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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North Carolina

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Rhode Island

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Tennessee

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Utah

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Washington

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Wisconsin

Wyoming

RHODE ISLAND

 

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

http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE8/8-10/S00025.HTM

R.I. Gen. Laws § 8-10-21 (General Laws of Rhode Island)

Juvenile records; confidentiality.

Summary: See all of statute which states that juvenile records are confidential and can only be accessed by law enforcement personnel.


http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE11/11-37/S00019.HTM
R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-37-8.5 (General Laws of Rhode Island)

Court records; victims of child molestation.

Summary: See (a) and (b) which discusses the confidentiality of all court records and information concerning the identity of victims of child molestation.


http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE38/38-2/S00001.HTM
R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-1 (General Laws of Rhode Island)

Access to public records; protection of personal privacy.

Summary: See all of statute which discusses the public's right to access public records and protected unwarranted invasions of personal privacy.


http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE42/42-72/S00009.HTM
R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-72-8 (General Laws of Rhode Island)

Confidentiality of records pertaining to children.

Summary: See all of statute regarding the confidentiality of records in the Children, Youth, and Families Department pertaining to children and families and under what conditions records can be disclosed.

See (b)(6) regarding accessing computer records relating to child abuse and neglect.


 

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

http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE16/16-40/S00017.HTM

R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-40-16 (General Laws of Rhode Island)

Student records of private schools; access.

Summary: See all of statute regarding the handling of and access to student records when in the event a private school or private secondary school closes.


http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE16/16-67/S00003.HTM

R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-67-3 (General Laws of Rhode Island)

Records of programs serving special population students.

Summary: See (5) which requires school

districts to keep records on programs serving special population students in elementary and secondary education and states that access must be provided to these records.


http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE16/16-71/S00003.HTM

R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-71-3 (General Laws of Rhode Island)

Educational records; review rights.

Summary: See all of statute regarding the rights of parents, legal guardians, or students to review, amend, or request expungement of educational records and the student's right to privacy.


 

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