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Subcommittee adopts substitute expanding student privacy rules to school-issued devices

2150023 · January 23, 2025
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Summary

The subcommittee voted to recommend reporting a substitute that expands an existing student data-privacy statute to apply to school-issued devices and the vendors supplying them, adding definitions and technical clarifications requested by school boards and counsel.

The Senate K–12 Subcommittee recommended reporting a substitute to Senate Bill 1486 that amends Virginia’s existing student data privacy statute to explicitly include school-issued devices and related contractual obligations for vendors.

Patron Senator Ciphers said the intent is to close a statutory gap: current code addresses student data stored on servers and by online service…

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