SF0014

Official summary

Summary for LSO115 Bill No.: SF0014 Effective : 7/1/2016 LSO No.: 16LSO-0183 Enrolled Act No.: [EnrolledNumber_RO] Chapter No.: [Chapter Number_RO] Prime Sponsor: Joint Education Interim Committee Catch Title: Student data privacy and transparency. Subject: Student digital information accounts, state data security plan and school di strict policies on student data Summary/Major Elements: Th e act prohibits an officer or employee of a school district from: Requiring or requesting access to a student’s or prospective student’ s digital information account by username, password or other means of authentication that provides access; Requiring or requesting that a student or prospective student access his or her digital information account in the presence of the officer or employee; Compelling a student or prospective student to add the officer or employee to his or her list of cont acts or change the student’s privacy settings; Penalizing or threatening a student or prospective student for refusing to disclose information or take action with respect to the student’s digital information account; Requiring or requesting a student or prospective student waive or limit any protection granted under the act . Th e act does not prohibit an officer or employee of a school district from c onducting certain investigations or viewing information that is publicly available. Th e act provides a fine of $250 for a first violation and $1,000 for each subsequent violation. Th e act defines a digital information account as an electronic service or account used to communicate or store digital assets. Th e act also requires the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to: Include in the state data security plan standards and protocols to remove personally identifiable information and to conduct data collection and analysis without disclosing the identity of the student whose data is being collected and used; Establish and maintain guidelines on the collection, access, security and use of student data by school districts. Th e act further requires board s of trustees in each school district to adopt and enforce a policy regarding the collection, access, security and use of student data. NOTE: Final action on this bill was not taken at the time this summary was prepared. Should changes be made to the bill upon final passage, an updated summary will be prepared and placed upon the legislative website at http://legisweb.state.wy.us . A packet of updated summaries will be sent to all legislators after the time for any veto has expired (fifteen days after adjournment). The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill .