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H.B. 55 Privacy Compliance for Education Technology Vendors

Became lawWritten by Rep. Tiara Auxier · carried in the Senate by Sen. John D. Johnson

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

The bill requires school districts to cancel contracts with education technology vendors that share student information with third parties if the problem is not fixed within 30 days. It also has the State Board of Education audit vendors for these privacy problems.

Plain-English summary written by AI from the sponsor’s presentation in committee and on the floor. Check the official text below.

Official description
  • requires an education entity or a government agency contracting on behalf of an education entity to:
  • include certain provisions in a contract with a third-party contractor
  • notify a third-party contractor of the contractor's unauthorized sale of student data or information in violation of state or federal privacy laws
  • terminate a contract with a third-party contractor that does not remedy the privacy violation after notification
  • repeals a provision allowing a third-party contractor to respond to a student's request for information or feedback
  • makes technical changes
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What it costs you

From the bill's latest official fiscal note, counting the state's tax funds (General, Income Tax, Education, Uniform School, and Transportation) in the first full budget year after the session. Some bills take effect partway through that year, so later years can be larger; the note shows each year. Household count: U.S. Census Bureau. An average is a starting point, not your bill.

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