MA S704

Bill

Protecting public higher education student information

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
02/22/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect public higher education student information. Higher Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 66 of the General Laws to exempt public colleges and universities from being required to produce records defined as "education records" under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), including records designated as "directory information" under FERPA. This aims to protect the privacy of public higher education student information.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (8)

Jim Arciero (D), Eileen Donoghue (D), Jay Kaufman (D), Robert Koczera (D), Jack Lewis (D), James Miceli (D), Mike Moore (D), Keiko Orrall (R),

Last Action

Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted (on 03/02/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S704

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S704
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S704.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1206	Preserving dates of birth from city and town records	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1208	Relative to access to certain birth records	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H2230	Protecting public higher education student information	Accompanied S704	Replaces
H2673	Relative to restricted vital records	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H716	Allowing local housing authorities access to criminal and other records of tenants and prospective tenants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H756	Relative to the expungement of records of persons falsely accused and of juveniles	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H760	Relative to second chances for youthful offenders	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H928	Relative to financial records of defendants in small claims court	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1679	Relative to personnel records	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S1695	Relative to public records for genealogical research	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1702	Enhancing access to electronic public records	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S2309	Protecting public higher education student information	No further action taken	Replaced by
S651	To safeguard access to patient medical records	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S801	Relative to law-enforcement access to communications records	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S844	Defining court administrative records as public records	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S845	Relative to the expungement of records of persons falsely accused and juveniles	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1206

Preserving dates of birth from city and town records

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1208

Relative to access to certain birth records

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H2230

Protecting public higher education student information

Accompanied S704

Replaces

H2673

Relative to restricted vital records

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H716

Allowing local housing authorities access to criminal and other records of tenants and prospective tenants

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

H756

Relative to the expungement of records of persons falsely accused and of juveniles

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

H760

Relative to second chances for youthful offenders

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

H928

Relative to financial records of defendants in small claims court

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1679

Relative to personnel records

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

S1695

Relative to public records for genealogical research

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1702

Enhancing access to electronic public records

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

S2309

Protecting public higher education student information

No further action taken

Replaced by

S651

To safeguard access to patient medical records

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S801

Relative to law-enforcement access to communications records

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

S844

Defining court administrative records as public records

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

S845

Relative to the expungement of records of persons falsely accused and juveniles

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

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