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HF 3110

Disclosures of private student personal contact information to legislators and photographers allowed for specified purposes.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Walter Hudson and 2 co-sponsors

Minnesota bill permits schools to share students' private contact info with legislators and photographers for unspecified purposes without parental consent, weakening student privacy protections.

Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law
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Bill Summary · HF 3110

Legislative bill overview

HF 3110 allows educational institutions to disclose students' private personal contact information (such as phone numbers, email addresses, and home addresses) to state legislators and photographers without parental consent, specifically for specified purposes. The bill carves out an exception to Minnesota's existing privacy protections that typically restrict how schools share student data.

Why is this important

Student privacy protections exist to shield minors from unsolicited contact and potential safety risks. This bill would weaken those protections by enabling direct access to student contact information by government officials and photographers, raising questions about how such information might be used and whether students and parents have adequate notice or control over the disclosure.

Potential points of contention

  • Privacy and safety concerns: Allowing broad access to student contact information without parental consent could expose minors to unwanted solicitation, contact, or targeting, and may violate existing federal privacy laws like FERPA depending on implementation.
  • Scope ambiguity: The bill references "specified purposes" but the summary doesn't detail what those purposes are—this vagueness makes it difficult to assess whether the exceptions are appropriately limited or dangerously open-ended.
  • Photographer access: Including photographers in disclosure permissions is unusual and raises questions about media access to student information and whether this serves a legitimate public interest or represents a significant privacy intrusion.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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