Bill: HB 363, 87(R) - 2021

Committee

House Public Education

2nd Chamber Committee

Senate Education

Vote Recommendation

Vote Recommendation Economic Freedom Property Rights Personal Responsibility Limited Government Individual Liberty
Yes Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Positive

Author(s)

Gary VanDeaver

Sponsor(s)

Charles Perry

Bill Caption

Relating to restricting the use of personally identifiable student information by an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application used for a school purpose and providing an exemption from certain restrictions for a national assessment provider.

Fiscal Notes

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Bill Analysis

HB 363 would require any operator of a website or online service, including an application or mobile application, approved or adopted by the TEA that possesses personally identifiable information of a student to use the Texas Student Data System or a successor system to mask all personally identifiable student information. The bill would also require that any operator of a website or online service that conducts business with a public school to follow all state regulations regarding student data sharing including established data masking standards. A national assessment provider that gives information for employment, educational scholarships, financial aid, and postsecondary educational opportunities would be exempt.

Vote Recommendation Notes

Texas Action supports HB 363 which uplifts individual liberty by creating safeguards to prevent providers of online services to school districts from using their services as datamining operations to collect private data of students. If schools are going to utilize online services for remote learning or other purposes, they have a responsibility to protect the data of their students. 


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