Duty LXD-8574
Serves colleges and universities, in District of Columbia
Each law's tag says when it binds: since in force from , in 2.6 years not yet in force
Postsecondary degree granting educational institutions: licensure standard on student recordssince 2 lines
5-A DCMR § 8004.15 · Read the law's page
- If you are a postsecondary degree granting educational institution licensed by the Education Licensure Commission in the District, maintain accessible, secure, and accurate records for each student, holding at a minimum the student's name, program, hours of instruction, dates of enrollment, grade record and credential awarded (5-A DCMR § 8004.15(a)).
- Establish a policy for preserving the confidentiality of student records, and procedures for providing a true and accurate transcript on request (5-A DCMR § 8004.15(b)).
Institution of Higher Education Sexual Misconduct Reporting and Resource Accessibility Act of 2025, confidential communications with a confidential resource advisorsince 4 lines
D.C. Code § 38-3502(d), (i) and (j) · Read the law's page
- If you are an institution established in the District that offers postsecondary or graduate degrees, public or private, or a confidential resource advisor it employs or contracts with, keep an assisted party's communications about an incident of sexual misconduct confidential: do not disclose them to the institution or to law enforcement authorities, and treat them as privileged against disclosure in any legal or administrative proceeding, unless disclosure is necessary for the institution to comply with section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, a party admits to what you reasonably believe is a crime of violence or a dangerous crime, you deem disclosure necessary to protect a person from a substantial risk of imminent and serious injury, the assisted party gave written consent, or a District or federal statute or a court of law requires disclosure (section 38-3502(i)(1)).
- Where disclosure would not be permitted under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and 34 C.F.R. Part 99, the exceptions to confidentiality in section 38-3502(i)(1) do not apply (section 38-3502(i)(2)).
- If a statute or a court of law requires you to disclose a confidential communication, inform the student or employee who made it at least 7 calendar days before disclosing, unless a law, court order or subpoena prohibits telling them (section 38-3502(j)(1)).
- If the assisted party notifies you before the disclosure date that a motion for a protective order or a motion to quash has been filed, do not disclose the required information until the court rules, and then disclose only what the court determines (section 38-3502(j)(2)).
Institution of Higher Education Sexual Misconduct Reporting and Resource Accessibility Act of 2025, outcome report that identifies no onefrom , in 2.6 years2 lines
D.C. Code § 38-3508(a) · Read the law's page
- If you are an institution established in the District that offers postsecondary or graduate degrees, public or private, leave out of the outcome report you must submit to the Higher Education Licensure Commission and publish on your website every third calendar year beginning on any personal identifying information of students or staff who accessed your sexual misconduct resources, and any information that by itself or in combination with other publicly available information could identify a particular person (section 38-3508(a)).
- Suppress any count or data point in the report that covers fewer than 10 reports; demographic data may be aggregated (section 38-3508(a)).