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Senate panel considers bill to protect student data and limit immigration‑authority access to schools
Summary
Senators reviewed SB 227, which would require district protocols to protect student data, restrict nonpublic‑area entry absent judicial warrant, and require civil‑rights training approved by the attorney general; committee members asked about overlap with S209 and potential unfunded mandates for schools.
Sen. (speaker 1) introduced SB 227 to the Senate Education Committee on Feb. 3 as a bill intended to ensure schools and districts have protocols to protect student data and to clarify responses to immigration actions.
The bill would codify in state law several protections similar to existing federal rules (including FERPA‑type protections), require districts to develop resource guides and provide civil‑rights trainings approved by the…
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