PRIVACY LAWS
The 6 Privacy Laws Affecting K-12
California Assembly Bill 1584 applies to contracts for services utilizing electronic technology, including cloud-based services, for the digital storage, management and retrieval of pupil records, as well as education software that authorizes a 3rd party provider to access, store and use pupil records.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that affords parents the right to have access to their children’s education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education records.
The Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act, more commonly known as COPPA, is a law dealing with how websites, apps, and other online operators collect data and personal information from children under the age of 13.
The Student Online Personal Information Protection Act (SB 1177) places a prohibitions on online services used for K-12 education, including: using data for targeted advertising, building a student profile, and selling and sharing information.
The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment establishes requirements related to parental notification and opt-out option when collecting information from students that may be used for marketing purposes.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Includes both privacy and security requirements regarding health related information.