Law / United States / 
Washington
Bates Technical College, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
In force since .
A sensitive categories rule binding government bodies.
- Instrument type
- a regulation made under an act
- Obligation class
- Consent, Disclosure
- Audit expectation
- none
What it requires
- This binds Bates Technical College (WAC 495A-280-010).
- If you are Bates Technical College, obtain written consent, signed and dated and specifying the records and the recipient, before releasing information that the rule and the federal act protect (WAC 495A-280-010 and 495A-280-015(5)).
- Disclose only the listed items as directory information without consent, and stop when the student elects to prevent disclosure under college policy (WAC 495A-280-015(4)).
These lines are LexLint's reading of the law's text.
What record it asks for
Logging duty
Chapter 495A-280 WAC states the college's policy and defines directory information and written consent. 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
Bates Technical College implements chapter 495A-280 WAC in compliance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and its implementing regulation, and is required to obtain written consent before releasing certain information and to notify students of their rights.
The rule defines directory information as the student's name, major field of study, enrollment status, dates of attendance, participation in recognized activities, credentials and honors, which may be disclosed at the discretion of the college without the student's consent unless the student elects to prevent disclosure as outlined in college policy.
Written consent means a written authorization for disclosure of student education records that is signed and dated and specifies the records to be disclosed and to whom disclosure is authorized. The rule in its present wording took effect on .
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