House File 518 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  DE BOEF, SANDS, S. OLSON,
                                           DOLECHECK, ROBERTS, LUKAN,
                                           HUSEMAN, SCHULTZ, WATTS,
                                           ALONS, SODERBERG, RAYHONS,
                                           TYMESON, DRAKE, and SWEENEY


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring public school districts and nonpublic schools to
  2    adopt a policy restricting school officials and employees from
  3    posting student information on internet websites.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2156YH 83
  6 ak/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  280.29  INTERNET RESTRICTIONS.
  1  2    The board of directors of each public school district and
  1  3 the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall adopt
  1  4 a policy restricting school officials and school employees
  1  5 from posting student photographs and other identifying
  1  6 information about a student on an internet social networking
  1  7 website without obtaining permission of the student or the
  1  8 student's parent or guardian if the student is under eighteen
  1  9 years old.  This section does not apply to photographs or
  1 10 other information posted on the school's internet website
  1 11 related to a student's involvement with school=related
  1 12 activities or accomplishments.
  1 13                           EXPLANATION
  1 14    This bill requires that the board of directors of each
  1 15 public school district and the authorities in charge of each
  1 16 nonpublic school adopt a policy to prevent school officials
  1 17 and school employees from posting student photographs and
  1 18 other identifying information about a student on an internet
  1 19 social networking website without obtaining permission of the
  1 20 student or the student's parent or guardian, if the student is
  1 21 under 18 years old.
  1 22    The bill does not apply to photographs or other information
  1 23 posted on the school's internet website related to a student's
  1 24 involvement with school=related activities or accomplishments.
  1 25 LSB 2156YH 83
  1 26 ak/nh/5