EDUCAUSE Publications

• Committee Passes Data Security and Breach Notification Legislation

  • October 22, 2018
  • Blog
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  Federal data security and breach notification legislation recently advanced out of the House Committee on Financial Services.

• State Authorization Regulations Officially Delayed in Spring 2018 Regulatory Agenda

  • June 1, 2018
  • Blog
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  The Trump administration announced in its Spring 2018 Regulatory Agenda that it plans to delay the effective date of a 2016 distance education regulation by two years, from July 2018 to July 2020. The move could signal the Department of Education’s intention to afford institutions of higher education more time for compliance, or it might be an indication of ED’s willingness to change the final rule.

• Senate Passes FOSTA

  • March 27, 2018
  • Blog
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  Congress has passed the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) of 2017, which now awaits the president's signature.