EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

EMPLOYEE NON- DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

The Antelope Valley Student Transportation Authority (“AVSTA”) appreciates your service as an employee of AVSTA and believes you perform a vital public service in assisting the transportation of students to their schools. There will be times in your employment that you will have access to confidential information, including legally protected employee and student data. This Nondisclosure Agreement (“Agreement”) will provide you with rules to guide your treatment of Confidential Information, and to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of student or employee records. 1. Definition of Confidential Information. For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" is defined as all information that has been marked as “Private” or “Confidential” by AVSTA. It shall also include, among other things, personnel records, employee data, student data, as defined below, notes pertaining to the deliberations of the Board in closed session, drafts of memos or drafts of official records of AVSTA as well as information collected incident to AVSTA’s normal course of business. 2. Definition of Student Data. Student Data is a subset of Confidential Information, defined above. The Student Data protected by this Agreement is data that is directly related to a student and maintained by AVSTA. It can include the student’s name, address, name of parents, social security number, date of birth, or place of birth. If Employee is in doubt as to whether a certain set of data is confidential, Employee shall seek clarification from Employee’s supervisor. These definitions are found in the Educat ional Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) and California Education Code section 49073.1. 3. Definition of Employee Data. Employee Data is a subset of Confidential Information. Employee Data is data directly connected to an employee of AVSTA and includes social security numbers, date of birth, bank account numbers, medical or health information, contents of personnel files, payroll or benefits information, leave records, or sexual identity. Other than those categories listed herein, Employee shall inform the Employer in writing of any specified category he or she wishes to be categorized as Confidential Information. 4. Obligations and Rights of Employee. Employee may access Confidential Information if Employee has a legitimate business or educational purpose in accessing the data in question. For example, drivers and schedulers may need to obtain the names, addresses and contact information of students to provide services and establish routes. However, Employee shall not use the data obtained for unauthorized purposes and said data may not be transferred or sold to third parties. Employee shall also follow AVSTA security protocols to prevent unauthorized access to Confidential