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22 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3614 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
33 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1451
44 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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66 PRESENTED BY:
77 Michael J. Moran
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99 To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
1010 Court assembled:
1111 The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
1212 An Act protecting public higher education student information.
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1414 PETITION OF:
1515 NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael J. Moran18th Suffolk1/17/2025 1 of 1
1616 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3614 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
1717 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1451
1818 By Representative Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1451) of
1919 Michael J. Moran relative to public higher education student information. Higher Education.
2020 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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2222 In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
2323 (2025-2026)
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2525 An Act protecting public higher education student information.
2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
2727 of the same, as follows:
2828 1 Chapter 66 of the General Laws is amended by adding at the end a new section:
2929 2 Section 22: Public colleges and universities as defined in Section 5 of Chapter 15A shall
3030 3not be required to produce records defined as education records in the Family Education Rights
3131 4and Privacy Act (20 USC 11232g) at 34 CFR § 99.3, including those education records
3232 5designated by the public colleges and universities as directory information as defined in FERPA
3333 6at 34 CFR § 99.3.