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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3614 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1451
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Moran
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act protecting public higher education student information.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael J. Moran18th Suffolk1/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3614 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1451
By Representative Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1451) of
Michael J. Moran relative to public higher education student information. Higher Education.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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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.