This Minnesota House bill (H.F. No. 1222) proposes an amendment to Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.32, subdivision 5, regarding data privacy and the release of student contact information.

Key provisions of the bill include:

1. Current Restrictions: Schools are generally prohibited from designating a student's home address, phone number, email, or other personal contact information as public "directory information," except for postsecondary institutions.

2. Required Sharing: Educational agencies or institutions must share student contact and directory information with:

   • The Minnesota Department of Education for federal reporting.
   • The Department of Employment and Economic Development for coordinating support services for students with disabilities.

3. New Exception for Child Care Programs: The bill creates an exception that allows schools to release a student's home address to school-age childcare programs (as defined in section 142B.01, subdivision 26). The sole purpose of this release is to mail program information to students' homes.

4. Data Protection Clause: Any childcare program receiving this data is prohibited from further sharing or using the information for purposes beyond mailing program details to families.

Essentially, the bill modifies privacy laws to permit school-age childcare programs to receive students' home addresses so they can send information to families, while maintaining restrictions on further dissemination of such data.