CHAPTER 225

SB 213 - FINAL VERSION

03/16/2023   0824s

8Jun2023... 2061h

2023 SESSION

23-0938

09/10

SENATE BILL 213

AN ACT relative to educational institution policies on social media.

SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 5; Rep. Cornell, Hills. 22

COMMITTEE: Education

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill allows the use of technology platforms in career exploration or career technical education, and excludes them from the definition of "social media account".

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/16/2023   0824s

8Jun2023... 2061h 23-0938

09/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three

AN ACT relative to educational institution policies on social media.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

225:1  Social Media Account; Educational Institution Policies on Social Media; Definitions.  Amend RSA 189:70, IV(b) to read as follows:

(b)  "Social media account" means an account, service, or profile on a social networking website that is used by a current or prospective student primarily for personal communications.  This definition shall not apply to an account opened or provided by an educational institution and intended to be used solely on behalf of the educational institution.  This definition shall not apply to platforms used for demonstrating evidence in student career development.  

225:2  New Paragraph; Student and Teacher Information Protection and Privacy; Data Inventory and Policies Publication.  Amend RSA 189:66, V by inserting after paragraph (e) the following new paragraph:

(f)  A provision that students participating in career exploration or career technical education may, with written parental consent, register for technology platforms and services to be used as part of the student's approved program of study, which require the provision of personally identifiable information.  Copies of written parental consent shall be retained as part of a student's educational record.

225:3  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: August 04, 2023

Effective Date: October 03, 2023