Bill > S1055

This bill aims to protect the privacy of students and employees by restricting educational institutions and employers from accessing their personal social media accounts. The key provisions include: 1. Prohibiting educational institutions from requiring students or applicants to disclose login credentials for personal social media accounts, compel them to add school personnel as contacts, or reproduce content from such accounts. Educational institutions are also prohibited from taking adverse action against students who refuse to provide this information. 2. Establishing similar restrictions for the University of Massachusetts system regarding access to students' personal social media accounts. 3. Prohibiting employers from requiring employees or applicants to disclose login credentials for personal social media accounts, add the employer as a contact, or reproduce content from such accounts. Employers are also prohibited from taking adverse action against employees who refuse to provide this information. 4. Allowing educational institutions and employers limited access to personal social media accounts in certain circumstances, such as to ensure compliance with laws or regulations, conduct legally mandated investigations, or comply with judicial directives, provided specific conditions are met. 5. Providing students, prospective students, and employees the ability to file civil actions for damages or to restrain violations of these privacy protections.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1055