Law / United States / California

Pupil records: school districts, county offices of education and charter schools may not collect pupil social security numbers

Cal. Education Code section 49076.7

In force since .

A sensitive categories rule binding government bodies.

Obligation class
Prohibition
Audit expectation
none

What it requires

  • If you are a school district, county office of education or charter school, do not collect or solicit social security numbers, or the last four digits of social security numbers, from pupils or their parents or guardians unless state or federal law requires it (section 49076.7(b)).

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What record it asks for

Logging duty

Section 49076.7 bars collecting or soliciting pupil social security numbers. It names no log, no record to be kept, no retention period and no reader of a record.

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What this law does

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Research summary

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Education Code section 49076.7(b) bars a school district, county office of education or charter school from collecting or soliciting social security numbers, or the last four digits of them, from pupils or their parents or guardians unless state or federal law requires it. Section 49076.7(c) lets the department additionally prohibit the collection and solicitation of other personally identifiable information, as recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the state board. Section 49076.7 was added by Statutes 2016, chapter 184 (AB 2097), effective .

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