23-276.8 - Preservation of students' records required. - Virginia Statutes

§ 23-276.8. Preservation of students' records required.

A. Every school approved by the Council to operate in Virginia after July 1,1980, shall ensure the preservation of students' records by binding agreementwith another school or records-maintenance organization with which the schoolis not corporately connected or in such other manner as the Council mayauthorize by regulation.

B. In the event of school closure or revocation of its approval orcertification, as the case may be, the Council may facilitate, as it deemsappropriate, the transfer of the student records to the repository requiredby subsection A. In the event the repository fails to secure and preserve thestudents' records, the Council, through its director, shall be authorized totake such actions as may be necessary to secure and preserve the students'records until such time as one or more repositories accept the records.

C. This section shall not be deemed to interfere with students' rights tohave access to and obtain copies of their own records or to authorizedisclosure of student records except in compliance with applicable state andfederal law, including the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Actof 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, as amended.

(2002, c. 178; 2005, c. 447.)