(a) It is unlawful for a post-secondary school to request or require a student or his or her parent or guardian to provide a password or other related account information in order to gain access to the student’s account or profile on a social networking website or to demand access in any manner to a student’s account or profile on a social networking website.
     (b) Nothing in this Section limits a post-secondary school’s right to do the following:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 105 ILCS 75/10

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.

         (1) promulgate and maintain lawful school policies
    
governing the use of the post-secondary school’s electronic equipment, including policies regarding Internet use, social networking website use, and electronic mail use; and
        (2) monitor usage of the post-secondary school’s
    
electronic equipment and the post-secondary school’s electronic mail without requesting or requiring a student to provide a password or other related account information in order to gain access to the student’s account or profile on a social networking website.
    (c) Nothing in this Section prohibits a post-secondary school from obtaining information about a student that is in the public domain or that is otherwise obtained in compliance with this Act.
     (d) This Section does not prohibit a post-secondary school from conducting an investigation or requiring a student to cooperate in an investigation if there is specific information about activity on the student’s account on a social networking website that violates a school disciplinary rule or policy. In the course of an investigation, the student may be required to share the content that is reported in order to make a factual determination.
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