MINUTES OF THE

SENATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & WORKFORCE SERVICES
STANDING COMMITTEE

215 Senate Building, Utah State Capitol Complex

                                                              March 10, 2015

 

Members Present:     Sen. Aaron Osmond, Chair

                                    Sen. Jani Iwamoto

                                    Sen. Scott K. Jenkins

                                    Sen. Karen Mayne

                                    Sen. Ann. Millner

                                                                       

Members Excused:    Sen. Ralph Okerlund

 

Member Absent:       Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson

                                   

Staff Present:             Mr. Ben Christensen, Policy Analyst

                                    Ms. Karen Allred, Committee Secretary

 

NOTE:  A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

 

Sen. Osmond assumed the Committee Chair and called the meeting to order at 2:18 p.m.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Jenkins moved to approve the minutes of the March 9, 2015 meeting.  The motion passed unanimously with, Sen. Iwamoto and Sen. Mayne absent for the vote.

    

H.B.   68      3rd Sub.  Student Privacy Act (J. Anderegg)

 

Rep. Anderegg explained the bill to the committee.

 

MOTION:  Sen.  Millner moved to adopt the following amendments:

 

1.        Page 9, Lines 269 through 270:

           


             269             (23)  "Third party contractor" means a person, other than an education entity, that  :

(a)  enters into a contract or written agreement with an education entity to provide a service or product; and 

             270             (b)   receives student data from   {an}    the   education entity pursuant to   {a}    the   contract or written agreement.


 

2.        Page 10, Lines 294 through 295:

           


             294             (b)  Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, all requests for a student's personally

             295             identifiable information shall be  :

       (i)   handled by a student records manager  {.}    ; and

       (ii)   governed by a contract or agreement related to the personally identifiable information.   

 

3.       Page 11, Lines 314 through 315b

  House Floor Amendments

  3-6-2015:

                     


             314             (6)  Ĥ➔ [Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, a student records manager] An education

             314a    entity or school official »Ĥ  may release

             315             Ĥ➔ [aggregate] »Ĥ  student data to a person  Ĥ➔ if the student data is  {:

             315a           (a)  de-identified; or

             315b           (b)}    provided to the person in   {the}   aggregate  form   »Ĥ  .


 

4.       Page 16, Lines 462 through 464

  House Floor Amendments

  3-6-2015:

                     


             462             (G)  the parent's and adult student's rights related to the student's student data, including

             463             the information described in Subsection 53A-13-301(2)  {.}    ; and

       (iii)  includes a disclosure that:

       (A)  the education entity does not manage, control, or regulate the access, collection, or use of student data, including personally identifiable information, related to a student's access to a general audience application, software, website or service; and

       (B)  a student's access or use of a general audience application, software, website, or service may include marketing or advertising as part of the student's access or use of the general audience application, software, website, or service.   

             464             (b) Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, in addition to providing a written student


 

5.       Page 19, Lines 577 through 578:

           


                                    577            (c)  sell student data.

        (5)(a)  Nothing in this part shall be construed to prohibit the use or disclosure of student data, including personally identifiable information, if a student or student's parent self-initiates access or use of a general audience application, software, website, or service.

       (b)  A student or student's parent, may access or use a general audience application, software, website, or service.

       (c)  If a student or student's parent accesses or uses a general audience application, software, website, or service, the student or parent maintains the responsibility for agreeing or consenting to the third party's use of student data that may be shared as part of the student's or parent's access or use of the general audience application, software, website, or service.

       (d)  A general audience application, software, website, or service may allow for sales, marketing, or advertising if:

       (i)  a student or student's parent accesses or uses the general audience application, software, website, or service; and

       (ii)  the student or student's parent consents to the sales, marketing, or advertising. 

                                578        Section 7.  Section 53A-13-305 is enacted to read:

 

The motion passed unanimously.

 

Spoke to the bill:         Rich Nelson, Utah Technology Council

 

Spoke for the bill:       Brad Smith, State Schools Superintendent

                                    Gayle Ruzicka, Utah Eagle Forum

 

MOTION:  Sen. Millner moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

H.B.   384    Grazing Zones Amendments (M. Noel)

 

Rep. Noel explained the bill to the committee assisted by Mark Ward, Association of Utah

Counties.

 

Spoke for the bill:      Leland Pollock, Garfield County Commission

 

MOTION:  Sen. Millner moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

H.B.   414    1st Sub.    Utah Broadband Outreach Center (S. Handy)

 

Rep. Handy explained the bill to the committee assisted by Kelly Cole, Manager, Utah

Broadband Center.

 

A handout “Utah Broadband Outreach Center” was distributed.

 

Spoke for the bill:       Tara Tew, AT&T

                                    Michael Merrill, Salt Lake Chamber

                                    Ray Timothy, Executive Director, Utah Education Network

                                    Eric Isom, Century Link

                                    Soren Simonsen, Impact HUB Salt Lake City

 

MOTION:      Sen. Iwamoto moved to pass the bill out favorably.  The motion passed

                        unanimously.

 

H.B.   337    1st Sub.   Career and Technical Education Comprehensive Study (R. Cunningham)

 

Rep. Cunningham explained the bill to the committee.

 

Spoke for the bill:       School Superintendent Dr. Brad Smith

 

MOTION:  Sen. Millner moved to adopt the following amendment:

1.         Page 5, Line 146 through Page 6, Line 150

    House Committee Amendments

   3-4-2015:  

 

             146             (d)  The CTE Board shall make the reports described in this Subsection (6) to:

             147             (i)  the Education Interim Committee;

             148             (ii)  the Executive Appropriations Committee;  Ĥ➔ [and] »Ĥ

             149             (iii)  the governor  Ĥ➔ [.] ;   {and} 

             149a    (iv) the State Board of Education  {.}   »Ĥ  ;

(v)  the State Board of Education;

(vi)  Utah State Board of Regents; and

(vii)  Utah College of Applied Technologies Board of Trustees. 


                                   150    Section 4.  Section 63I-1-235 is amended to read:

 

The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Millner moved to reconsider the last motion.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:  Sen. Millner moved to adopt the following amendment:

                  

1.       Page 5, Line 146 through Page 6, Line 150

  House Committee Amendments

  3-4-2015:   

 

             146             (d)  The CTE Board shall make the reports described in this Subsection (6) to:

             147             (i)  the Education Interim Committee;

             148             (ii)  the Executive Appropriations Committee;  Ĥ➔ [and] »Ĥ

             149             (iii)  the governor  Ĥ➔ [.] ;   {and} 

             149a    (iv) the State Board of Education  {.}   »Ĥ  ;

(v)  Utah State Board of Regents; and

(vi)  Utah College of Applied Technologies Board of Trustees. 


                                   150      Section 4.  Section 63I-1-235 is amended to read:

 

                        The motion passed unanimously.

                                                                       

MOTION:  Sen. Jenkins moved to pass the bill out favorably as amended.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

MOTION:   Sen. Jenkins moved to adjourn.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

Chair Osmond adjourned the meeting at 4:10 p.m.

 

 

 

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Sen. Aaron Osmond, Chair