US Congress House Bill 2724 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 14 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Limits the release of students' personally identifiable information contained in education records. The bill includes local educational authorities among the officials designated as authorized representatives of an education agency with access to student records. Authorized representatives must be under the direct control of the agency. The bill prohibits (1) the use of students' personally identifiable information for the development of commercial products or services without the written consent of their parents, and (2) the Department of Education from promulgating or enforcing any regulation that defines early childhood education program or education program for any purpose under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 on or after this bill's enactment.

Protecting Education Privacy Act

Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]

Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
2019-05-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2724/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2724/BILLS-116hr2724ih.pdf