S.F. No. 1980 - Student-User Privacy in Education Rights

• Prohibits operators of online educational services from engaging in targeted advertising based on student data or from using student information to create behavioral profiles except for school purposes.

• Operators must not sell student information, with limited exceptions for business acquisitions (if privacy protections continue), national assessment providers (with parental written consent), and employment/educational opportunity disclosures.

• Requires operators to implement reasonable security procedures and delete student protected information within 45 days of school request.

• Permits limited disclosures of student information for educational purposes, legal compliance, safety/security, and pursuant to service provider contracts with confidentiality requirements.

• Allows operators to use deidentified or aggregate student data for product improvement, research, and adaptive learning purposes without restrictions.