Compliance – Ohio SB 29

Ohio Senate Bill 29 (SB29) is set to transform how schools use technology, focusing on digital equity and cybersecurity in schools. While aimed at modernizing digital learning and improving data privacy in education, SB29 leaves important questions for educators and administrators about its real impact and implementation. 

Ohio Senate Bill 29 (SB29) mandates stronger cybersecurity and greater access to technology, promoting digital equity across Ohio’s schools. However, its impact on schools raises concerns about how they’ll meet new data privacy standards and upgrade infrastructure. 

The bill requires schools to enhance data privacy protocols and upgrade technology. While this improves security and access, the implementation details remain unclear, leaving schools to navigate funding and adaptation challenges. 

Stay ahead of SB29 by exploring our resources to help your school enhance cybersecurity, promote digital equity, and ensure data privacy.

1. Defining “educational records” and “educational support services data”​
2. Requiring technology providers that contract with school districts to comply with data privacy laws and limiting their use of student data​
3. Requiring school districts to provide notice to parents about technology provider contracts affecting student records and opportunities to inspect those contracts.​
4. Prohibiting school districts and technology providers from electronically accessing or monitoring certain features of school-issued devices without notice or specific circumstances​

Lightspeed is here to help with Ohio SB 29 compliance!

Watch the on-demand recording of our webinar, Ohio SB29: What Schools Need To Know, to learn how Lightspeed solutions make it easy for you to not only meet but exceed SB29 requirements.

We’ll share basics of this legislation and walk through you how Lightspeed’s portfolio of products helps your district align with the Ohio SB29’s requirements effectively and efficiently.

Keeping parents informed and involved in edtech decisions is a key goal of SB29.

Lightspeed’s Parent Portal makes it easy. Parents can see student activity and manage after-school device use, YouTube access, social media access, and more (all within safe parameters set by the district).

By 10/24/24, the Lightspeed Parent Portal will be included with ALL Lightspeed solutions (not just Filter) and it will include parent notifications when Classroom or Alert are used to monitor a student.

Ready to see how we can help?