A bill to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232) to provide for the protection of the privacy of personal information, and for other purposes.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Amendments of 1981 - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to require educational agencies and institutions to adopt written policies providing for privacy protection of education records.
Prohibits any such institution from disclosing individually identifiable information in education records other than directory information, with specified exceptions.
Requires an institution to give public notice of information categories which it has designated as public directory information and to withhold release of such information upon request.
Requires an institution to adopt reasonable procedures to prevent the collection of inaccurate information, including procedures which provide an opportunity for challenging or correcting such records.
Sets forth guidelines with respect to student and parental participation in formulating the privacy policies and enforcement.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education.
Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
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