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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael O. Moore

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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:

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

 

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/23/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/27/2017

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

2/1/2017

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2017

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

2/3/2017

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/3/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 334        FILED ON: 1/13/2017

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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 hereby amended by inserting after section 21 the following 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 U.S.C  Section 11232g, at 34 C.F.R. 99.3, including education records designated by the public colleges and universities as directory information as defined in FERPA at 34 C.F.R 99.3.