VA HB1094 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Communications, Technology and Innovation
Pending: House Communications, Technology and Innovation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Department of Education; school boards; student online activity; data collection, monitoring, and restrictions. Requires the Department of Education to establish, and each school board to adhere to, (i) requirements relating to the collection of data on student online activity and the monitoring of student online activity by school boards and school board employees, including requirements to disclose to the parents of enrolled students what student online activity is tracked and monitored on school or personal devices on school property and what data on student online activity is being collected on school or personal devices and (ii) a requirement to set the most restrictive age-appropriate limits on student access to social media platforms, YouTube and other video platforms, and search engines and other search features on school devices and permit the parents of each enrolled student to waive such limits for their child by submitting a written request to the school division. The bill also requires the Department to establish and distribute to each school board a template that each such school board is required to use to (a) make certain disclosures to the parents of enrolled students relating to student online activity tracking or monitoring and the collection of data on such activity and (b) permit the parents of each enrolled student to opt their child out of any such tracking, monitoring, or collection.

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Title

Student online activity; data collection, monitoring and restrictions.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-01-31 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N) (Y: 6 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-02-13HouseLeft in Communications, Technology and Innovation
2024-01-31HouseSubcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 4-N)
2024-01-26HouseAssigned CT & I sub: Technology and Innovation
2024-01-10HouseReferred to Committee on Communications, Technology and Innovation
2024-01-10HousePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104679D

Same As/Similar To

SB264 (Similar To) 2024-03-04 - Left in Communications, Technology and Innovation

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
22123.4(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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