HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4266
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, January 22, 2024.
The committee on Higher Education to whom was referred the petition
(accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 844) of Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation
relative to certain higher education records under the public records law
and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1283) of Michael J.
Moran and others relative to public higher education student information,
reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4266)
ought to pass.
For the committee,
DAVID M. ROGERS. 1 of 1
FILED ON: 1/18/2024
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4266
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act protecting public higher education student information.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 66 of the General Laws is amended by adding at the end a new section:
2 Section 22: Public colleges and universities as defined in Section 5 of Chapter 15A shall
3not be required to produce records defined as education records in the Family Education Rights
4and Privacy Act (20 USC 11232g) at 34 CFR § 99.3, including those education records
5designated by the public colleges and universities as directory information as defined in FERPA
6at 34 CFR § 99.3. This section shall not apply to requests from federal, state, or municipal
7agencies.