An Act To Safeguard Student Contact Information Provided to Schools

Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6006  is enacted to read:

§ 6006.  Use of student's contact information

Contact information of a student or a parent or guardian of a student that has been provided to a school or school administrative unit in connection with the student's enrollment at the school is part of the student's education record. A school administrative unit or school or a representative of a school administrative unit or school may not use contact information of a student or a parent or guardian of the student to advance any campaign, as defined in Title 21-A, section 1052, subsection 1.

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This bill prohibits a school administrative unit or school or a representative of a school administrative unit or school from using contact information of a student or student's parent or guardian to advance any campaign as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 21-A, section 1052, subsection 1. The bill also makes that contact information part of the student's education record.