H.R. 551 – Student Privacy Protection Act of 2005

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

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February 2, 2005

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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February 2, 2005

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee

March 24, 2005

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Rep. Michael M. HondaD-CA-15 · Oct 20, 2005

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to have the name of my colleague from Arizona (Mr. Franks) removed as a cosponsor of H.R. 551. His name was added in error.

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 2, 2005

I

109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 551

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 2, 2005

Mr. Honda introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

A BILL

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student’s parent provides written consent for the release, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Student Privacy Protection Act of 2005.

2.

Access by military recruiters to secondary school student information

(a)

Amendments

Section 9528 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7908) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsections (a) through (d) as subsections (b) through (e), respectively;

(2)

by inserting before subsection (b) (as so redesignated) the following:

(a)

Military recruiters

(1)

Access to student recruiting information

Notwithstanding section 503(c) of title 10, United States Code, each local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act shall provide, on a request made by military recruiters, access to the name, address, and telephone listing of each secondary student served by the agency if the parent of the student involved has provided written consent to the agency for the release of such information to military recruiters.

(2)

Notice; opportunity to consent

A local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act shall—

(A)

notify the parent of each secondary school student served by the agency of the option to consent to the release of the student’s name, address, and telephone listing to military recruiters; and

(B)

give the parent an opportunity to provide such consent in writing.

;

(3)

in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)—

(A)

by striking Policy.— and inserting Institutions of higher education.—; and

(B)

in paragraph (1), by striking military recruiters or; and

(4)

by transferring paragraph (3) of subsection (b) (as so redesignated) from the end of such subsection to the end of subsection (a) (as added by paragraph (2)).

(b)

Application

The amendments made by this Act apply only with respect to school years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.