HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2942        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2230

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael J. Moran

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act protecting public higher education student information.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Michael J. Moran

18th Suffolk

1/20/2017

William M. Straus

10th Bristol

1/20/2017

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

 

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

 

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

 

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

 

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

 

Adrian Madaro

1st Suffolk

 

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

 

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

 

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

 

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2942        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2230

By Mr. Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2230) of Michael J. Moran and others relative to public higher education student information.  Higher Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act protecting public higher education student information.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 66 of the General Laws is amended by adding at the end a new section:

Section 22: Public colleges and universities as defined in Section 5 of Chapter 15A shall not be required to produce records defined as education records in the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (20 USC  11232g) at 34 CFR § 99.3, including those education records designated by the public colleges and universities as directory information as defined in FERPA at 34 CFR § 99.3.