United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2011_register executive 2011-04-08 article Proposed Rules D09002ee1c8001263 D09002ee1c80012ce United States Department of Education originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations implementing section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act, which is also known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (FERPA). These proposed amendments are necessary to ensure that the Department's implementation of FERPA continues to protect the privacy of education records, as intended by Congress, while allowing for the effective use of data in statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS) as envisioned in the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (COMPETES Act) and furthermore supported under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Improved access to data contained within an SLDS will facilitate States' ability to evaluate education programs, to build upon what works and discard what does not, to increase accountability and transparency, and to contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement in education. These proposed amendments would enable authorized representatives of State and local educational authorities, and organizations conducting studies, to use SLDS data to achieve these important outcomes while protecting privacy under FERPA through an expansion of the requirements for written agreements and the Department's enforcement mechanisms. 76 FR 19726 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-04-08/2011-8205 2011-8205 fr08ap11-17 RIN 1880-AA86 4000-01-P Docket ID ED-2011-OM-0002 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-04-08/2011-8205 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-04-08/html/2011-8205.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-04-08/pdf/2011-8205.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Education Records Education Research Information Personally Identifiable Information Privacy Records Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems 14 p. 19726 19739 76 FR 19726 Title 34 Part 99 34 CFR Part 99 RIN 1880-AA86 Family Educational Rights and Privacy; Federal Register Vol. 76, Issue PRORULE 2011-8205 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 2011-05-23 Docket ID ED-2011-OM-0002 4000-01-P 2011-8205 Notice of proposed rulemaking.

The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations implementing section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act, which is also known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (FERPA). These proposed amendments are necessary to ensure that the Department's implementation of FERPA continues to protect the privacy of education records, as intended by Congress, while allowing for the effective use of data in statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDS) as envisioned in the America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act (COMPETES Act) and furthermore supported under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Improved access to data contained within an SLDS will facilitate States' ability to evaluate education programs, to build upon what works and discard what does not, to increase accountability and transparency, and to contribute to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement in education. These proposed amendments would enable authorized representatives of State and local educational authorities, and organizations conducting studies, to use SLDS data to achieve these important outcomes while protecting privacy under FERPA through an expansion of the requirements for written agreements and the Department's enforcement mechanisms.

We must receive your comments on or before May 23, 2011. Comments received after this date will not be considered. Ellen Campbell, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 260-3887 or via Internet: FERPA@ed.gov. Administrative Practice and Procedure Education Records Education Research Information Personally Identifiable Information Privacy Records Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Family Educational Rights and Privacy , FERPA@ed.gov OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys http://www.regulations.gov Regulations.gov Vol. 76, no. 68 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2011-04-08 continuing daily deposited born digital 223 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-04-08 P0b002ee180cb2471 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr08ap11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2011-04-08 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-04-08/pdf/FR-2011-04-08.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-04-08/xml/FR-2011-04-08.xml fdlp 19683 19897 DGPO 2011-04-08 2024-06-04 FR-2011-04-08 machine generated eng FR FR-2011-04-08 76 68