MA S269

Bill

MA S269

Protecting student privacy

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect student privacy. Education.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 71 of the General Laws to protect student privacy by limiting the ability of school employees and third parties to access data on students' personal electronic devices. The bill defines key terms such as "personal device" and "technological device," and outlines specific conditions under which a school employee can search a student's personal device, such as with a reasonable suspicion of a code of conduct violation or with a valid judicial warrant. The bill also prohibits the use of any evidence or information obtained in violation of these provisions in any legal or disciplinary proceedings.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (9)

Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Kate Hogan (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Jay Kaufman (D), Kay Khan (D), Mark Montigny (D), Denise Provost (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2428 (on 04/17/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S269

(28 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S269
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S269.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1082	Establishing a community safe school fund	No further action taken	Similar To
H1132	Enabling trained school personnel to administer life saving epinephrine treatment	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1154	Relative to the access of epinephrine in schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1319	To promote school safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H1480	Promoting student loan repayment	Accompanied a new draft, see H4214	Similar To
H1574	To create an income tax deduction for municipal and school fees	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1878	Prohibiting cell phone use in school zones	Accompanied a study order, see H4502	Similar To
H2486	Relative to seat belts on school buses	No further action taken	Similar To
H257	Relative to transportation of regional vocational schools	Accompanied a new draft, see H4392	Similar To
H306	Relative to the incorporation of civics in the high school curriculum	Accompanied a new draft, see S2306	Similar To
H311	Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H3733	Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation	Accompanied a new draft, see H4396	Similar To
S1172	To conduct a comprehensive study of oral injuries in school sports	Accompanied a study order, see S2422	Similar To
S2096	Similar Bills	See H3654	Similar To
S2100	Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2257	Promoting local control and effective training of school resource officers	Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2266	To prevent bureaucratic overreach in the collection of student debt	No further action taken	Similar To
S230	Relative to protecting student witnesses	Accompanied a study order, see S2428	Similar To
S2367	To prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2428	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to education issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S259	Relative to school funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2429	Similar To
S262	Relative to regional bonus aid	Accompanied a new draft, see S2366	Similar To
S264	Relative to the powers and duties of a regional school district	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S296	Relative to projects funded by the school building authority	Accompanied a study order, see S2428	Similar To
S315	Relative to school safety issues	Accompanied a study order, see S2384	Similar To
S316	To promote alternative dispute resolution for students	Accompanied a study order, see S2385	Similar To
S327	Relative to school safety on election day	Accompanied a study order, see S2384	Similar To
S991	Relative to social media privacy protection	New draft substituted, as amended, see S2320	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1082

Establishing a community safe school fund

No further action taken

Similar To

H1132

Enabling trained school personnel to administer life saving epinephrine treatment

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1154

Relative to the access of epinephrine in schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1319

To promote school safety

Accompanied a study order, see H4767

Similar To

H1480

Promoting student loan repayment

Accompanied a new draft, see H4214

Similar To

H1574

To create an income tax deduction for municipal and school fees

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H1878

Prohibiting cell phone use in school zones

Accompanied a study order, see H4502

Similar To

H2486

Relative to seat belts on school buses

No further action taken

Similar To

H257

Relative to transportation of regional vocational schools

Accompanied a new draft, see H4392

Similar To

H306

Relative to the incorporation of civics in the high school curriculum

Accompanied a new draft, see S2306

Similar To

H311

Establishing a special commission relative to reimbursements of school busing costs

Accompanied a study order, see H4706

Similar To

H3733

Requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation

Accompanied a new draft, see H4396

Similar To

S1172

To conduct a comprehensive study of oral injuries in school sports

Accompanied a study order, see S2422

Similar To

S2096

Similar Bills

See H3654

Similar To

S2100

Concerning the safety of school children embarking and disembarking school buses

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

Similar To

S2257

Promoting local control and effective training of school resource officers

Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2266

To prevent bureaucratic overreach in the collection of student debt

No further action taken

Similar To

S230

Relative to protecting student witnesses

Accompanied a study order, see S2428

Similar To

S2367

To prohibit the use of Native American mascots by public schools in the Commonwealth

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

Similar To

S2428

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Education to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to education issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S259

Relative to school funding

Accompanied a study order, see S2429

Similar To

S262

Relative to regional bonus aid

Accompanied a new draft, see S2366

Similar To

S264

Relative to the powers and duties of a regional school district

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S296

Relative to projects funded by the school building authority

Accompanied a study order, see S2428

Similar To

S315

Relative to school safety issues

Accompanied a study order, see S2384

Similar To

S316

To promote alternative dispute resolution for students

Accompanied a study order, see S2385

Similar To

S327

Relative to school safety on election day

Accompanied a study order, see S2384

Similar To

S991

Relative to social media privacy protection

New draft substituted, as amended, see S2320

Similar To

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