HF101 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Parent contact information prohibited from being designated as publicly available directory information.
Related bill: SF1118
AI Generated Summary
This legislative bill aims to change the rules on how parental contact information is managed by Minnesota schools. It seeks to restrict schools from making parents' home addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and other personal contact information public as part of directory information, which is usually accessible to the public. However, under specific circumstances, this information can be shared for voter outreach in school district referendums or for federal reporting purposes. The bill also sets guidelines on how the data must be destroyed after its use specifically for voter outreach and outlines the penalties for misuse of this data. This change ensures parental contact details are kept private and only used for defined, limited purposes while maintaining compliance with federal requirements.
Actions
| Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 09, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Judiciary Finance and Civil Law |
| February 12, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Authors added | |
| February 16, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
| March 16, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Committee report, to adopt as amended and re-refer to | Education Policy |
| March 19, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
| April 01, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Committee report, to adopt as amended | |
| April 01, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Second reading |
Citations
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"A clarification that parent contact information cannot be designated as directory information."
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"summary": "Modifies the treatment of parent contact information regarding government data practices.",
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"Refines the conditions under which parent contact information is shared during voter outreach for school referendums."
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"citation": "13.32"
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"analysis": {
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"summary": "Defines committees relevant to voter outreach in school district referendums.",
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"Specifies that committees collecting parent contact information for voter outreach must comply with existing data practices statutes."
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"citation": "211A.01"
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"summary": "Addresses penalties and remedies for violations of data practices.",
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"Includes committees engaging in voter outreach under data practice violation penalties."
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"summary": "Covers additional remedies for breaches of data practices laws.",
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"citation": "13.085"
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"summary": "Specifies criminal penalties for unlawful use of government data.",
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"citation": "13.09"
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"analysis": {
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"summary": "Refers to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regarding educational data privacy.",
"modified": [
"Aligns state directory information provisions with federal law."
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"citation": "20 U.S.C. § 1232g"
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"analysis": {
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"summary": "Covers regulations specific to the disclosure of directory information under FERPA.",
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"citation": "34 C.F.R. § 99.37"
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