Wisconsin

This appendix contains selected state laws that seem to be applicable to the area of privacy of student records and general data transmission security. The lists are provided for the reader to use as a starting place for research. The lists for each state are not exhaustive, and we do not guarantee that the statutes are current. However, they do give readers an idea of the kinds of statutes that states may have on their books.

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General State Laws, Regulations and Policies: URL, citation and summary

http://folio.legis.state.wi.us/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=

71238&hitsperheading=on&infobase=stats.nfo&jump=

16.974&softpage=Document#JUMPDEST_16.974

Wis. Stat. § 16.974 (Wisconsin Statutes)

Duties of the Division of Information Technology Services; school districts.

Summary: This statute stipulated the duties of the Division of Information Technology Services. See (3) regarding developing and maintaining policies and programs "to protect the privacy of individuals who are the subjects of information contained in the data bases of agencies." See (7)(a) & (b) regarding

providing school districts and public libraries with telecommunications access.

http://folio.legis.state.wi.us/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=

72568&hitsperheading=on&infobase=stats.nfo&jump=

48.396&softpage=Document#JUMPDEST_48.396

Wis. Stat. § 48.396 (Wisconsin Statutes)

Juvenile records; disclosure and confidentiality.

Summary: All of the statute discusses the handling of juvenile records. See in particular (1), (1)(b) & (1)(d) and (2)(ag) thru (ap) and (5)(e).

Education State Laws, Regulations, and Policies: URL, citation and summary

http://folio.legis.state.wi.us/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=

71238&hitsperheading=on&infobase=stats.nfo&jump=

118.125&softpage=Document#JUMPDEST_118.125

Wis. Stat. § 118.125 (Wisconsin Statutes)

Pupil records; confidentiality.

Summary: See all of statute from part (2) on regarding the maintenance, disclosure, and transfer of pupil records.

http://folio.legis.state.wi.us/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=

71238&hitsperheading=on&infobase=stats.nfo&jump=

118.126&softpage=Document#JUMPDEST_118.126

Wis. Stat. § 118.126 (Wisconsin Statutes)

Privileged communications; confidential pupil information.

Summary: See all of statute which discusses that school personnel who engage in alcohol or drug abuse program activities must keep information received from pupils confidential.

http://folio.legis.state.wi.us/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=

71238&hitsperheading=on&infobase=stats.nfo&jump=

118.127&softpage=Document#JUMPDEST_118.127

Wis. Stat. § 118.127 (Wisconsin Statutes)

Disclosure of law enforcement records; school district or private school.

Summary: See all of statute regarding school districts or private schools disclosing information from law enforcement records under certain conditions to school personnel.

http://folio.legis.state.wi.us/cgi-bin/om_isapi.dll?clientID=

71238&hitsperheading=on&infobase=stats.nfo&jump=

118.128&softpage=Document#JUMPDEST_118.128

Wis. Stat. § 118.128 (Wisconsin Statutes)

Information on violent pupils; release of information to school personnel.

Summary: See all of statute regarding the conditions under which school personnel may release information on violent pupils to other school personnel with legitimate educational or safety interest in the information.