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Student Data Privacy Laws: Accidental Consequences (and how to fix them) SXSWedu 2016

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Student Data Privacy Laws:Accidental Consequences

(and how to fix them) SXSWedu 2016

New Student Data Privacy Laws

States have passed new student data privacy laws in the past 3 years30

National Trends in Education Data Privacy Legislation and Policy

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Unworkable Requirements◦Banning Words: Psychometric data collection

◦Opt-Ins◦Opt-Outs◦Creating Silos

Accidental Consequences

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Interpreting Legislation: Words Matter◦Ambiguous Terms◦Interpretation Changes

Accidental Consequences

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Implementation Difficulties◦Overcoming obstacles – How many hoops should you jump through?

◦Differing obligations for third parties contracting with different school districts

◦Researcher restrictions

Accidental Consequences

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Preempt the Fear◦Be transparent

Bring together all stakeholders before making policy

Work with national organizations and other states

How Can Avoid Consequences?

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1. Statement of the policy/law's purposes

2. Select the person(s) in charge3. Transparency plan4. Limiting Vendor Use of Data5. Statewide data security plan6. Ongoing Staff Training

Foundational Elements of a State Data Privacy and Security Policy

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Make people aware that they exist

Create new model policies

Make it easy to sell

How Can You Fix Consequences?

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Discussion

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Audience Q&A

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NASBE Data Privacy Resources

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Questions?Amelia Vance

Director of Education Data & Technology

[email protected]@ameliaivancewww.nasbe.org