FERPA Annual Notification to Students

Regulation Reference Cite 20 U.S.C. § 1232g: 34 C.F.R. § 99
Report Due Date (Actual) Annually (suggested during fall registration)
Level Consumer Protection Posting
Oversight Unit REGISTRAR
Person Responsible Joshua Santiago
Secondary Person Responsible Kathryn Dawe
President / VP Level Finance
Description

20 U.S.C. § 1232g(e); 34 C.F.R. § 99.7 and 20 U.S.C. § 1092(a): Each educational agency or institution shall annually notify students currently in attendance, of their rights under FERPA. Notification of these rights concurrent with fall registration is suggested, as the student needs to be told what information the student has identified as directory information and notified of his/her opportunity to place a hold on release of directory information.

The University must provide students the right to inspect their education records and obtain written consent to release the records to anyone other than school officials, authorized government personnel, in connection with financial aid, in an emergency, or for other specifically-allowed purposes.

Contacts and Data Sources

Josh Santiago Students will be notified of their FERPA rights annually by publication in the “Registrar’s Update” electronic newsletter, sent to all currently enrolled students in August and by publication in the University Bulletin.
Internal Notes

This compliance item has notes that are available internally to the oversight unit. Please contact the Risk Management Department for more information