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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Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

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

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

SOUTH DAKOTA

 

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

http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/Index.cfm?FuseAction=DisplayStatute
&FindType=Statute&txtStatute=1-27-3

S.D. Codified Laws § 1-27-3 (South Dakota Codified Laws)

Confidential records.

Summary: See all of statute which states that the "open records statute," 1-27-1, shall not apply to records held to be confidential or secret by law.

http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/Index.cfm?FuseAction=DisplayStatute
&FindType=Statute&txtStatute=19-13-21.1

S.D. Codified Laws § 19-13-21.1 (South Dakota Codified Laws)

Student information; secondary school counselors.

Summary: See all of statute which states that no counselor or school psychologist employed by a private or public secondary school or school system in the state may divulge any information concerning a student unless one of the three listed conditions is met.


http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/Index.cfm?FuseAction=DisplayStatute
&FindType=Statute&txtStatute=20-13-22

S.D. Codified Laws § 20-13-22 (South Dakota Codified Laws)

Student information; unfair discriminatory practices.

Summary: See all of statute, in particular (2) regarding students, which states that it is unfair and discriminatory for educational institutions to make or use an application of admission or keep a record concerning a student's race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, disability or national origin except as permitted by regulations of the commission of human rights.


http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/Index.cfm?FuseAction=DisplayStatute
&FindType=Statute&txtStatute=22-24-55

S.D. Codified Laws § 22-24-55 (South Dakota Codified Laws)

Restriction to access of obscene materials on computers; public schools.

Summary: See all of statute which states that any public school which provides public access to computers shall equip the computer with software that will limit a minor's ability to access obscene materials on the Internet.


 

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

http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/Index.cfm?FuseAction=DisplayStatute
&FindType=Statute&txtStatute=13-3-56

S.D. Codified Laws § 13-3-56 (South Dakota Codified Laws)

Student records; individual academic achievement test scores.

Summary: See all of statute which states that a student's individual academic achievement test scores will be a part of the student's permanent record and that further release of the test scores is governed by FERPA or can only occur with written permission from the student's parent or guardian or from the student if they are emancipated.


http://legis.state.sd.us/statutes/Index.cfm?FuseAction=DisplayStatute
&FindType=Statute&txtStatute=13-32-4.3

S.D. Codified Laws § 13-32-4.3 (South Dakota Codified Laws)

Student records; suspension or expulsion.

Summary: See all of statute which states that if a student is transferring to another school, and the school is requesting the student's records, the records cannot be transferred if the student is under suspension or expulsion and the receiving school must be notified in writing.



 

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