Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to education |
Sep 06, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6690
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
2019-S6690 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8647
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 2-A §§20 - 23, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
-
A3413
2019-S6690 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6690 SPONSOR: MAYER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the student privacy protection act PURPOSE OF BILL: To expand privacy protections for students in regard to the dissem- ination of personally identifiable information. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill adds a new Article 2-A to education law to establish the Student Privacy Protection Act to expand privacy protections for students in public and non-public schools and higher education insti- tutions by defining disclosable directory information and providing an opportunity for parents or eligible students to opt-out of such disclo- sure. Under this legislation, disclosable directory information is defined as: the student's name; photograph; age; major field of studies; grade level; enrollment status; dates of attendance; participation in
2019-S6690 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6690 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E September 6, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing the student privacy protection act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new article 2-A to read as follows: ARTICLE 2-A STUDENT PRIVACY PROTECTION SECTION 20. SHORT TITLE. 21. DEFINITIONS. 22. LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE OF STUDENT INFORMATION. 23. NOTICE. § 20. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AS AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "STUDENT PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT". § 21. DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE: 1. "SCHOOL" MEANS ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL, ANY NON-PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND ANY SCHOOL OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 2. "STUDENT", "DIRECTORY INFORMATION", "ELIGIBLE STUDENT", AND "PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANINGS AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN 34 CFR 99. 3. "DISCLOSABLE DIRECTORY INFORMATION" MEANS WITH RESPECT TO A STUDENT, THE STUDENT'S NAME; PHOTOGRAPH; AGE; MAJOR FIELD OF STUDY; GRADE LEVEL; ENROLLMENT STATUS; DATES OF ATTENDANCE; PARTICIPATION IN OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED ACTIVITIES AND SPORTS; WEIGHT AND HEIGHT OF MEMBERS OF ATHLETIC TEAMS; DEGREES, HONORS, AND AWARDS RECEIVED; AND THE MOST RECENT EDUCATIONAL AGENCY OR INSTITUTION ATTENDED. § 22. LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE OF STUDENT INFORMATION. 1. A SCHOOL MAY DISCLOSE DIRECTORY INFORMATION ABOUT A STUDENT ONLY: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13113-02-9
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