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MN SF2219

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/16/2015

Primary Sponsor

Susan Kent

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature 2015-2016

AI Summary

  • Establishes student privacy protections for online educational services used by Minnesota K-12 students, including websites, applications, and cloud computing services that are designed and marketed for school purposes.

  • Prohibits operators of online educational services from engaging in targeted advertising based on student information, creating student profiles for non-educational purposes, or selling student information without consent.

  • Requires operators to implement reasonable security procedures to protect student information and delete student data within 60 days if a school requests deletion of data under the school's control.

  • Allows limited disclosures of student information only for educational purposes, legal compliance, safety, or contracted services with strict confidentiality requirements; permits research and adaptive learning uses that do not involve profiling or advertising.

  • Exempts general audience websites, Internet service providers, software marketplaces, and law enforcement activities from these restrictions, and preserves students' ability to download and maintain their own data.

Legislative Description

Student-user privacy in education rights establishment

Last Action

Second reading

4/1/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/29/2016
Education5/16/2015

Full Bill Text

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