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JUNE 30, 2021 PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-ONE
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H.P. 632 - L.D. 864
An Act To Protect Teachers' Privacy While Delivering Remote Instruction
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §6804-A is enacted to read:
§6804-A. Remote instruction
1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise indicates,
"remote instruction" means instruction provided using audio or video transmission of a
teacher or of a classroom with a teacher and participating students. "Remote instruction"
includes real-time transmissions and recorded sessions.
2. Distribution or retransmission. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
contrary and except as authorized by a public or private school for the purposes of remote
instruction, a person may not distribute or retransmit a recorded session of remote
instruction or any part thereof without the express written consent of the public or private
school.
3. Violation. A person who violates this section commits a civil violation for which
a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500 may be adjudged.
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