H.R.6315: Student Privacy Protection Act of 2006

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Bill 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...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
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.
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Referred to House Judiciary
Nov. 13, 2006

Introduced in the House by Robert E. Andrews (D-N.J.)

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