(a) Parents and guardians have the right to inspect and review their children’s education records maintained by the school.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-1-704

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Department: means the department of education. See Tennessee Code 49-1-702
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Student data: includes :
    (i) State and national assessment results, including information on untested public school students. See Tennessee Code 49-1-702
(b) Parents and guardians have the right to request student data specific to their children’s educational records.
(c) LEAs shall provide parents or guardians with a copy of their children’s educational records upon request.
(d)

(1) The department shall develop a model student records policy for LEAs that requires an LEA to:

(A) Annually notify parents and guardians of their right to request student information;
(B) Ensure security when providing student data to parents or guardians;
(C) Ensure student data is provided only to authorized individuals;
(D) Set the timeframe within which record requests must be provided; and
(E) Consider implementation of a plan to allow parents and guardians to view online, download, and transmit data specific to their children’s educational records.
(2) [Deleted by 2022 amendment.]
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