[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1565]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   AFFIRMING THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT DATA PRIVACY AND RECOGNIZING 
                          DIGITAL LEARNING DAY

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 369, submitted earlier today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 369) affirming the importance of 
     student data privacy and recognizing Digital Learning Day.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, as a fifth generation Montanan and 
engineer who worked at a cloud computing company for, 13 years, I have 
seen firsthand the opportunities created by advances in technology. As 
a father of four, I am aware of the huge role technology plays in our 
students' lives.
  February 17, 2016, is Digital Learning Day. Students around the globe 
will be using technology to enhance the classroom learning experience. 
While digital learning offers many benefits, we must sufficiently 
protect the personal information of our students. Without proper 
safeguards in place, our children's privacy is at risk, and student 
data could end up in the hands of criminals and other bad actors. We 
need policies in place to ensure students' information and electronic 
records are processed and stored safely and securely.
  I am committed to working with my colleagues to harness the power of 
digital learning while protecting the privacy of our kids.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or 
debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 369) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  (The resolution, with its preamble, is printed in today's Record 
under ``Submitted Resolutions.'')

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