court order. Any other requests for records must be accompanied by a release of information that has been signed and dated by the parent. Access to Student Records California Education Code § 56504 . The parent shall have the right and opportunity to examine all school records of his or her child and to receive copies pursuant to this section and to Section 49065 within five business days after the request is made by the parent, either orally or in writing. The public agency shall comply with a request for school records without unnecessary delay before any meeting regarding an individualized education program or any hearing pursuant to Section 300.121, 300.301, 300.304, or 300.507 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations or resolution session pursuant to Section 300.510 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations and in no case more than five business days after the request is made orally or in writing. The parent shall have the right to a response from the public agency to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of the records. If a school record includes information on more than one pupil, the parents of those pupils have the right to inspect and review only the information relating to their child or to be informed of that specific information. A public agency shall provide a parent, on request of the parent, a list of the types and locations of school records collected, maintained, or used by the agency. A public agency may charge no more than the actual cost of reproducing the records, but if this cost effectively prevents the parent from exercising the right to receive the copy or copies, the copy or copies shall be reproduced at no cost. California Education Code § 49060. It is the intent of the Legislature to resolve potential conflicts between California law and the provisions of Public Law 93-380 regarding parental access to, and the confidentiality of, pupil records in order to insure the continuance of federal education funds to public educational institutions within the state, and to revise generally and update the law relating to such records. Access Log This section applies to public agencies that provide educationally-related services to children with disabilities pursuant to Title I of the Government Code, Chapter 26.5 (commencing with Section 7570), and to public agencies that educate children with disabilities in state hospitals, developmental centers, and youth and adult facilities. This chapter shall have no effect regarding public community colleges, other public or private institutions of higher education, other governmental or private agencies that receive federal education funds unless described herein, or, except for Education Code §§ 49068, 49069, 49076.5(b)(5), private schools. The provisions of this chapter shall prevail over the provisions of Section 12400 of this code and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title I of the Government Code to the extent that they may pertain to access to student records.
Chapter 5 – Confidentiality and Student Records, Charter SELPA As of 11/18/2016 CAHELP Governance Council Approved
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