I
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5871
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 31, 2012
Ms. Bass of California (for herself, Mr. Marino, Mrs. Bachmann, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Stark, Mr. Cicilline, and Mr. Langevin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Access to Papers Leads to
Uninterrupted Scholars Act
or the A Plus
Act
.
Family educational rights and privacy
Section 444(b) of the General Education
Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)) (commonly known as the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
) is amended—
in paragraph (1)—
in subparagraph
(F), by inserting or for, or on behalf of, child welfare agencies for
the purpose of assessing policies and practices intended to improve educational
outcomes for students in foster care
after improving
instruction,
;
in subparagraph
(J)(ii), by striking and
after the semicolon at the end;
in subparagraph
(K)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
;
and
by adding at the end the following:
a State or local child welfare agency or tribal organization (defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) when such agency or organization has responsibility for the student’s placement and care, provided that the education records, or the personally identifiable information contained therein, of the student will not be disclosed by such agency or organization except for the purpose and to the extent necessary to address the student’s educational needs.
; and
in paragraph
(2)(B), by inserting , except when a parent is a party to a child
welfare court proceeding, and the order is issued in the context of that
proceeding, additional notice to the parent by the educational agency or
institution is not required
after educational institution or
agency
.