Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs Student Online Personal Protection Act
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Student Online Personal Protection Act of 2019, a measure that gives parents more control over online information schools collect from students and how their data is used.
The new law amends the original Illinois Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA). SOPPA now requires schools to notify parents within 30 days of a data breach and within 60 days if a third-party is responsible for the data breach. The change is inspired by the data breach that publisher Pearson suffered, which affected thousands of students in many states.