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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill enacts provisions regarding access to education records.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ provides that a local school board or charter school governing board require a public
13 school to make a list of individuals who are authorized to access education records;
14 ▸ requires a local school governing board or charter school governing board to:
15 • provide training on student privacy laws; and
16 • require individuals who are authorized to access education records to complete
17 training on student privacy laws and certify to the local school board or the
18 charter school governing board that they have completed the required training
19 and understand student privacy requirements; and
20 ▸ prohibits a local school board, charter school governing board, public school, or
21 school employee from sharing an education record with a school employee who is
22 not authorized.
23 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
24 None
25 Other Special Clauses:
26 None
27 Utah Code Sections Affected:
28 AMENDS:
29 53A-1-708, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapters 144 and 221
30 53A-11a-203, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 221
31 53A-13-301, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 221
32 ENACTS:
33 53A-13-303, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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35 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
36 Section 1. Section 53A-1-708 is amended to read:
37 53A-1-708. Grants for online delivery of U-PASS tests.
38 (1) As used in this section:
39 (a) "Adaptive tests" means tests administered during the school year using an online
40 adaptive test system.
41 (b) "Core standards for Utah public schools" means the standards developed and
42 adopted by the State Board of Education that define the knowledge and skills students should
43 have in kindergarten through grade 12 to enable students to be prepared for college or
44 workforce training.
45 (c) "Summative tests" means tests administered near the end of a course to assess
46 overall achievement of course goals.
47 (d) "Uniform online summative test system" means a single system for the online
48 delivery of summative tests required under U-PASS that:
49 (i) is coordinated by the State Board of Education;
50 (ii) ensures the reliability and security of U-PASS tests; and
51 (iii) is selected through collaboration between the State Board of Education and school
52 district representatives with expertise in technology, assessment, and administration.
53 (e) "U-PASS" means the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students.
54 (2) The State Board of Education may award grants to school districts and charter
55 schools to implement [
56 (a) a uniform online summative test system to enable [
57 staff and parents of students to review U-PASS test scores by the end of the school year; or
58 (b) an online adaptive test system to enable parents of students and school staff to
59 measure and monitor a student's academic progress during a school year.
60 (3) (a) Grant money may be used to pay for any of the following, provided it is directly
61 related to implementing a uniform online summative test system, an online adaptive test system,
62 or both:
63 (i) computer equipment and peripherals, including electronic data capture devices
64 designed for electronic test administration and scoring;
65 (ii) software;
66 (iii) networking equipment;
67 (iv) upgrades of existing equipment or software;
68 (v) upgrades of existing physical plant facilities;
69 (vi) personnel to provide technical support or coordination and management; and
70 (vii) teacher professional development.
71 (b) Equipment purchased in compliance with Subsection (3)(a), when not in use for the
72 online delivery of summative tests or adaptive tests required under U-PASS may be used for
73 other purposes.
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75 Act, the State Board of Education shall make rules:
76 (a) establishing procedures for applying for and awarding grants;
77 (b) specifying how grant money [
78 charter schools;
79 (c) requiring reporting of grant money expenditures and evidence showing that the
80 grant money has been used to implement a uniform online summative test system, an online
81 adaptive test system, or both;
82 (d) establishing technology standards for an online adaptive testing system;
83 (e) requiring a school district or charter school that receives a grant under this section
84 to implement, in compliance with [
85 Chapter 13, Part 3, Utah Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, an online adaptive test
86 system by the 2014-15 school year that:
87 (i) meets the technology standards established under Subsection (4)(d); and
88 (ii) is aligned with the core standards for Utah public schools;
89 (f) requiring a school district or charter school to provide matching funds to implement
90 a uniform online summative test system, an online adaptive test system, or both in an amount
91 that is greater than or equal to the amount of a grant received under this section; and
92 (g) ensuring that student identifiable data is not released to any person, except as
93 provided by [
94 13, Part 3, Utah Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and rules of the State Board of
95 Education adopted under [
96 (5) If a school district or charter school uses grant money for purposes other than those
97 stated in Subsection (3), the school district or charter school is liable for reimbursing the State
98 Board of Education in the amount of the grant money improperly used.
99 (6) A school district or charter school may not use federal funds to provide the
100 matching funds required to receive a grant under this section.
101 (7) A school district may not impose a tax rate above the certified tax rate for the
102 purpose of generating revenue to provide matching funds for a grant under this section.
103 Section 2. Section 53A-11a-203 is amended to read:
104 53A-11a-203. Parental notification of certain incidents and threats required.
105 (1) For purposes of this section, "parent" includes a student's guardian.
106 (2) A school shall:
107 (a) notify a parent if the parent's student threatens to commit suicide; or
108 (b) notify the parents of each student involved in an incident of bullying, cyber-bullying,
109 harassment, hazing, or retaliation, of the incident involving each parent's student.
110 (3) (a) If a school notifies a parent of an incident or threat required to be reported under
111 Subsection (2), the school shall produce and maintain a record that verifies that the parent was
112 notified of the incident or threat.
113 (b) A school shall maintain a record described in Subsection (3)(a) in accordance with
114 the requirements of:
115 (i) Chapter 1, Part 14, Student Data Protection Act;
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117 (ii) Chapter 13, Part 3, Utah Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act;
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119 (iv) 34 C.F.R. Part 99.
120 (4) A local school board or charter school governing board shall adopt a policy
121 regarding the process for:
122 (a) notifying a parent as required in Subsection (2); and
123 (b) producing and retaining a record that verifies that a parent was notified of an
124 incident or threat as required in Subsection (3).
125 (5) At the request of a parent, a school may provide information and make
126 recommendations related to an incident or threat described in Subsection (2).
127 (6) A school shall:
128 (a) provide a student a copy of a record maintained in accordance with this section that
129 relates to the student if the student requests a copy of the record; and
130 (b) expunge a record maintained in accordance with this section that relates to a student
131 if the student:
132 (i) has graduated from high school; and
133 (ii) requests the record be expunged.
134 Section 3. Section 53A-13-301 is amended to read:
135 53A-13-301. Application of state and federal law to the administration and
136 operation of public schools -- Local school board and charter school governing board
137 policies.
138 (1) As used in this section "education entity" means:
139 (a) the State Board of Education;
140 (b) a local school board or charter school governing board;
141 (c) a school district;
142 (d) a public school; or
143 (e) the Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
144 (2) An education entity and an employee, student aide, volunteer, third party
145 contractor, or other agent of an education entity shall protect the privacy of a student, the
146 student's parents, and the student's family and support parental involvement in the education of
147 their children through compliance with the protections provided for family and student privacy
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149 related provisions under 20 U.S.C. Secs. 1232g and 1232h, in the administration and operation
150 of all public school programs, regardless of the source of funding.
151 (3) A local school board or charter school governing board shall enact policies
152 governing the protection of family and student privacy as required by this [
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154 Section 4. Section 53A-13-303 is enacted to read:
155 53A-13-303. Access to education records -- Training requirement -- Certification.
156 (1) As used in this section, "education record" means the same as that term is defined in
157 the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g.
158 (2) A local school board or charter school governing board shall require each public
159 school to:
160 (a) create and maintain a list that includes the name and position of each school
161 employee who the public school authorizes, in accordance with Subsection (4), to have access
162 to an education record; and
163 (b) provide the list described in Subsection (2)(a) to the school's local school board or
164 charter school governing board.
165 (3) A local school board or charter school governing board shall:
166 (a) provide training on student privacy laws; and
167 (b) require a school employee on the list described in Subsection (2) to:
168 (i) complete the training described in Subsection (3)(a); and
169 (ii) provide to the local school board or charter school governing board a certified
170 statement, signed by the school employee, that certifies that the school employee completed the
171 training described in Subsection (3)(a) and that the school employee understands student
172 privacy requirements.
173 (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(b), a local school board, charter school
174 governing board, public school, or school employee may only share an education record with a
175 school employee if:
176 (i) that school employee's name is on the list described in Subsection (2); and
177 (ii) federal and state privacy laws authorize the education record to be shared with that
178 school employee.
179 (b) A local school board, charter school governing board, public school, or school
180 employee may share an education record with a school employee if the board, school, or
181 employee obtains written consent from:
182 (i) the parent or legal guardian of the student to whom the education record relates, if
183 the student is younger than 18 years old; or
184 (ii) the student to whom the education record relates, if the student is 18 years old or
185 older.