Student Records Data Breach Prompts Legislation in Old Line State

The state: Maryland

The data breach: Student records, including names, brthdates and Social Security numbers in Frederick County Public Schools

Why legislation was triggered? 

• A state senator didn’t think he was getting enough answers from education officials
• An April 2015 audit called for increased data security measures for student data

The legislative proposal: 

• Requiring up to 5 years of identity and credit monitoring for data breach victims
• Not require schools to transfer student records to the state education agency until the state has “an industry-accepted standard in their information technology systems”

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