Student personal information.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, AB 1159, expands California’s privacy protections to include student personal information from K-12, preschool, and higher education settings. It updates and strengthens existing laws like KOPIPA and ELPIPA to address the use of student data by internet operators, particularly regarding the use of generative AI. A new section, HESIPA, is added to specifically protect higher education student information, and it establishes a civil action option for students harmed by noncompliance with these privacy regulations.
Key provisions
- Extends and strengthens K-12 and preschool privacy protections (KOPIPA and ELPIPA).
- Prohibits operators from using student information to train generative AI systems.
- Creates a new Higher Education Student Information Protection Act (HESIPA) for higher education institutions.
- Authorizes students harmed by noncompliance to bring civil lawsuits.
- Requires operators to implement and maintain reasonable security procedures.
- Allows deletion of covered information upon request from the student, school, or district.
- Specifies criteria for data retention and deletion.
- Addresses disclosures of student information under specific circumstances.
Who is affected
- Students (K-12, preschool, and higher education)
- Internet website operators, online service providers, and mobile application developers
- Schools and local educational agencies
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