Michigan

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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MICHIGAN

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

http://www.michiganlegislature.org/law/GetObject.asp?objName=

15-243a&queryid=176160&highlight=15%2E243a

MCL § 15.243a (Michigan Statutes Annotated)

Availability of salary records; school district employees.

Summary: See all of statute regarding making the salary records of employees of school districts available upon request.

http://www.michiganlegislature.org/law/GetObject.asp?objName=

600-2165&queryid=189665&highlight=600%2E2165

MCL § 600.2165 (Michigan Statutes Annotated)

Disclosure of student information; school teachers and employees.

Summary: See all of statute stating that school teachers and other school employees shall not disclose any information regarding students without the consent of the student, parent, or legal guardian.

http://www.michiganlegislature.org/law/GetObject.asp?objName=

722-675&queryid=189684&highlight=722%2E675

MCL § 722.675 (Michigan Statutes Annotated)

Disseminating sexually explicit matter to minor; by Internet or computer.

Summary: See all of statute which defines and prohibits disseminating sexually explicit matter to a minor using the Internet or a computer or computer program.

http://www.michiganlegislature.org/law/GetObject.asp?objName=

722-677&queryid=189693&highlight=722%2E677

MCL § 722.677 (Michigan Statutes Annotated)

Disseminating sexually explicit matter to minor; by Internet or computer network.

Summary: See all of statute which further defines when a person is guilty of displaying sexually explicit matter to a minor, using the Internet or a computer network.

http://www.michiganlegislature.org/law/GetObject.asp?objName=

750-145d&queryid=189699&highlight=750%2E145d

MCL § 750.145d (Michigan Statutes Annotated)

Use of Internet or computer system; prohibited communication.

Summary: See all of statute which defines what types of communication is prohibited over the Internet or on a computer system.

Accessed 1/25/00; updated 1/25/00.

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

http://www.michiganlegislature.org/law/GetObject.asp?objName=

380-1134&queryid=176175&highlight=380%2E1134

MCL § 380.1134 (Michigan Statutes Annotated)

Tagging records of missing students; removal of tag.

Summary: See all of statute which states that when a student 17 years old or younger is reported missing, the school record must be tagged and cannot be removed until the student becomes 18 years old.

http://www.michiganlegislature.org/law/GetObject.asp?objName=

380-1135&queryid=186481&highlight=380%2E1135

MCL § 380.1135 (Michigan Statutes Annotated)

School record of transfer students; effect of tagged record.

Summary: See (4) & (5) regarding handling the records of transfer students, handling records that are tagged "missing person," and disclosing records to law enforcement agencies.

http://www.michiganlegislature.org/law/GetObject.asp?objName=

388-517&queryid=186489&highlight=388%2E517

MCL § 388.517 (Michigan Statutes Annotated)

Transferring high school records to post-secondary institutions.

Summary: See (3) regarding transferring high school records to postsecondary institutions.

http://www.michiganlegislature.org/law/GetObject.asp?objName=

397-604&queryid=189636&highlight=397%2E604

MCL § 397.604 (Michigan Statutes Annotated)

The Library Privacy Act (Excerpt) Improper disclosure of records.

Summary: See all of statute which states that a library, or an agent or employee of a library, shall be "liable to the person identified in a record that is improperly released or disclosed."

http://www.michiganlegislature.org/law/GetObject.asp?objName=

397-606&queryid=189657&highlight=397%2E606

MCL § 397.606 (Michigan Statutes Annotated)

The Library Privacy Act (Excerpt) Restriction of Internet access to minors.

Summary: See all of statute regarding restricting Internet access to minors on computers in a public library.

Accessed 1/25/00; updated 1/25/00.