118 S5197 IS: Student Voter Data Protection Act U.S. Senate 2024-09-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 5197IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 25, 2024Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Schmitt) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo establish a rule of construction regarding consent for disclosure of personally identifiable information under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Student Voter Data Protection Act.

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FERPA Rule

Section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g, commonly known as the “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974”) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k)Nothing in this section shall be interpreted or construed to allow an educational agency or institution to disclose personally identifiable information, including directory information, from a student for the purpose of measuring voter registration or the voting rates of students enrolled at an institution of higher education, without the consent required by this section, including consent specified in section 99.30 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations)..