IL HB3527

Prohibits post-secondary schools from requesting or requiring students or parents to provide passwords or account information to access social networking websites.

Allows post-secondary schools to conduct investigations and require student cooperation if there is specific information about social media activity that violates school disciplinary rules, and students may be required to share reported content for factual determination.

Requires elementary and secondary schools to notify students and parents that schools cannot request passwords or social media account access information.

Requires elementary and secondary schools to notify students and parents that schools may conduct investigations into social media activity that violates disciplinary rules and may require students to share reported content during investigations.

Notification requirements must be published in school disciplinary rules, policies, handbooks, or communicated through similar means.