STATE OF NEW JERSEY
216th LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2014 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Assemblywoman MILA M. JASEY
District 27 (Essex and Morris)
SYNOPSIS
Permits release of certain student information.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel
An Act concerning certain student information, supplementing chapter 36 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes, and repealing P.L.2001, c.402.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Each board of education shall annually notify the parents and guardians of its students that certain student information may be disclosed by the school district to an outside party without prior written parental consent. The notification shall list the types of student information that may be disclosed pursuant to this act which may include the student’s: name; address; telephone listing; electronic mail address; photograph; date and place of birth; major field of study; dates of attendance; grade level; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; weight and height if the student is a member of an athletic team; degrees, honors, and awards received; the most recent school attended; and student identification number. The notification shall inform the parent or guardian of his right to prevent the disclosure of his child’s student information without prior written consent by notifying the district in writing.
2. The following section is repealed:
Section 1 of P.L.2001, c.402 (C.18A:36-35).
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill directs each board of education to annually notify the parents and guardians of its students that certain student information may be disclosed by the school district to an outside party without prior written parental consent. The notification must list the types of student information that may be disclosed. The notification must also inform the parent or guardian of his right to prevent the disclosure of his child’s student information without prior written consent by notifying the district in writing.
This bill repeals a section of law that prohibits a school district and board of trustees of a charter school from disclosing personally identifiable information about a student on its website without receiving prior written consent from the student’s parent or guardian on a form developed by the Department of Education