§ 20-2-660. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Student Data Privacy, Accessibility, and Transparency Act.” History. Code 1981, § 20-2-660 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 1031, § 1-1/SB 89.

§ 20-2-661. Legislative Intent and Findings

The General Assembly acknowledges that student data is a vital resource for parents, teachers, and school staff, and it is the intent of the General Assembly to ensure that student data is safeguarded and that students’ and parents’ privacy is honored, respected, and protected. The General Assembly finds that: Student data allows parents and students […]

§ 20-2-662. Definitions

As used in this article, the term: “Aggregate student data” means data that is not personally identifiable and that is collected or reported at the group, cohort, or institutional level. “De-identified data” means a student data set that is not student personally identifiable information because the local board of education or department or other party […]

§ 20-2-663. Designation and Role of Chief Privacy Officer

The State School Superintendent shall designate a senior department employee to serve as the chief privacy officer of the department to assume primary responsibility for data privacy and security policy, including: Establishing department-wide policies necessary to assure that the use of technologies sustains, enhances, and does not erode privacy protections relating to the use, collection, […]

§ 20-2-664. Role of Department

The department shall: Create, publish, and make publicly available a data inventory and dictionary or index of data elements with definitions of student personally identifiable data fields in the state data system to include, but not be limited to: Any student personally identifiable data required to be reported by state and federal education mandates; Any […]

§ 20-2-665. Prohibition on the Reporting and Collection of Certain Data

Unless required by state or federal law or in cases of health or safety emergencies, local boards of education shall not report to the department the following student data or student information: Juvenile delinquency records; Criminal records; or Medical and health records. Unless required by state or federal law or in cases of health or […]

§ 20-2-666. Activities by Operators; Limitations

An operator shall not knowingly engage in any of the following activities with respect to such operator’s site, service, or application without explicit written consent from the student’s parent or guardian, or an eligible student: Use student data to engage in behaviorally targeted advertising on the operator’s site, service, or application or target advertising on […]

§ 20-2-667. Parental and Student Review of Education Record; Model Policies

A parent shall have the right to inspect and review his or her child’s education record maintained by the school or local board of education. A parent may request from the school or local board of education student data included in his or her child’s education record, including student data maintained by an operator, except […]

§ 20-2-668. Rules and Regulations

The State Board of Education may adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this article. As of July 1, 2016, any existing collection of student data by the department shall not be considered provisional student data. History. Code 1981, § 20-2-668 , enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 1031, § 1-1/SB 89.