Law / United States / 
Washington
Longitudinal student data system, confidentiality of student data
RCW 28A.300.500; chapter 401, Laws of 2007
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding public and private bodies.
- Instrument type
- an act of a legislature
- Obligation class
- Security, Governance
- Audit expectation
- none
What it requires
- This binds the office of the superintendent of public instruction in running the longitudinal student data system, and any agency or organization it authorizes to access student-level data (RCW 28A.300.500(2) and (3)).
- Safeguard the confidentiality of personally identifiable student data in the longitudinal student data system consistent with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and applicable state laws (RCW 28A.300.500(2)).
- If the superintendent of public instruction has authorized you to access student-level data, adhere to all federal and state laws protecting student data and safeguarding the confidentiality and privacy of student records (RCW 28A.300.500(3)).
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What record it asks for
Logging duty
RCW 28A.300.500 requires the confidentiality of student data to be safeguarded and binds authorized agencies and organizations to the laws protecting student records. The section requires no log or record, names no audit and gives no party a right to demand a record.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
The superintendent of public instruction is authorized to establish a longitudinal student data system for and on behalf of school districts in the state. The confidentiality of personally identifiable student data in the system must be safeguarded consistent with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and applicable state laws.
Any agency or organization authorized by the superintendent of public instruction to access student-level data must adhere to all federal and state laws protecting student data and safeguarding the confidentiality and privacy of student records. The section does not preclude the superintendent from collecting and distributing aggregate data about students, or student-level data without personally identifiable information.
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