HF 3461 Summary

• Establishes student-user privacy rights for online educational services used in Minnesota schools, requiring operators to comply with security and privacy standards outlined in new statute 125B.27.

• Prohibits online educational service operators from engaging in targeted advertising, creating student profiles, or selling student information, with limited exceptions for lawful disclosures and legitimate research.

• Requires operators to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures to protect student information from unauthorized access, use, modification, or disclosure.

• Mandates school districts establish advisory committees that publish comprehensive calendars of standardized tests prior to each school year and requires schools to establish site teams with teacher majorities to oversee curriculum and assessment decisions.

• Requires the Department of Education to establish reporting systems for service disruptions, create parent opt-out forms for standardized testing, and publish data on school district assessment preparation expenditures.