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Bill Details: HB 163: STUDENT DATA BREACH REQUIREMENTS
Sponsor: Rep. John Knotwell, Co-Sponsor:
Bill Summary:
“An education entity shall notify the parent or guardian of a student if there is a release of the student’s personally identifiable student data due to a security breach.”
General Description: This bill amends provisions related to student data privacy.
Highlighted Provisions:
o requires an education entity to make notification if there is a release of personally identifiable student data due to a security breach; and
• Broadens legal requirement to protect student privacy to include the State Board of Education, third-party contractors, and the education entities themselves (not just their agents and employees).
Reviewer Name: Morgan Olsen, Rating: Strongly Support
Reviewer Comments:
This bill strengthens accountability of the SEAs, LEA,s and third-party providers to the students. An accountability which hardly exists today.
This bill gives students the ability to protect themselves after a data breach of sensitive information such as social security numbers, addresses, and names. If students don’t know information has been leaked they don’t know to protect themselves. It is common practice in the private sector to have a policy in place to inform victims of the theft of their personal data, to not do so would be considered unprofessional if not illegal.
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