(a) Notwithstanding Section 49073, a local educational agency shall not include the directory information or the personal information of a pupil or of a parent or guardian of a pupil in the minutes of a meeting of its governing body, except as required by judicial order or federal law, if a pupil who is 18 years of age or older or a parent or guardian of a pupil has provided a written request to the secretary or clerk of the governing body to exclude his or her personal information or the name of his or her minor child from the minutes of a meeting of the governing body.

(b) As used in this section:

Terms Used In California Education Code 49073.2

  • Access: means a personal inspection and review of a record or an accurate copy of a record, or receipt of an accurate copy of a record, an oral description or communication of a record or an accurate copy of a record, and a request to release a copy of any record. See California Education Code 49061
  • Directory information: means one or more of the following items: pupil's name, address, telephone number, date of birth, email address, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous public or private school attended by the pupil. See California Education Code 49061
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Parent: means a natural parent, an adopted parent, or legal guardian. See California Education Code 49061
  • School district: means any school district maintaining any kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, any public school providing instruction in any kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, the office of the county superintendent of schools, or any special school operated by the department. See California Education Code 49061

(1) “Directory information” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 49061.

(2) “Governing body” includes charter school governing bodies, county boards of education, and school district governing boards.

(3) “Local educational agency” includes charter schools, county offices of education, and school districts.

(4) “Personal information” includes a person’s address, telephone number, date of birth, and email address.

(c) This section is not intended to affect the public’s right of access to information pursuant to any other law.

(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 788, Sec. 1. (SB 1036) Effective January 1, 2019.)

  Previous section
Next section  
 Article 5 Contents