Law / United States / 
District of Columbia
Postsecondary degree granting educational institutions: licensure standard on student records
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Security, Governance
What it requires
- 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)).
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What this law does
Chapter 80 of Subtitle A of Title 5 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations applies to all postsecondary degree granting educational institutions which offer instruction that results in credit toward a postsecondary or college degree. In order to qualify for a license, an institution must 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.
It must also establish procedures for providing a true and accurate transcript on request and a policy for preserving the confidentiality of the student records. The Education Licensure Commission Act excludes from its coverage education offered by the District or federal government or any instrumentality of the governments. The amended rules took effect when the notice of final rulemaking was published in the District's Register. That notice was published on .
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