Ed Law 2-d Overview
Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
Education Law Section 2-d and Part 121 of the Commissioner’s Regulations outline requirements for educational agencies and their third-party contractors to strengthen data privacy and security in order to protect student and annual teacher/principal professional performance review personally identifiable information or PII. Please look below to find resources that can assist you with understanding personally identifiable information or PII.
Data Protection Planning - PII.pdfPersonally Identifiable Information (PII) - Data Protection and Planning RIC one Resource
Protection of PII Overview.pdfProtection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) - RIC one Resource
District Website Requirements
Having district staff, students, and other stakeholders understand the law and how to protect data is very important. Education Law Section 2-d and Part 121 of the Commissioner’s Regulations requirements state there are certain items that need to be posted publicly on an educational agency's website. Please look below to find resources that can assist you with knowing what is needed to be on your district data security and privacy webpage.
Data Security and Privacy Planning - District Website Checklist_ May 2023.pdfCommunicating About the Protection of Data/Website Checklist - Data Privacy and Security Planning RIC one Resource
nysed-privacy-office-website-monitoring-memo-7.19.23.pdfWebsite Monitoring Memo 7/19/2023 - NYSED Resource
SCRIC Sample Website for Districts- Data Security and Privacy.pdfDistrict Data Security and Privacy Website Requirements - SCRIC Resource
Data Protection Officer (DPO)
Each educational agency must designate a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to be responsible for the implementation of the policies and procedures required in Education Law 2-d. The designee will also serve as the point of contact for data security and privacy for the educational agency. Please look below to find resources that can assist you with knowing what is needed to be on your district DPO.
Data Protection Planning - DPO.pdfData Protection Officer - Data Protection and Planning RIC one Resource
Data_Protection_Officer-Toolkit.pdfData Protection Officer Toolkit - Data Protection and Planning RIC one Resource
Helpful links:
Contact Information:
New York State Education Department - Chief Privacy Officer
Address: 89 Washington Avenue, EB 152, Albany, NY 12234
Phone: 518-474-0937
Email: Privacy@nysed.gov
NYSED
New York State Education Department's Data Security and Privacy helpful information and resources.