United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6315 (109th)
Student Privacy Protection Act of 2006
Introduced
13 November 2006
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Status
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Summary
Student Privacy Protection Act of 2006 - Amends the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) to establish private civil remedies for educational institutions' or agencies' violations of certain rights of privacy of and access to student educational records. Allows students and applicants, and their parents, to bring civil actions in U.S. district courts to enjoin such violations and recover court-determined damages. Allows a court, in its discretion, to award treble damages for willful or knowing violations.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 13 November 2006
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Introduced in House · EN · 13 November 2006
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 13 November 2006
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/6315
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/6315