Bill > H4143

This bill, titled "Relative to student data privacy," aims to protect students' personal social media accounts from being accessed or exploited by school districts. It defines a "district" as various educational institutions, including public schools, charter schools, and private schools, and clarifies that a "personal social media account" is one used exclusively for private communication, not for educational purposes. The bill prohibits school districts from demanding student usernames or passwords for personal social media, compelling students to add school staff as contacts, or requiring students to reproduce content from their personal accounts. It also prevents schools from taking negative actions against students who refuse these requests, though it allows for exceptions if the information is publicly available or if the school district needs to access an account to comply with state or federal laws or court orders, provided they notify the student and parent and limit access to relevant evidence. Furthermore, the bill restricts online service providers from selling student data or using it to build profiles for advertising purposes, while allowing them to use aggregated data to improve their services or for educational projects, and it ensures students can still access and save their own created data.