An Act To Protect Social Media Privacy in School and the Workplace
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 1194
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S447 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" .A. "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 838, 
L.D. 1194, Bill, "An Act To Protect Social Media Privacy in School and the Workplace" 
Amend the amendment in the emergency preamble in the 3rd Whereas paragraph in 
the first line (page 1, line 20 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "devices" 
the following: " cloud computing services that process and store student data' 
Amend the amendment in the emergency preamble in the 4th Whereas paragraph in 
the first line (page 1, line 22 in amendment) by inserting after the following: "protecting 
the" the following: 'privacy,' 
Amend the amendment in section 1 by striking out all of subsections 3 to 7 (page 2, 
lines 19 to 32 in amendment) and inserting the following: 
'3. Concems of students and prospective students about privacy rights associated with 
social media, cloud computing services that process and store student data and personal 
e-mail accounts; 
4. 
Concems of educational institutions, including public and private schools and 
postsecondary institutions, about social media, cloud computing services that process and 
store student data and personal e-mail accounts of students and prospective students with 
regard to electronic communications devices provided by the institution, compliance with 
applicable laws and regulatory requirements, including policies and practices addressing 
bullying and harassment, and in loco parentis responsibilities; 
5. Concems of parents and educators about the processing and storing of student data 
by online service providers to kindergarten to 12th grade educational institutions in order 
to build information profiles on students and target online advertisements to students; 
6. Laws and experiences in other states conceming social media, cloud computing 
services that process and store student data and personal e-mail privacy; 
7. The application of federal law and regulations conceming social media, cloud 
computing services that process and store student data and personal e-mail privacy; and 
8. 
How subpoena powers of govemmental entities apply to social media, cloud 
computing services that process and store student data and personal e-mail accounts; and 
be it flUiher' 
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SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to RP, 838, LD, 1194 
Amend the amendment by stliking out all of section 4 and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 4. Report. Resolved: That, no later than November 5,2014, the committee 
shall submit a report that includes its findings and recommendations, including suggested 
legislation, for presentation to the First Regular Session of the 127th Legislature. The 
committee shall make recommendations concerning limitations on providing log-in 
information, requiring inclusion on contacts lists, changing privacy settings and otherwise 
accessing content of social media, cloud computing services that process and store 
student data and personal e-mail accounts of employees, applicants for employment, 
students and prospective students, as well as appropriate remedies for violations of 
restrictions; and be it further 
Sec. 5. Funding. Resolved: That the committee shall seek funding contributions 
to fully fund the costs of the study. All funding is subject to approval by the Legislative 
Council in accordance with its policies. If sufficient contributions to fund the study have 
not been received within 30 days after the effective date of this resolve, no meetings are 
authorized and no expenses of any kind may be incurred or reimbursed; and be it further 
Sec. 6. 
Appropriations and allocations. 
Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
LEGISLATURE 
Study Commissions - Funding 0444 
Initiative: Provides an allocation to authorize the expenditure of contributions received to 
fund the costs of a study by the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary. 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
Personal Services 
All Other 
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL 
SUMMARY 
2013-14 
$0 
$0 
$0 
2014-15 
$3,080 
$4,170 
$7,250 
This amendment amends Committee Amendment "A" by directing the Joint Standing 
Committee on Judiciary to include in its Shldy about social media and personal e-mail 
privacy in school and the workplace concerns about cloud computing services that 
process and store student data. 
The amendment also requires the committee to seek funding contlibutions to fully 
fund the cost of the study. 
The amendment also adds a 
. t,tions and allocations section. 
SPONSORED BY: 
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(Senator KATZ) 
COUNTY: Kennebec FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See Attached) 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 03/21114 
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LD 1194 
LR 20(04) 
Resolve, Directing a Study of Social Media Privacy in School and in the Workplace 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment '/\" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Katz of Kennebec 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2013-14 
FY 2014-15 
Projections 
FY 2015-16 
Projections 
FY 2016-17 
Appropriations/Allocations 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
$0 
$7,250 
$0 
$0 
...Jegislative Cost/Study 
This amendment requires the Joint Standing Committee on Judiciary to seek contributions of $7,250 for the estimated 
costs of the study. No meetings of the committee related to this study are authorized unless the contributions are 
received and approved by the Legislative Council. An Other Special Revenue Funds allocation of $7,250 is included 
to authorize the expenditure of the contributions received. 
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