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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Senate Minority Floor Leader Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors, presented Senate Bill 582, for consideration before the Missouri Senate’s Education Committee. The legislation requires a school district to notify a student’s parents or legal guardians in the event of an electronic security breach involving the student’s personal information. In addition to notifying the parents, school officials must also notify the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state auditor. Currently, only some school districts have a written policy regarding parental notification in the event of a data breach. “Keeping students safe is my top priority. In this day and age that means keeping their personal information safe too,” said Sen. Walsh. “That’s why I’m proud to work with Missouri’s auditor and my fellow lawmakers to introduce Senate Bill 582, which requires districts to notify parents if their student’s personal information is stolen or compromised.” During the hearing, representatives from the state auditor’s office, school administrators and education advocates concurred with Sen. Walsh’s call for action to address cyber-security breaches across Missouri school districts. “Parents and students need to know when a data breach has taken place in their school’s database due to the risk of being a victim of identity fraud” said Sen. Walsh. “I look forward to working across the aisle to get this bill passed so we can protect Missouri families and our children from data breaches and identify theft.” For more information on Sen. Walsh’s legislative actions, visit her official Senate website at www.senate.mo.gov/walsh. ### |
Missouri Senate — 2018
Missouri General Assembly
