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Committee moves AB 1159 to extend student data privacy protections into higher education
Summary
AB 1159, the California Learner Personal Information Protection Act (CALPIPA), passed out of the Assembly Judiciary Committee as amended to appropriations. Sponsors say it closes gaps in EdTech regulation for higher ed and adds a limited private right of action with a 45‑day notice and cure provision.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted to advance AB 1159 (CALPIPA), a bill to expand California’s student data privacy protections to higher education and to provide a narrowly tailored private right of action for students harmed by violations.
Author Assemblymember Addis and sponsor Becca Kramer of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse said the bill builds on COPIPA (California’s Student Online Personal Information Protection Act) and extends protections to older…
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