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2024 SESSION
HB 1094 Student online activity; data collection, monitoring and restrictions.
Introduced by: Delores Oates (by request) | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Department of Education; school boards; student online activity; data collection, monitoring, and restrictions. Requires the Department of Education to establish, and each school board to adhere to, (i) requirements relating to the collection of data on student online activity and the monitoring of student online activity by school boards and school board employees, including requirements to disclose to the parents of enrolled students what student online activity is tracked and monitored on school or personal devices on school property and what data on student online activity is being collected on school or personal devices and (ii) a requirement to set the most restrictive age-appropriate limits on student access to social media platforms, YouTube and other video platforms, and search engines and other search features on school devices and permit the parents of each enrolled student to waive such limits for their child by submitting a written request to the school division. The bill also requires the Department to establish and distribute to each school board a template that each such school board is required to use to (a) make certain disclosures to the parents of enrolled students relating to student online activity tracking or monitoring and the collection of data on such activity and (b) permit the parents of each enrolled student to opt their child out of any such tracking, monitoring, or collection.
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HISTORY
- 01/10/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104679D
- 01/10/24 House: Referred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
- 01/26/24 House: Assigned CT & I sub: Technology and Innovation
- 01/31/24 House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)
- 02/13/24 House: Left in Communications, Technology and Innovation