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Nevada Pupil Information Privacy Protection Initiative (2016)

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Nevada
Pupil Information Privacy Protection Initiative
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TypeAmendment
OriginCitizens
TopicEducation
StatusNot on the ballot

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Proposed ballot measures that were not on a ballot
This measure was not put
on an election ballot

The Pupil Information Privacy Protection Initiative was an initiated constitutional amendment proposed for the Nevada ballot on November 8, 2016.

The measure would have mandated student privacy protections and that specific information about a pupil cannot be released without consent. Scores, statistics, observations and facts recorded about a pupil by a publicly funded educational system "may not exceed in extent the minimum moral or academic purpose to facilitate the function of that educational system." The initiative specified that this information would have been the property of the pupil's parent or guardian, or the pupil themselves if they are at least 18 years of age.[1]

In Nevada, initiated constitutional amendments need to be approved in two even-numbered election years, meaning the measure would need to be approved in 2016, then again in 2018 to be added to the Nevada Constitution.

Text of measure

Constitutional changes

The measure would have amended Article XI by adding a new Section 11 of the Nevada Constitution.

Full text

The full text of the measure can be found here.

Fiscal impact

The Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau released the following financial impact statement on September 15, 2015:[2]

“ The Pupil Information Privacy Protection Initiative (Initiative) proposes to amend Article 11 of the

Nevada Constitution by adding a new section, designated Section 11, to specify that any data facts, statistics, scores, observations, or other information, including personally identifiable information that is created, collected, managed, stored, or otherwise recorded by a publicly funded educational system on any pupil may not exceed in extent the minimum moral or academic purpose to facilitate the function of that educational system. The Initiative also specifies that this information is considered to be the property of the pupil, if the pupil is 18 years of age or older or is legally emancipated from his or her parents, or the property of the parents or guardians of the pupil, if the pupil is under the age of 18 and is not legally emancipated.

The Initiative prohibits the release of any personally identifiable information contained within the education records of a pupil, including, without limitation, directory records, without written consent from the parents or guardians of the pupil, if the pupil is under the age of 18, or the pupil, if he or she is 18 years of age or older, unless the information is released for the purpose of ensuring the academic progress of the pupil or under other circumstances specified within the Initiative.

The Fiscal Analysis Division is working with potentially affected agencies to obtain information that will allow for the completion of the statement of the financial impact of the Initiative and is unable to complete the financial impact statement within the ten business days prescribed pursuant to NRS 295.015. A fiscal note that includes an explanation of any financial impact will be provided to the Secretary of State when completed for posting on their Internet website, pursuant to NRS 295.015.[3]

”

Support

Nevada Families for Privacy was leading the support for the initiative.[4]

Path to the ballot

See also: Nevada signature requirements
  • The Nevada Secretary of State received the petition on September 1, 2015.[1]
  • A financial impact statement was issued on September 15, 2015.[2]
  • A total of 55,234 valid signatures are required for qualification purposes.
  • Supporters had until June 21, 2016, to collect the required signatures.
  • Supporters did not submit signatures to the secretary of state's office by the June 21, 2016, deadline.

State profile

Demographic data for Nevada
 NevadaU.S.
Total population:2,883,758316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):109,7813,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:69%73.6%
Black/African American:8.4%12.6%
Asian:7.7%5.1%
Native American:1.1%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.6%0.2%
Two or more:4.4%3%
Hispanic/Latino:27.5%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:85.1%86.7%
College graduation rate:23%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$51,847$53,889
Persons below poverty level:17.8%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Nevada.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Nevada

Nevada voted for the Democratic candidate in four out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.


More Nevada coverage on Ballotpedia

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "Initiative Petition - Constitutional Amendment," accessed January 6, 2016
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 [http://nvsos.gov/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=3863 Nevada Secretary of State, "FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PUPIL INFORMATION PRIVACY PROTECTION INITIATIVE," accessed January 6, 2015]
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "PAC Registration Form," accessed January 6, 2015
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