An Arizona lawmaker wants to impose state-level penalties to schools that release student information that’s illegal under a federal student privacy law.
Republican State Sen. Kimberly Yee, R-Phoenix, has proposed monthly state funding cuts by as much as 10 percent for any school that the state deems in violation of the federal Family Educational Records and Privacy Act. It is the first such bill of its kind in any state.
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