Rep. Norm Thurston — Voting Record

Bill

Number

H.B. 124 (2025GS)

Sponsor

Rep. Lee, Trevor

Final action

Governor Signed 3/26/2025

Outcome

Became law — signed by Gov. Spencer J. Cox

Summary

What it does

• This bill:
• enacts restrictions on a local education agency (LEA) selling or transferring certain contact information without consent;
• prohibits requiring use of certain technologies on personal devices;
• requires an LEA to provide accommodations for mandatory technology use under certain circumstances;
• allows an employee to file written complaints with the State Board of Education about violations;
• permits the State Board of Education to investigate complaints; and
• allows for consequences for violations.

Every vote on this bill

Bill text

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53G-10-207
53G-10-207
Education Industry Employee Privacy
2025 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Trevor Lee
Senate Sponsor: Chris H. Wilson
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill provides for the personal privacy of local education agency employees.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
enacts restrictions on a local education agency (LEA) selling or transferring certain 
contact information without consent;
prohibits requiring use of certain technologies on personal devices;
requires an LEA to provide accommodations for mandatory technology use under certain 
circumstances;
allows an employee to file written complaints with the State Board of Education about 
violations;
permits the State Board of Education to investigate complaints; and 
allows for consequences for violations.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
53G-10-207
, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1, Section 
53G-10-207
 is enacted to read:
53G-10-207. Personal privacy for employee.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Employee" means:
(i)
"administrative personnel" as that term is defined in Section 
53G-10-206
; and
(ii)
"instructional personnel" as that term is defined in Section 
53G-10-206
.
(b)
"LEA" means the same as that term is defined in Section 
53E-1-102
.
(c)
"Required technology" means an application, software, or other technologies for 
work-related duties without which an employee could not reasonably complete 
necessary or essential job functions or engage in emergency situations.
(d)
"Work-related contact information" means:
(i)
private or work-provided phone numbers used for work purposes;
(ii)
email addresses an employer provides or uses primarily for work functions;
(iii)
work mail addresses, including physical addresses, post office boxes, and other 
mailing details used to send or receive work-related communications or 
documents;
(iv)
logins, usernames, access codes, passwords, or other credentials used to access 
accounts, systems, documents, records, or services provided in relation to an 
employee's job duties; and
(v)
messaging accounts, forum memberships, directory listings, distribution lists, 
committee or group enrollments.
(2)
(a)
Except as provided in Sections 
53G-7-224
 and 
63G-2-204
, an LEA or the state 
board may not sell or otherwise transfer an employee's work-related contact 
information to a third party if the sale or transfer is an isolated or standalone 
transaction.
(b)
To the extent allowed by law, an LEA shall publicly disclose a records request, and 
any fees charged, for the information described in Subsection 
(2)(a)
.
(3)
Except as provided in Section 
53G-7-224
, an LEA or the state board may not distribute 
an employee's work-related contact information in a manner that would interfere with an 
employee's ability to access or use work-related accounts, contacts, email lists, or other 
contact information resources necessary to perform the employee's job duties.
(4)
An LEA may not require an employee to download, install, access, or otherwise use 
required technology on a personally owned electronic device if use of the required 
technology contains terms, conditions, or data sharing provisions that would allow for 
access to data or information outside of the required technology.
(5)
If an LEA requires an employee to use required technology that the employee 
reasonably finds to contain objectionable terms and conditions, the LEA shall provide 
reasonable accommodations to the impacted employee to avoid mandatory use on the 
employee's personal device.
(6)
An LEA shall provide a reasonable accommodation under Subsection 
(5)
 that allows 
required use without accessing an employee's personal device, including providing the 
required technology:
(a)
via an LEA-owned and provided electronic device such as a computer, phone, or 
tablet;
(b)
through a secure virtual or remote desktop environment not requiring installation or 
access credentials on a personal device; or
(c)
through similar means that do not obligate personal device use.
(7)
An LEA may not take adverse action against an employee for exercising rights under 
this section and requesting reasonable accommodations.
(8)
An employee may file a written complaint with the state board alleging violations of 
this chapter.
(9)
The state board shall investigate any complaint alleging violations under this section 
and take licensure or corrective action if the state board determines that action is 
necessary.
Section 2. 
Effective date.
This bill takes effect on 
July 1, 2025
.
2-27-25 3:17 PM