use or release student information for advertising or marketing purposes.
If enacted, the bill would also require state agencies and educational institutions to ensure that outside parties provide parents access to their students' personally identifiable information, offer a process to challenge or correct inaccurate data, and maintain records of who has accessed student information. Educational institutions would also need to maintain a record of outside parties that accessed student records, detailing the information shared and the reason for access. The bill has been introduced and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Official summary
Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2014 - Amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to prohibit programs administered by the Department of Education from making funds available to any educational agency or institution that has not implemented information security policies that: (1) protect personally identifiable information (PII) from education records, and (2) require each outside party to whom PII from education records is disclosed to have a comprehensive security program to protect such information.
Defines "outside party" as a person that is not an employee, officer, or volunteer of the educational agency or institution or of a government agency. Includes within such term any contractor or consultant acting as a school official or authorized representative or in any other capacity.
Prohibits such funds from being made available to any educational agency or institution that has a policy or practice of using, releasing, or providing access to PII to advertise or market a product or service.
Requires state agencies receiving such funds, and each educational agency or institution, to ensure that any outside party with access to such records: (1) provides parents access to any PII it holds about their students; (2) provides a process to challenge, correct, or delete any inaccurate, misleading, or inappropriate data through a hearing by the agency or institution providing the outside party with access; (3) maintains a record of all individuals, agencies, or organizations that have requested or obtained access to the education records of a student; and (4) has information security procedures in place.
Prohibits funds from being made available to any educational agency or institution, or any state educational agency, unless the agency or institution has a practice that: (1) promotes data minimization by meeting requests for student information with non-PII, and (2) requires that PII held by any outside party be destroyed when the information is no longer needed for the specified purpose.
Directs educational agencies and institutions to maintain a record of all outside parties which have requested or obtained access to a student's education records. Requires such record to describe the information shared and to indicate specifically the party's legitimate interest in obtaining this information.
Timeline
30 Jul 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does S. 2690 do?
- The Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2014, introduced in the Senate, would amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. It aims to ensure that personally identifiable information from student education records is protected when shared with outside parties. The bill would prohibit the Department of Education from providing funds to educational institutions that have not implemented information security policies. These policies would need to protect student data and require any outside party with access to this data to have a comprehensive security program. Additionally, the bill would prevent funds from going to institutions that use or release student information for advertising or marketing purposes. If enacted, the bill would also require state agencies and educational institutions to ensure that outside parties provide parents access to their students' personally identifiable information, offer a process to challenge or correct inaccurate data, and maintain records of who has accessed student information. Educational institutions would also need to maintain a record of outside parties that accessed student records, detailing the information shared and the reason for access. The bill has been introduced and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Has S. 2690 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2690. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2690?
- S. 2690 was sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), with 3 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2690?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (30 Jul 2014).
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