Law / United States / 
Washington
University of Washington, rules governing student education records
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- a regulation made under an act
- Obligation class
- Data subject rights
- Audit expectation
- none
What it requires
- This binds the University of Washington, whose rule counts third-party contractors with a legitimate educational interest as school officials (WAC 478-140-015(3)).
- If you are the University of Washington, respond to a student's written request to inspect and review education records within a reasonable period and in no case more than 45 days after the request (WAC 478-140-022).
- Present the annual notice of the university's FERPA policy to a student each time the student registers online, and keep it available on the university's FERPA website (WAC 478-140-010).
- Tell a student whose request to amend an education record is denied of the decision and of the right to a hearing before the university student records committee (WAC 478-140-031(1)).
- If the committee denies the student's appeal, keep the student's statement with the contested part of the record for as long as the record is maintained, and disclose it whenever you disclose that part (WAC 478-140-031(2)(b)).
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What record it asks for
Logging duty
Chapter 478-140 WAC sets request, amendment and hearing procedures. It requires no log of disclosures, sets no content fields, names no audit and gives no party a right to demand a record.
- Kind
- None
- As of
What this law does
WAC 478-140-015 defines directory information as a student's name, address, email address, telephone numbers, major and minor fields of study, class, enrollment status, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, dates of attendance, degrees, honors and awards received, and the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended, with weight and height added for a member of an intercollegiate athletic team.
WAC 478-140-015 defines a school official as including faculty instructors, staff, student employees, volunteers, third-party contractors, and any individual the university has determined to have legitimate educational interests in accessing education records. A student's request to inspect and review education records must receive a response within a reasonable period of time and in no case more than 45 days after the request has been made.
If the party receiving a request to amend an education record denies it, the party must within a reasonable period of time inform the student of the decision and of the right to a hearing before the university student records committee.
If the committee denies the student's appeal, the student may place in the education record a statement commenting on the information or giving reasons for disagreeing with the decision, and the university must keep the statement with the contested part of the record and disclose it whenever it discloses that part.
WAC 478-140-010 states the university policy under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which provides for the right of a student to inspect their education records and for guidelines concerning the release of those records to third parties. The annual notice of the university's FERPA policy is presented to a student each time the student registers online, and is available on the university's FERPA website. The rewritten chapter 478-140 WAC took effect on .
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