Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (13 May 2015): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
The Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 would amend existing law to require educational institutions and agencies receiving federal funding to implement information security policies. These policies would need to protect personally identifiable information from student education records. Additionally, any outside party, such as contractors, that receives this information would be required to have comprehensive security programs. The bill would also prohibit schools from using student data for marketing purposes.
Parents would gain rights to access their children's personally identifiable information held by outside parties, as well as a process to challenge or correct inaccurate data. Educational agencies would be required to maintain records of all parties that access student data and the reason for the access. The bill also promotes data minimization, meaning only necessary student information should be shared, and requires outside parties to destroy data when it is no longer needed for its intended purpose.
This bill was introduced in the Senate in May 2015 and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. As of the provided information, its latest action is simply "Introduced." If passed by the committee, it would proceed to a vote in the Senate, and then potentially to the House of Representatives.
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Official summary
Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015
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
13 May 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does S. 1322 do?
- The Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015 would amend existing law to require educational institutions and agencies receiving federal funding to implement information security policies. These policies would need to protect personally identifiable information from student education records. Additionally, any outside party, such as contractors, that receives this information would be required to have comprehensive security programs. The bill would also prohibit schools from using student data for marketing purposes. Parents would gain rights to access their children's personally identifiable information held by outside parties, as well as a process to challenge or correct inaccurate data. Educational agencies would be required to maintain records of all parties that access student data and the reason for the access. The bill also promotes data minimization, meaning only necessary student information should be shared, and requires outside parties to destroy data when it is no longer needed for its intended purpose. This bill was introduced in the Senate in May 2015 and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. As of the provided information, its latest action is simply "Introduced." If passed by the committee, it would proceed to a vote in the Senate, and then potentially to the House of Representatives.
- Has S. 1322 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 1322. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 1322?
- S. 1322 was sponsored by Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 1322?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (13 May 2015).
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