New York State Education Department (NYSED)
Student data privacy laws, contacts, and resources for New York. See Utah for a complete district-by-district guide.
FERPA, PPRA, COPPA
8 NYCRR 121.8; SB 6356; AB A6787D; State Tech Law § 106-B
Data privacy and security; State Chief Privacy Officer; District Data Privacy Officer.
State Chief Privacy Officer; District Data Privacy Officer (8 NYCRR 121.8).
Mandatory Data Privacy and Security Plans for vendors; Parents' Bill of Rights; ban on biometric ID tech; data minimization restricted to strictly necessary elements.
DPA template available (e.g. NDPA or state-specific).
NYSED AI Guidance Framework (2024) - human-in-the-loop and bias audits; NYC Local Law 144 (automated employment); state agency AI inventory. LOADinG Act proposed.
NY State Dept of Education + 12 RICs has partnered with the TEC Student Data Privacy Alliance to provide DPA procurement services. Contact your NY State Dept of Education + 12 RICs representative. Learn more →
Every state has a public records law — the New York equivalent of a FOIA request. Parents, educators, and advocates can use these laws to request records about software agreements, data-sharing practices, and AI tool approvals.
Records access is privacy in action. Knowing what agreements exist — and being able to verify them — is the first step in holding districts accountable.
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