Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB255: Revise online data privacy laws for K-12 pupil records
Status: Chaptered, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising online data privacy laws for pupil records; allowing school districts to use model contracts approved by a private or public consortium; and amending section 20-7-1326, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING ONLINE DATA PRIVACY LAWS FOR PUPIL RECORDS; ALLOWING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO USE MODEL CONTRACTS APPROVED BY A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC CONSORTIUM; AND AMENDING SECTION 20-7-1326, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 20-7-1326, MCA, is amended to read: "20-7-1326. Pupil records -- online privacy protections. (1) A school district may, pursuant to a policy adopted by its trustees, enter into a contract with a third party to: (a) provide services, including cloud-based services, for the digital storage, management, and retrieval of pupil records; or (b) provide digital educational software that authorizes a third-party provider of digital educational software to access, store, and use pupil records in accordance with the contractual provisions listed in subsection (2). (2) A school district that enters into a contract with a third party for purposes of subsection (1) shall ensure the contract contains all of the following: (a) a statement that pupil records continue to be the property of and under the control of the school district; (b) notwithstanding subsection (2)(a), a description of the means by which pupils may retain possession and control of their own pupil-generated content, if applicable, including options by which a pupil may transfer pupil-generated content to a personal account; (c) a prohibition …
Sponsors
- Carter, Bob (D, 96) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading Concurred
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (February 10, 2025): 98 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 7, 2025): 97 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Privacy, Information Technology, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB255?
- HB255 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise online data privacy laws for K-12 pupil records.
- What does HB255 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising online data privacy laws for pupil records; allowing school districts to use model contracts approved by a private or public consortium; and amending section 20-7-1326, mca.".
- What is the status of HB255?
- Chaptered as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB255?
- Carter, Bob (D, 96).
- Where is the official record for HB255?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2117
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