Bill Text: NY S02357 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires notification of parents when student directory personally identifiable information is released to third parties; provides an opportunity to opt out.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-06-21 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S02357 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2357
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 19, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  OPPENHEIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
         when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
       AN ACT to amend the education law,  in  relation  to  student  directory
         personal contact information released by school districts
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3212-b
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S 3212-B. STUDENT  DIRECTORY  PERSONAL  CONTACT  INFORMATION.  1.  FOR
    4  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, "STUDENT DIRECTORY PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMA-
    5  TION" SHALL INCLUDE THE STUDENT'S ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL  ADDRESS,
    6  OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT MAY BE USED TO CONTACT A STUDENT DIRECTLY.
    7    2.  ANY TIME A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SCHOOL RELATED ASSOCIATION DISCLOSES
    8  ANY STUDENT DIRECTORY PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION TO A THIRD PARTY, THE
    9  SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SCHOOL RELATED ASSOCIATION SHALL:
   10    (A) NOTIFY THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN THAT THE INFORMATION  WAS  RELEASED;
   11  OR
   12    (B)  FOR  A  STUDENT  WHO  HAS REACHED THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN, NOTIFY THE
   13  STUDENT DIRECTLY THAT THE INFORMATION WAS RELEASED; AND
   14    (C) PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR STUDENT WHO HAS
   15  REACHED THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN TO ELECT TO DISCONTINUE THE RELEASE  OF  THE
   16  STUDENT'S  PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SCHOOL
   17  RELATED ASSOCIATION.
   18    3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO  THE  RELEASE  OF
   19  STUDENT  DIRECTORY  PERSONAL  CONTACT  INFORMATION  TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
   20  EDUCATION, THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER  EDUCA-
   21  TION,  ANY  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR FEDERAL AGENCY THAT DEMONSTRATES AN
   22  APPROPRIATE NEED FOR THE INFORMATION, OR A  SCHOOL  DISTRICT  OR  SCHOOL
   23  THAT DEMONSTRATES AN APPROPRIATE NEED FOR THE INFORMATION.
   24    S  2.  This  act shall take effect July 1, 2011 and shall apply to the
   25  2011-2012 academic year.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07381-01-1