Connecticut 2017 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05035 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/03/2017

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5035
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 120
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Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5035 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 120

*00120*

Referred to Committee on EDUCATION 

Introduced by:

REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TIMING OF PARENTAL NOTIFICATION FOR A SECURITY BREACH OF STUDENT DATA.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That section 10-234dd of the general statutes be amended to require local and regional boards of education to notify the parents or guardians of students that a breach of security has occurred not later than two business days after such board of education receives notice of such breach of security.

Statement of Purpose: 

To replace the existing requirement that a board of education notify parents and guardians that a security breach of student data has occurred from forty-eight hours after such board receives notice of such security breach to two business days after such board receives such notice.