Senate Education Committee Schedules Public Hearing on Student Data Bills

The Senate Committee on Education has scheduled a public hearing for August 17 on the two student data bills that were authored by the Study Committee on School Data. Assembly Bill 71 and Assembly Bill 72 have already been passed by the full Assembly. 

Assembly Bill 71 requires DPI to maintain a pupil data inventory and publish it on their website. Assembly Bill 72 requires the State Superintendent to provide guidance and training to schools on developing data privacy and security plans.

The full committee schedule is available below.

Senate

PUBLIC HEARING

Committee on Education

The committee will hold a public hearing on the following items at the time specified below:

Thursday, August 17, 2017

10:00 AM

411 South

Assembly Bill 280

Relating to: incorporating financial literacy into the curriculum of public schools.

By Representatives Krug, Fields, Ballweg, Berceau, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Crowley, Doyle, Edming, Felzkowski, Genrich, Katsma, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Petryk, Ripp, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Spiros, Stafsholt, Subeck, Summerfield, Tauchen, Tranel, Tusler and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, L. Taylor, Marklein, Carpenter, Craig, Lasee, Testin, Wanggaard and Wirch.

Assembly Bill 71

Relating to: an inventory of pupil data.

By Joint Legislative Council.

Assembly Bill 72

Relating to: responsibilities of state superintendent related to privacy and security of pupil data.

By Joint Legislative Council.

Senate Bill 105

Relating to: creating a pilot program under which certain school districts are not required to provide a minimum number of hours of direct pupil instruction.

By Senators Olsen and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Kremer, Rohrkaste, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Kleefisch, Kulp and Quinn.

Senate Bill 253

Relating to: prohibiting aiding and abetting sexual abuse.

By Senators Olsen, Darling, Larson and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Considine, Jacque, Pope, Ripp, Sargent and Subeck.

Senate Bill 299

Relating to: an initial teaching license based on completion of a Montessori teacher education program.

By Senators Olsen, L. Taylor, Darling and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Bowen, Brostoff, Horlacher, Kooyenga, Kremer, Murphy, Ripp, Spreitzer, Tittl and Tusler.

Senate Bill 301

Relating to: summer school and interim session classes.

By Senators Olsen, L. Taylor, Cowles, Miller and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Jagler, Berceau, Felzkowski, Genrich, Horlacher, Ohnstad, Pope, Spreitzer, Subeck, Tauchen, Tusler and Vruwink.

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Senator Luther Olsen

Chair