North Dakota Code § 15.1-07-25.3

June 30, 2026)
1. The board of each school district shall adopt a policy regarding the protection of 
student data. 
2. The policy must require that permission be obtained from the board before any student 
data is shared with an individual who is not a school district employee or shared with 
any other entity. This provision does not apply to the sharing of data with a student's 
parent or to the sharing of data, if required by law.
3. The policy must require the school district superintendent to compile:
a. A list of all individuals with whom, and entities with which, student data is shared; 
and
b. A list, by title, of all school district personnel who have access to student data.
4. A school district shall make copies of the policy available upon request.
Protection of student data - School district policy. (Effective after June 30, 2026)
1. The board of a school district shall adopt a policy regarding the protection of student 
data.
2. The policy must:
a. Require that permission be obtained from the board before student data is shared 
with an individual who is not a school district employee or any other entity. This 
provision does not apply to sharing data with a student's parent or as otherwise 
authorized by law.
b. Permit a school district to share student data with the state entity managing a 
student information system if the school district and the state entity have entered 
a data sharing agreement, subject to federal and state privacy laws. The data 
sharing agreement must include a clause that designates the department as an 
authorized representative of the school district under the Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 [20 U.S.C. 1232G] and title 34 Code of Federal 
Regulations part 99 for purposes of the statewide longitudinal data system.
3. The policy must require the school district superintendent to compile:
a. A list of individuals with whom and entities with which student data is shared; and
b. A list, by title, of school district personnel who have access to student data.
4. A school district shall make copies of the policy available upon request.

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