This law pertains to the unauthorized release of personally identifiable information.

The New York State Board of Regents adopted Part 121 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education on Jan. 13, 2020. These rules implement Education Law Section 2-d and provide guidance to educational agencies and their third-party contractors on ways to strengthen data privacy and security to protect student data and annual professional performance review data. The regulation went through multiple sets of revisions and three rounds of public comments and went into effect Jan. 29, 2020.  It applies to both charter and traditional public schools.

The Minisink Valley Board of Education’s Policy 5676, “Privacy and Security for Student Data and Teacher and Principal Data,” is available for viewing in the Board of Education’s Policy manual.