Education Code 49076(b) (1976; amended by SB 2, 2009)

Summary:

School districts may release information from pupil records to: (1) Appropriate persons in connection with an emergency as necessary to protect the health or safety of a pupil or other persons; (2) agencies or organizations in connection with the application of a pupil for, or receipt of, financial aid, as necessary; (3) the county elections official to identify pupils eligible to register to vote; (4) accrediting associations to carry out their accrediting functions; (5) organizations conducting studies for educational agencies or institutions, if the studies are conducted in a manner that will not permit the personal identification of pupils or their parents by persons other than representatives of the organizations and the information will be destroyed when no longer needed for the purpose for which it is obtained; (6) officials and employees of private schools or school systems where the pupil is enrolled or intends to enroll.

Keywords:
agency, agency information sharing, records destruction, redacted records, safeguards, student, official records, research
Parties Bound: 
school districts
Other Relevant California Code Sections: 
Education Code 49068; Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g)
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.506(a)
Uses and disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, or health care operations : Permitted uses and disclosures
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.512(a)
Uses and disclosures for which an authorization or opportunity to agree or object is not required : uses and disclosures required by law
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.512(i)
Uses and disclosures for which an authorization or opportunity to agree or object is not required : research purposes
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.512(j)
Uses and disclosures for which an authorization or opportunity to agree or object is not required : to avert a serious threat to health or safety
Associated Federal Law(s): 
164.514(a)
Other requirements relating to uses and disclosures of protected health information : De-identified records are not individually identifiable information for purposes of the privacy rule