Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB118: Generally revise student data laws to enhance privacy
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to education data; establishing the right to be forgotten; enhancing student data privacy protections in the statewide k-12 student data system and in the work of the education and workforce data governing board; prohibiting the direct use in whole or in part of a student's social security number in any as a distributed unique identifier used to link education and workforce data…
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO EDUCATION DATA; ESTABLISHING THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN; ENHANCING STUDENT DATA PRIVACY PROTECTIONS IN THE STATEWIDE K-12 STUDENT DATA SYSTEM AND IN THE WORK OF THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DATA GOVERNING BOARD; PROHIBITING THE DIRECT USE IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF A STUDENT'S SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER IN ANY AS A DISTRIBUTED UNIQUE IDENTIFIER USED TO LINK EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DATA; PROVIDING ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DATA GOVERNING BOARD, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, AND THE K-12 DATA TASK FORCE; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTIONS 20-7-104, 20-7-105, 20-7136, 20-7-137, AND 20-7-138, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Right to be forgotten -- verifiable request -- timeline -- rulemaking. (1) A student or parent may request that the superintendent of public instruction EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DATA GOVERNING BOARD ESTABLISHED IN 20-7-138 OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION delete any education data on the student collected and stored in the statewide K-12 data system PURSUANT TO THE BOARD'S AUTHORITY IN THE K-12 STUDENT DATA SYSTEM by submitting a verifiable request pursuant to subsection (4). (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), on receipt of a verifiable request submitted pursuant to this …
Sponsors
- Zolnikov, Daniel (R, 22) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Committee
- : (H) Motion
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing Canceled
- : (H) Hearing Canceled
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Rereferred to Committee
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
Votes
- Take from APH to Third Reading Tuesday 29th - Gillette (April 28, 2025): 33 yea, 67 nay, failed
- Do Concur (April 8, 2025): 87 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 4, 2025): 49 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 18, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Education - Post-Secondary, Rule Making, Information Technology, Labor and Employment, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is SB118?
- SB118 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise student data laws to enhance privacy.
- What does SB118 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to education data; establishing the right to be forgotten; enhancing student data privacy protections in the statewide k-12 student data system and in the work of the education and workforce data governing board; prohibiting the direct use in whole or in part of a student's social security number in any as a distributed unique identifier used to link education and workforce data…
- What is the status of SB118?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Committee (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB118?
- Zolnikov, Daniel (R, 22).
- Where is the official record for SB118?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0294
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