This appendix contains selected state laws that seem to be applicable to the area of privacy of student records and general data transmission security. The lists are provided for the reader to use as a starting place for research. The lists for each state are not exhaustive, and we do not guarantee that the statutes are current.  However, they do give readers an idea of the kinds of statutes that states may have on their books. 


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Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

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Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

CALIFORNIA

 

General State Laws, Regulations and Policies: URL, citation and summary

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Education State Laws, Regulations, and Policies: URL, citation and summary

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&
group=10001-11000&file=10600-10610

Education Code: Section 10600-10610

California Education Information System.

Summary: Rules regarding the California Education Information System and its operation by the State Department of Education. See 10601(a), 10602(a), 10603, 10604(b) & (c). Also, rules regarding establishing safeguards "to assure only appropriate access to confidential information." See 10606(d).

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=

edc&group=18001-19000&file=18030-18032

Education Code: Section18030-18032

Public Libraries; policy regarding Internet access by minors.

Summary: See all of statute regarding adoption of policy for minors regarding access to Internet.

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&
group=35001-36000&file=35250-35258

Education Code: Section 35250-35258

Records and Reports.

Summary: Rules regarding how school districts should handle records and reports and provide access to these (includes Internet access). See 35258.

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=

edc&group=44001-45000&file=44730-44731

Education Code: Section 44730-44731

Conditions of eligibility for funding; Education Technology Staff Development Program.

Summary: See 44731(a) regarding schools maintaining computers with Internet access for grades 4 to 8.

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=

edc&group=49001-50000&file=49061

Education Code: Section 49061

Definitions; Pupil Records for Elementary and Secondary Education.

Summary: See all of statute regarding information contained in student records and access to these educational records.

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=

edc&group=49001-50000&file=49069-49072

Education Code: Section 49069-49072

Challenging content of pupil records for Elementary and Secondary Education.

Summary: See all of statute regarding challenging the content of any student record.

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&
group=49001-50000&file=49073-49079

Education Code: Section 49073-49079

Privacy of Pupil Records.

Summary: Rules regarding how school districts can release directory information on students and how the information can be used by educational institutions to protect student confidentiality. See 49073, 49073.5(a) & (b), 49074, 49076(a)(3), (c) & (c)(1), (2) & (5). See also 49076.5(b) & (b)(4) and 49079(b) & (e).

 

Education Code: Section 49076

Access to Pupil Records for Elementary and Secondary Education; privacy.

Summary: See all of statute regarding access to student records by persons without written parental consent or under judicial order.

 

Education Code: Section 49077

Access to Student Information for Elementary and Secondary Education.

Summary: See all of statute regarding access to student information in compliance with a court order and notification of parent or guardian and pupil. 

 

Education Code: Section 49079

Informing teachers of students who have caused bodily harm; confidentiality.

Summary: See all of statute regarding the duty of school districts to inform teachers of students who have caused or have attempted to cause serious bodily injury to a peace officer or public safety provider and the confidentiality if this information.

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=

edc&group=51001-52000&file=51870-51874

Education Code: Section 51870.5

Internet and online access; Education Technology.

Summary: See all of statute regarding school districts that provide pupils with Internet access and adopting a policy to protect pupils from harmful matter.

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&
group=56001-57000&file=56600-56606

Education Code: Section 56600-56606

Evaluation, Audits, and Information.

Summary: Rules regarding the collection of data and information on special education programs and the confidentiality of student records. See 56601(a) & (b), 56602 (a) & (d), 56604(a) and 56606.

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&
group=60001-61000&file=60640-60649

Education Code: Section 60643.1  

Posting reading list on Internet; Standardized Testing and Reporting Program.

Summary: See (a)(1) & (c) regarding posting reading lists on the Internet.

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=

edc&group=60001-61000&file=60810-60812

Education Code: Section 60812

Placement of test results on Internet; Assessment of Language Development.

Summary: See all of statute regarding placing the results of the statewide test, including average scores for each school district, on the Internet for public access.

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&
group=76001-77000&file=76220-76225

Education Code: Section 76220-76225

Student Records - General Provisions.

Summary: Rules regarding how community college districts shall "establish, maintain, and destroy student records." See 76220, 76221(a), (d), (e) & (i) and 76222 & 76225.

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&
group=76001-77000&file=76230-76234

Education Code: Section 76230-76234

Student Records - Rights of Students.

Summary: Rights of students to school records maintained by community colleges and rules of confidentiality. See 76230, 76231 & 76232(c).

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&
group=76001-77000&file=76240-76246

Education Code: Section 76240-76246

Privacy of Student Records.

Summary: Rules regarding the release and transmission of data in student records by community college districts. See 76240, 76242, 76243(a)(2), (5), (7), (8) & (b).

 

 

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=

edc&group=94001-95000&file=94850-94882

Education Code: Section 94850-94882

Maxine Waters Student Protection Act.

Summary: The laws establish the Maxine Waters School Reform and Student Protection Act. This section refers to confidentiality of student records. See 94854(c). This section describes penalties for falsifying, altering, destroying or concealing information and also for providing misleading or untrue information. See 94854(h)(3).



 

 

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