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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 13A.08.02.03" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="02" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Act” means the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, enacted as §444 of the General Education Provisions Act, 20 U.S.C. §1232g.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Directory information” means information contained in an education record of a student which would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed and may include the following information relating to a student:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The student's name;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Address;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Telephone listing;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Electronic mail address;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Photograph;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Grade level;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Enrollment status, for example, undergraduate or graduate, full-time or part-time;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>Date and place of birth;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Major field of study;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>Participation in officially recognized activities and sports;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(k)">
        <text>Weight and height of members of athletic teams;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(l)">
        <text>Dates of attendance;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(m)">
        <text>Degrees and awards received;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(n)">
        <text>The most recent educational agency or institution attended by the student; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(o)">
        <text>Other similar information, as defined by the local school system.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Disclosure” means permitting access to, or the release, transfer, or other communication of, personally identifiable information contained in student records to any party, by any means, including oral, written, or electronic means.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Educational institution” means an individual public school which is regulated by the State Board of Education.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Eligible student” means a student who is 18 years old or older or is attending an institution of postsecondary education.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Financial aid” means a payment of funds provided to an individual, or a payment in kind of tangible or intangible property to the individual, which is conditioned on the individual's attendance at a local school system or educational institution.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Institution of postsecondary education” means an institution which provides education to students beyond the secondary school level.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Local school system” means any of the 24 local public school systems in the State.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“Organization” includes, but is not limited to, federal, State, and local agencies and independent organizations.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Parent.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Parent” means a parent of a student.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Parent” includes:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>A natural parent;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A guardian; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>An individual acting as a parent in the absence of a parent or guardian.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Parental consent” means the written permission given by a parent or guardian for the purpose of permitting disclosure of student records.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Party” means an</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Individual;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Agency;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Institution; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Organization.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Personally identifiable” means that the data or information includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The name of a student;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The student's parent, guardian, or other family member;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The address of the student;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A personal identifier; such as the student's Social Security number or student number;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A list of personal characteristics which would make it possible to identify the student with reasonable certainty; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Other information which would make it possible to identify the student with reasonable certainty.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Recommendation” means descriptive narrative student information associated with a statement regarding postsecondary education, training, or occupational placement, and any responses to ratings, questions, or other items contained on applications for the purpose of this placement.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Secondary school level” means the educational level, not beyond grade 12, where secondary education is provided, as determined under State law.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>Student.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>“Student” means an individual who is attending or has attended an educational institution that maintains the student's records or personally identifiable information.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>“Student” does not include an individual who has not been in attendance at the institution.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>“Student records” has the meaning stated in §C of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>“Treatment,” for the purpose of §C(3)(d)(iii) of this regulation, does not include remedial educational activities or activities that are part of the program of instruction at the agency or institution.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Student Records.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Student records” means those records that are:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Directly related to a student; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a party acting for the agency or institution.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Student records” includes, but is not limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Records concerning disciplinary actions taken against students; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Records relating to an individual in attendance at the agency or institution who is employed as a result of the individual's status as a student and not excepted under §C(3)(c) of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Student records” does not include:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Records that are kept in the sole possession of the maker, are used only as a personal memory aid, and are not accessible or revealed to any other person except a temporary substitute for the maker of the record;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Records maintained by a law enforcement unit of the educational agency or institution that were created by that law enforcement unit for the purpose of law enforcement;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Records relating to an individual who is employed by an educational agency or institution that:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Are made and maintained in the normal course of business,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Relate exclusively to the individual in that individual's capacity as an employee, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Are not available for use for any other purpose;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Records on a student who is 18 years old or older, or is attending an institution of postsecondary education, that are:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Made or maintained by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other recognized professional or paraprofessional acting in the professional's or paraprofessional's professional capacity or assisting in a paraprofessional capacity,</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Made, maintained, or used only in connection with treatment of the student, and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Disclosed only to individuals providing the treatment; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Records that only contain information about an individual after the individual is no longer a student at that agency or institution.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>