Maryland § 7-2102

§ 7-2102.

    The Department, in consultation with the Department of Information Technology and county boards, shall develop and update best practices for county boards to:

        (1)    Manage and maintain data privacy and security practices in the processing of student data and personally identifiable information across the county board’s information technology and records management systems;

        (2)    Develop and implement:

            (i)    A data privacy and security incident response plan;

            (ii)    A breach notification plan; and

            (iii)    Procedures and requirements for allowing access to student data and personally identifiable information for a legitimate research purpose; and

        (3)    Publish information annually on:

            (i)    Types of student data and personally identifiable information processed by the county board, the protocols for processing student data, and the rationales for selecting processing protocols;

            (ii)    Contracted services that involve sharing student data between a county board and a school service contract provider; and

            (iii)    Procedures and rationales for vetting and selecting Internet sites, services, and applications.