2015 Senate Bill 33 / 2016 Public Act 367

Require schools give parents information on their children

Introduced in the Senate

Jan. 27, 2015

Introduced by Sen. Phil Pavlov (R-25)

To require the state Department of Education and public school districts to disclose to a student’s parent or guardian upon request any educational, personal, or other information they collect about the student. Also, whether the information was shared with other persons or entities, including details on what information and to whom.

Referred to the Committee on Education

Nov. 4, 2015

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To prohibit the state from selling any of the data it collects on individual students, and post an online notice describing the specific information it does collect on student, including each date field. Any transfers of this data to another person would be subject to formal rules promulgated by the Department of Education. Public schools would be prohibited from selling or giving personally identifiable information in a student's record to a for-profit business entity (with some narrow management-related exceptions). If information is given to someone else, the school district or state would have to disclose the details to a parent or guardian who requests this within 30 days and without charge.

Received in the House

Nov. 4, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Education

Nov. 10, 2016

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 7, 2016

Passed in the House 84 to 22 (details)

To prohibit the state from selling any of the data it collects on individual students, and post an online notice describing the specific information it does collect on student, including each date field. Any transfers of this data to another person would be subject to formal rules promulgated by the Department of Education. Public schools would be prohibited from selling or giving personally identifiable information in a student's record to a for-profit business entity (with some narrow management-related exceptions). If information is given to someone else, the school district or state would have to disclose the details to a parent or guardian who requests this within 30 days and without charge.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 8, 2016

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

Motion to reconsider by Sen. Mike Kowall (R-15)

The vote by which the bill was passed.

The motion passed by voice vote

Received

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 21, 2016