Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to education |
Sep 04, 2013 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5930
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th 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
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2013-S5930 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7872
- Current Committee:
- Senate Education
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §2-c, Ed L
2013-S5930 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5930 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the release of personally identifiable information PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill protects personally identifiable information from release to certain third parties. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 allows parents of students and students of 18 years of age or older to request that personally identifiable information and/or biometric record not be disclosed to certain third parties and prohibits the education department and schools that receive the request from disclosing such information of that particular student, except in cases where they are required to do so by law, court order or subpoena, state or federal audits or evaluations to certain authorized representatives, or for health or safety emergencies. This section also directs SED to develop a form to be used for such requests. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: New York State has recently agreed to share confidential student information with commercial vendors and other corporations. This information includes name, address, lest scores, disciplinary and attendance records, raze, ethnicity, disabilities and other sensitive information. Such student. data is useful to
2013-S5930 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5930 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E September 4, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- 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 the release of personally identifiable information 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 section 2-c to read as follows: S 2-C. RELEASE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. 1. DEFI- NITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: A. "PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 99.3 OF TITLE 34 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE FAMILY EDUCATION RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT, AS SUCH FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATIONS ARE FROM TIME TO TIME AMENDED. B. "BIOMETRIC RECORD" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 99.3 OF TITLE 34 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE FAMILY EDUCATION RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT, AS SUCH FEDER- AL LAW AND REGULATIONS ARE FROM TIME TO TIME AMENDED. C. "SCHOOL" SHALL MEAN ANY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL, BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, PUBLIC SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS, UNIVERSAL PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO-E OF THIS CHAPTER, AND OTHER PUBLICLY FUNDED PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS. D. "STUDENT" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON ATTENDING A SCHOOL IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH C OF THIS SUBDIVISION. E. "THIRD PARTY" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON OR ENTITY OTHER THAN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCHOOL AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH C OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR THE DEPARTMENT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10977-07-3
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