Sponsor
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
Representative · D-FL
The bill increases student privacy and community trust by preventing schools from sharing education records with immigration enforcement, but it may create funding risks and administrative burdens for schools and limit information available to immigration authorities.
Students, including immigrant students, are protected from having schools share their education records with immigration enforcement, preserving student privacy and limiting government access to sensitive school data.
Parents and families feel safer enrolling children and engaging with schools because schools are barred from handing over student data for immigration enforcement, which can increase participation in school services.
Schools and universities can maintain stronger trust with their communities, which may improve attendance and student participation by reducing fear around information-sharing.
Local school districts and educational institutions risk losing federal education funds if they adopt or are found to have practices that share student information with immigration authorities.
Educational institutions may face legal uncertainty and additional administrative burden as they revise data-sharing policies and demonstrate compliance with the prohibition on cooperating with immigration enforcement.
Immigration enforcement agencies will have reduced access to information held by schools, which could complicate some immigration investigations or enforcement activities.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Conditions federal education funding on schools not adopting policies that release student records or other student information to immigration enforcement.
Representative · D-FL
Official title: To prohibit Federal education funds from being made available to any educational agency or institution that releases any education records or other student information for purposes of immigration enforcement.
Introduced April 20, 2026 by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick · Last progress April 20, 2026
Prohibits schools and educational agencies that receive federal education funds from adopting policies or practices that release student education records or other student information to immigration enforcement for immigration-related purposes. If a recipient of federal education funds permits release or access to education records, personally identifiable information, or directory information for immigration enforcement, it would be ineligible to receive federal education funding under any applicable program.