VermontLearning software providers would report product and privacy details
If this House-passed bill advances, learning software providers would report product and privacy information, and the Agency of Education would send lawmakers its review by November 15, 2027.
What it does
Providers of learning software used in Vermont schools would give the Secretary of State contact details, product information, privacy-policy links, and the names of schools using their products when they file.
The Agency of Education would compare provider registrations with products schools use, consider how the state could certify products, and report its findings and recommendations to lawmakers.
Argument forSchools and state officials may find unregistered providers more easily because providers would report product use and the Agency would compare registrations with school lists.
Argument againstProviders may face extra paperwork when they file, including listing products and schools and attesting that products meet privacy rules.
More detail
Providers would give the Secretary of State specified information when they file. This covers people doing business in Vermont who provide student-facing software, apps, or platforms used for teaching or learning in a public or approved independent school, with or without a school contract. Providers would attest that each product meets Vermont student privacy requirements and applicable federal and state privacy laws. The listed information would be due when a provider makes a required filing. The bill would take effect July 1, 2026.
The Agency of Education would review registrations, compare them with products used in schools, and report findings and recommendations to lawmakers. The review would cover educational technology products used in Vermont schools and consider product safety, privacy, educational value, and assistive use. The Agency would consult the Secretary of State and schools, and send the Attorney General names of providers it finds operating without registration. Its review would include where assistive technology may be included in a student's individualized education plan and how the state could certify products. The written report would be due by November 15, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 13Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31Latest
- May 13Favorable report with proposal of amendment by Committee on EducationMinor
- May 13Second ReadingMinor
- May 13Entered on Notice Calendar
- Apr 1Read 1st time & referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Mar 27Read third time and passedPassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 27Action Calendar: Action postponed until March 27, 2026
- Mar 26Rep. Graning of Jericho moved to postpone action until March 27, 2026, which was agreed to
- Mar 26Action Calendar: Third ReadingMinor
- Mar 25Third Reading orderedMinor
- Mar 25Report of Committee on Commerce and Economic Development agreed to
- Mar 25Rep. Ode of Burlington recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means
- Mar 25Rep. Graning of Jericho reported for the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development
- Mar 25Read second timeMinor
- Mar 25Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Mar 24Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Mar 17Referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)
- Mar 17Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment
- Jan 13Read first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Economic DevelopmentIntroduced
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