Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB631: Revise student online protection laws related to postsecondary opportunities
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to student data privacy to remove barriers to postsecondary opportunities; revising a definition; amending section 20-7-1324, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO STUDENT DATA PRIVACY TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES; REVISING A DEFINITION; AMENDING SECTION 20-7-1324, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 20-7-1324, MCA, is amended to read: "20-7-1324. Definitions. As used in 20-7-1323 through 20-7-1326, the following definitions apply: (1) "Deidentified information" means information that cannot be used to identify an individual pupil. (2) "K-12 online application" means an internet website, online service, cloud computing service, online application, or mobile application that is used primarily for K-12 school purposes and that was designed and is marketed for K-12 school purposes. (3) (a) "K-12 school purposes" means activities that customarily take place at the direction of a school, teacher, or school district or aid in the administration of school activities, including but not limited to instruction in the classroom or at home, administrative activities, and collaboration between pupils, school personnel, or parents, or that are for the use and benefit of a school. (b) The term does not include courses that are provided for the purpose of postsecondary credit or work-based learning courses provided by a work-based learning partner pursuant to 20-7-1510. (4) "Operator" means the operator of a K-12 online application who knows or reasonably should know that the application is used primarily for K-12 school purposes. (5) (a) "Protected …
Sponsors
- Schomer, Curtis (R, 48) · primary sponsor
- Tempel, Russ (R, 14)
Latest actions
- : 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
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 33 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Privacy, Education - Post-Secondary, Education - Technical and Trades, Information Technology, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB631?
- HB631 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise student online protection laws related to postsecondary opportunities.
- What does HB631 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws related to student data privacy to remove barriers to postsecondary opportunities; revising a definition; amending section 20-7-1324, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB631?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB631?
- Schomer, Curtis (R, 48), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB631?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1525
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