The Student Privacy Policy Commission would create a panel to determine which federal and state laws around student data privacy are working and which aren't.

The rewrite, currently being debated in the Senate, includes 29 amendments. One would create an innovative grant program to engage kids on the Internet out of school.

The Senate will take up an overhaul of the education legislation, which hasn't been updated since 2007. Legislators will debate measures on innovative testing and privacy.

The legislation, dubbed Enhancing Education Through Technology Education, would support teachers and administrators who want to upgrade their curricula with a heavier emphasis on technology.