Legislature(2015 - 2016)CAPITOL 106
04/06/2015 08:00 AM House EDUCATION
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| HB44 | |
| HB85 | |
| HB44 | |
| Adjourn |
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+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
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| *+ | HB 44 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | HB 85 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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HB 85-STUDENT DATA & ASSESSMENTS
9:11:52 AM
CHAIR KELLER announced that the next order of business would be
HOUSE BILL NO. 85, "An Act relating to college and career
readiness assessments for secondary students; and relating to
restrictions on the collection, storage, and handling of student
data."
9:12:13 AM
REPRESENTATIVE LORA REINBOLD, Alaska State Legislature,
introduced HB 85, paraphrasing from the sponsor statement, which
read as follows [original punctuation provided]:
Article I Section 22 of the Alaska State Constitution
states that, "The right of the people to privacy is
recognized and shall not be infringed." As the
educational system merges into the Digital Age it is
our legislative duty to diligently continue to protect
the privacy, security, and confidentiality of our
citizens, including their student data. Throughout
Alaska, and our country as a whole, there has been
growing public concern about the collection of
personal data. House Bill 85 addresses these concerns,
strengthens student digital privacy laws and
eliminates unnecessary costs.
House Bill 85 will enhance data collection
transparency to parents and guardians by requiring the
State Board of Education to make publicly available an
inventory and index of all data elements with
definitions of individual student data fields
currently in the statewide longitudinal data system.
This legislation will also require the establishment
of a comprehensive state-wide data security plan.
In addition to enhancing security, House Bill 85 will
prohibit the sharing of personally identifiable
information for commercial purposes.
REPRESENTATIVE REINBOLD added that the Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act (FERPA) defines personally identifiable
information (PII) as any information that directly identifies a
student, a parent, or a family member. Indirect identifiers are
data such as mother's maiden name. Further, FERPA defines
education records as anything directly related to a student's
education and maintained by an agency or a party acting for an
agency.
9:16:03 AM
REPRESENTATIVE VAZQUEZ moved to adopt the committee substitute
(CS) for HB 85 labeled 29-LS0301\P, Glover, 3/26/15, as the
working document.
[There being no objection, Version P was before the committee.]
9:16:28 AM
REPRESENTATIVE REINBOLD noted that the proposed bill was
previously heard in the 28th Alaska State Legislature. She then
read from a prepared sectional summary of HB 85, Version P as
follows:
Section 1 amends AS 14.03.075(a) to allow students to
opt out of college and career readiness assessment.
Section 2 adds a new section requiring the Department
of Education and Early Development to provide the
legislature an annual "Data Security Report."
9:17:20 AM
The committee took a brief at ease.
9:19:34 AM
REPRESENTATIVE REINBOLD continued as follows:
Section 3 amends AS 14.03.115 to allow a parent or
guardian to request a written or electronic copy of
their child's record.
Section 4 adds new subsections.
(b) Prohibits the use of personally identifiable
data for a commercial purpose.
(c) Requires parental consent prior to sharing
personally identifiable student data with a consortium
or interstate educational organization.
(d) Defines "consortium."
Section 5 adds a new section requiring each school
district to adopt a data security plan and to inform
parents of the student data that is collected.
Section 6 adds a new section defining "student data."
Section 7 amends AS 14.07.020(a) to direct the
department to set in place a policy allowing students
to opt out of any statewide assessment.
Section 8 amends AS 14.07.165 to direct the State
Board of Education & Early Development to adopt
policies and procedures to protect student data.
Section 9 repeals AS 14.03.075(b), 14.03.075(c), and
14.03.078(a).
9:21:33 AM
CHAIR KELLER announced HB 85 was held over.