California Education Code ARTICLE 5 - Privacy of Pupil Records

• Section 49073.
  (a) School districts shall adopt a policy identifying those categories of directory information as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 49061 that may be released. The...
• Section 49073.1.
  (a) A local educational agency may, pursuant to a policy adopted by its governing board or, in the case of a charter school, its governing body,...
• Section 49073.5.
  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a school district, in adopting a policy pursuant to Section 49073 governing the release of pupil directory...
• Section 49073.6.
  (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Educational purposes” means for purposes that aid in instruction in the classroom or at...
• Section 49074.
  Nothing in this chapter shall preclude a school district from providing, in its discretion, statistical data from which no pupil may be identified to any...
• Section 49075.
  (a) A school district may permit access to pupil records to any person for whom a parent of the pupil has executed written consent specifying the...
• Section 49076.
  (a) A school district shall not permit access to pupil records to a person without written parental consent or under judicial order except as set forth...
• Section 49076.5.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 49076, each school district shall release the information it has specific to a particular pupil’s identity and location that relates to the transfer...
• Section 49076.7.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(1) Pupil data privacy is a priority because pupils are at risk for identity theft when providing their...
• Section 49077.
  Information concerning a student shall be furnished in compliance with a court order or a lawfully issued subpoena. The school district shall make a reasonable...
• Section 49078.
  The service of a lawfully issued subpoena or a court order upon a public school employee solely for the purpose of causing him or her...
• Section 49079.
  (a) A school district shall inform the teacher of each pupil who has engaged in, or is reasonably suspected to have engaged in, any of the...
• Section 49079.5.
  The Legislature recognizes that a longitudinal pupil data system provides direct and tangible benefits to pupils, educators, policymakers, and the public. The Legislature intends to...
• Section 49079.7.
  (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 49079.6, the department shall impose reasonable fees or charges upon researchers applying for access to individually identifiable...

Last modified: October 22, 2018