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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature First Regular Session 2015
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SENATE BILL 1172 |
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AN ACT
amending section 15‑1045, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the student accountability information system.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 15-1045, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-1045. Education database; pupil privacy
A. Any collection, maintenance or disclosure of pupil educational records compiled by the department of education in an education database of pupil records shall comply with the family educational rights and privacy act of 1974 (20 United States Code section 1232g).
B. The department of education shall maintain the database in the following manner:
1. The use of the information is limited to comply with statutory obligations.
2. Personally identifiable information is confidential and is not A public record.
3. Proper security measures are employed to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the education database.
4. Data is secured from breaches and identity theft through implementation of protections and standards.
C. The pupil identifier in the education database is unique, and not identifiable by anyone other than officials maintaining the education database and shall not be the pupil's social security number or any variation of the pupil's social security number.
D. A school district or charter school shall not release information, including information described as directory information pursuant to section 15‑142 or information that would violate section 15-511 or the family educational rights and privacy act of 1974 (20 United States code section 1232g), to any person or group for the purpose of engaging in political activity, including political activity relating to a bond or override election. A school district or charter school shall not accept monetary compensation or gifts, other than reasonable fees permitted by law, for the production of records or in return for providing a person with information described as directory information pursuant to section 15‑142 or information that would violate section 15-511 or the family educational rights and privacy act of 1974 (20 United States code section 1232g).