Tex.
Gov't Code Section 552.114
Exception: Confidentiality of Student Records
(a)
In this section, “student record” means:(1)
information that constitutes education records as that term is defined by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g(a)(4)); or(2)
information in a record of an applicant for admission to an educational institution, including a transfer applicant.(b)
Information is confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 (Availability of Public Information) if it is information in a student record at an educational institution funded wholly or partly by state revenue. This subsection does not prohibit the disclosure or provision of information included in an education record if the disclosure or provision is authorized by 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g or other federal law.(c)
A record covered by Subsection (b) shall be made available on the request of:(1)
educational institution personnel;(2)
the student involved or the student’s parent, legal guardian, or spouse; or(3)
a person conducting a child abuse investigation required by Subchapter D (Investigation of Report), Chapter 261 (Investigation of Report of Child Abuse or Neglect), Family Code.(d)
Except as provided by Subsection (e), an educational institution may redact information covered under Subsection (b) from information disclosed under Section 552.021 (Availability of Public Information) without requesting a decision from the attorney general.(e)
If an applicant for admission to an educational institution described by Subsection (b) or a parent or legal guardian of a minor applicant to an educational institution described by Subsection (b) requests information in the record of the applicant, the educational institution shall disclose any information that:(1)
is related to the applicant’s application for admission; and(2)
was provided to the educational institution by the applicant.
Source:
Section 552.114 — Exception: Confidentiality of Student Records, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.552.htm#552.114
(accessed Jun. 5, 2024).