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PTAC provides timely information and updated guidance through a variety of resources, including training materials and opportunities to receive direct assistance with privacy, security, and confidentiality of student data systems. More PTAC information is available at [https://studentprivacy.ed.gov](https://studentprivacy.ed.gov. PTAC)[. PTAC](https://studentprivacy.ed.gov. PTAC)[ ](https://studentprivacy.ed.gov. PTAC)welcomes input on this document and suggestions for future technical assistance resources relating to student privacy. Comments and suggestions can be sent to [PrivacyTA@ed.gov](PrivacyTA@ed.gov).  \nBackground  \nUntil recently, most students who took the SAT and ACT (collectively,“college admissions examinations” or “exams”) registered for the exams directly (by themselves or with their parents) through the College Board and ACT, Inc. (collectively,“testing companies”), independently from the schools that they attended. Increasingly, however, schools have begun to register their students for these exams. Two trends account for this. First, while some State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) (i.e., school districts) have been administering college admissions examinations for many years, an increasing number of SEAs and LEAs are now electing to pay for all students to take the college admissions examinations as part of SEA and LEA college access efforts. Second, some States are choosing to administer these college admissions examinations to high school students to meet the requirement to administer an assessment in reading/language arts and mathematics at least once in grades 9-12 under Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) . 1  \nIn connection with these college admissions examinations, testing companies administer voluntary pretest surveys asking questions about a variety of topics ranging from academic interests, to participation in extra-curricular activities, to religious affiliation. We have heard from teachers and students, however, that the voluntary nature of these pre-test surveys is not well understood, and that each of the questions requires a response, and the student must affirmatively indicate in response to multiple questions that the student does not wish to provide the information. The survey’s multiple questions are designed to allow targeted recruitment, and students are specifically asked whether they would like to receive materials from different organizations, including colleges and scholarship organizations. For students who consent to being contacted by these organizations, the testing companies then sell this information to colleges, universities, scholarship services, and other organizations for college recruitment and scholarship solicitation.  \nThe administration of these tests and the associated pre-test surveys by SEAs and LEAs to students raises potential issues under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the confidentiality of  \n1 [http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/states-require-students-take-sat-or-act.html](http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/states-require-students-take-sat-or-act.html)  \ninformation provisions in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), and several recently enacted State privacy laws, and generally raises concerns about privacy best practices.2 The U. S. 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The survey requires responses to multiple questions and informs whether students consent to receive materials, after which testing companies may sell contact information for recruitment and solicitation.\"},{\"question\":\"Which laws and regulations does the guidance focus on?\",\"answer\":\"The document addresses responsibilities under FERPA, IDEA, and PPRA, along with implementing regulations cited in the text. It also notes that it discusses confidentiality provisions and best practices related to student privacy.\"}]","Technical Assistance on Student Privacy for State and Local Educational Agencies When Administering College Admissions Examinations - PTAC overview and guidance | PDF",1792057958,28]