[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2055 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2055

To amend the General Educations Provisions Act expanding the exemption 
    for the release of student records to comply with certain State 
                               statutes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 1995

 Mr. Goodling introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
          Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the General Educations Provisions Act expanding the exemption 
    for the release of student records to comply with certain State 
                               statutes.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PRIVACY RIGHTS.

    Section 444(b)(1)(E) of the General Education Provision Act (20 
U.S.C. 1232q(b)(1)(E)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(E) State and local officials or authorities to whom such 
        information is specifically--
                    ``(i) required to be reported or disclosed pursuant 
                to State statute adopted before November 19, 1974;
                    ``(ii) allowed to be reported or disclosed pursuant 
                to State statute adopted before November 19, 1974, if 
                the allowed reporting or disclosure concerns the 
                juvenile justice system and such system's ability to 
                effectively serve the student whose records are 
                released; or
                    ``(iii) allowed to be reported or disclosed 
                pursuant to State statute adopted after November 19, 
                1974, if--
                            ``(I) the allowed reporting or disclosure 
                        concerns the juvenile justice system and such 
                        system's ability to effectively serve, prior to 
                        adjudication, the student whose records are 
                        released; and
                            ``(II) the officials and authorities to 
                        whom such information is disclosed certify in 
                        writing to the educational agency or 
                        institution that the information will not be 
                        disclosed to any other party except as provided 
                        under State law without the prior written 
                        consent of the parent of the student.''.
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