72-6310. School records of pupils, withholding prohibited; school district property, return or payment for, exception. (a) This section shall apply to all school districts and to every pupil of any school district. As used in this section, the term “school records” means transcripts, grade cards, the results of tests, assessments or evaluations, and all other […]
72-6311. Right of privacy policies; definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Board” means the state board of regents, the state board of education, the board of trustees of any public community college, the board of regents of […]
72-6312. Student data privacy act; citation of act. K.S.A. 72-6312 through 72-6320, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the student data privacy act. History: L. 2014, ch. 124, § 1; July 1.
72-6313. Definitions. As used in K.S.A. 72-6312 through 72-6320, and amendments thereto: (a) “Aggregate data” means data collected or reported at the group, cohort or institutional level and which contains no personally identifiable student data. (b) “Biometric data” means one or more measurable biological or behavioral characteristics that can be used for automated recognition of […]
72-6314. Disclosure of data; requirements for disclosure. (a) Any student data submitted to and maintained by a statewide longitudinal student data system shall only be disclosed by an educational agency in accordance with the provisions of this section. An educational agency shall provide annual written notice to each student’s parent or legal guardian that student […]
72-6315. Collection of biometric data prohibited. No school district shall collect biometric data from a student, or use any device or mechanism to assess a student’s physiological or emotional state, unless the student, if an adult, or the parent or legal guardian of the student, if a minor, consents in writing. History: L. 2014, ch. […]
72-6316. Tests, questionnaires, surveys or examinations; certain questions prohibited; school counselor exception. No test, questionnaire, survey or examination containing any questions about the student’s personal beliefs or practices on issues such as sex, family life, morality or religion, or any questions about the student’s parents’ or guardians’ beliefs and practices on issues such as sex, […]
72-6317. Enforcement of act. The attorney general or any district attorney may enforce the provisions of K.S.A. 72-6312 through 72-6319, and amendments thereto, by bringing an action in a court of competent jurisdiction, and may seek injunctive relief to enjoin any educational agency, any employee or agent thereof, or any other entity in possession of […]
72-6318. Security breach or unauthorized disclosure; notification, when. In the event of a security breach or unauthorized disclosure of student data or personally identifiable information of any student, whether by a school district, the department, the state board of education, state agency, or other entity or third party given access to student data or personally […]
72-6319. Publication of statewide longitudinal student data system categories of student data. The department shall annually publish on its website the categories of student data that are submitted to and maintained in any statewide longitudinal student data system. Publications required by this section shall be published with an easily identifiable link located on the department’s […]
72-6320. Annual report to governor and legislature. On or before May 15, 2015, and each year thereafter, the state board shall submit to the governor and the legislature a written report. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the following information: (a) Any categories of student data collected for the statewide longitudinal student […]
72-6331. Student online personal protection act. K.S.A. 72-6331 through 72-6334, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the student online personal protection act. History: L. 2016, ch. 57, § 1; July 1.
72-6332. Same; definitions. As used in K.S.A. 72-6331 through 72-6334, and amendments thereto: (a) “Educational purposes” means purposes that are directed by an employee or agent of a school district, that customarily take place at an attendance center operated by a school district or that aid in the administration of school activities, including, but not […]
72-6333. Same; operator prohibitions; exceptions. (a) An operator shall not knowingly: (1) Engage in targeted advertising on the operator’s educational online product, or target advertising on any other educational online product if the targeting of the advertising is based on any information, including student information and persistent unique identifiers, that the operator has acquired because […]
72-6334. Same; enforcement. The attorney general or any district attorney may enforce the provisions of the student online personal protection act by bringing an action in a court of competent jurisdiction, and may seek injunctive relief to enjoin any operator in possession of student information from disclosing any student information in violation of the provisions […]
