Colorado is the latest state to revisit, and expand upon, its laws pertaining to the use and protection of
student data. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper recently signed into law House Bill
16-1423 (the "Bill") designed to
increase the transparency and security of personal information
about students enrolled in Colorado's public education system
(K-12). Described by its sponsors and the media as
"nation-leading" with respect to the extremely
broad scope of the definition of "student personally
identifiable information", the Bill imposes additional,
detailed requirements on the Colorado Department of Education, the
Colorado Department of Education, the Colorado Charter School
Institute, school districts, public schools, and other local
education providers (each, a "Public Education
Entity") and commercial software providers (including
education application providers) with respect to the collection,
use, and security of student data. In this blog post, we focus
