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10 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 201, Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation Standards and Regulations, Standards 3.15 and 4.17 · Read the law's page

• If you are a public or private postsecondary, academic degree-granting institution or other entity that the Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation approves, maintain academic records securely and protect the personally identifiable information of enrolled and former students in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (10 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 201, Standards 3.15(A) and 4.17).
• Include in your catastrophic event and disaster recovery procedures adequate processes for the management, maintenance and protection of student records in the event of closure (Standard 3.15(A)).
• Keep two copies of each student's academic records in separate secure places (Standard 4.17(B)).
• At the end of each academic year, consolidate copies of the academic records of former students who have graduated, withdrawn or otherwise ceased to attend, store them as an identifiable and printable electronic record for each student, and make them available to the Commission for inspection on request (Standard 3.15(B)).
• If you propose to discontinue your operation, give the Commission your plan to secure, store and maintain all student records and a copy of the storage agreement, which must let students request their academic records and must provide for updating the Commission when the location of the records changes (Standard 3.15(C)).