ORS 326.565: Standards for student education records; rules.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule standards for the creation, collection, use, maintenance, disclosure, transfer and access of student education records held by a school district or another public or private educational entity that provides educational services to students in any grade from kindergarten through grade 12. Consistent with the requirements of applicable state and federal law, the standards: (a) Shall incorporate the method used to electronically create, collect, use, maintain, disclose, transfer and access student data, as developed and implemented pursuant to ORS 326.561. (b) Shall include requirements under which a school district or other educational entity will transfer student education records pursuant to ORS 326.575. (c) May be applied differently to persons 18 years of age or older. (2) The board shall distribute the rules that are adopted under subsection (1) of this section to all school districts and education service districts and shall make the rules available on the website of the Department of Education. (3) School districts shall make the rules received under subsection (2) of this section available to the public schools in the district and to the public. [1993 c.806 §3 (326.565, 326.575 and 336.187 enacted in lieu of 336.185, 336.195 and 336.215); 1995 c.15 §1; 2015 c.519 §1; 2025 c.567 §5]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 581-021-0220: Definitions — implements
- OAR 581-021-0220: Definitions — authority
- OAR 581-021-0225: Records of Law Enforcement Units — authority
- OAR 581-021-0230: The Rights of Parents — implements
- OAR 581-021-0230: The Rights of Parents — authority
- OAR 581-021-0240: The Rights of Eligible Students — implements
- OAR 581-021-0240: The Rights of Eligible Students — authority
- OAR 581-021-0250: An Educational Agency or Institution’s Policy Regarding Student Education Records — implements
- OAR 581-021-0250: An Educational Agency or Institution’s Policy Regarding Student Education Records — authority
- OAR 581-021-0255: Transfer of Student Education Records — implements
- OAR 581-021-0255: Transfer of Student Education Records — authority
- OAR 581-021-0260: An Educational Agency or Institution’s Annual Notification — implements
- OAR 581-021-0260: An Educational Agency or Institution’s Annual Notification — authority
- OAR 581-021-0270: Rights of Inspection and Review of Education Records — implements
- OAR 581-021-0280: Fees for Copies of Education Records — implements
- OAR 581-021-0290: Limitations on the Right to Inspect and Review Records — implements
- OAR 581-021-0290: Limitations on the Right to Inspect and Review Records — authority
- OAR 581-021-0300: A Parent or Eligible Student’s Request for Amendment of a Student’s Education Records — implements
- OAR 581-021-0300: A Parent or Eligible Student’s Request for Amendment of a Student’s Education Records — authority
- OAR 581-021-0310: Right to a Hearing to Challenge Content — implements
- OAR 581-021-0310: Right to a Hearing to Challenge Content — authority
- OAR 581-021-0320: Minimum Requirements for the Conduct of a Hearing — implements
- OAR 581-021-0320: Minimum Requirements for the Conduct of a Hearing — authority
- OAR 581-021-0330: Prior Consent to Disclose Information — implements
- OAR 581-021-0330: Prior Consent to Disclose Information — authority
- OAR 581-021-0340: Exceptions to Prior Consent — implements
- OAR 581-021-0340: Exceptions to Prior Consent — authority
- OAR 581-021-0350: Limitations on the Redisclosure of Information — implements
- OAR 581-021-0350: Limitations on the Redisclosure of Information — authority
- OAR 581-021-0360: Conditions for the Disclosure of Information to Other Educational Agencies or Institutions — implements
- OAR 581-021-0360: Conditions for the Disclosure of Information to Other Educational Agencies or Institutions — authority
- OAR 581-021-0370: Conditions for the Disclosure of Information for Federal or State Program Purposes — implements
- OAR 581-021-0370: Conditions for the Disclosure of Information for Federal or State Program Purposes — authority
- OAR 581-021-0371: Conditions for Disclosure of Information to Comply with Judicial Order or Subpoena — implements
- OAR 581-021-0371: Conditions for Disclosure of Information to Comply with Judicial Order or Subpoena — authority
- OAR 581-021-0372: Conditions for the Disclosure of Information When Legal Action Initiated — authority
- OAR 581-021-0380: Conditions for the Disclosure of Information in Health and Safety Emergencies — authority
- OAR 581-021-0390: Conditions for the Disclosure of Directory Information — implements
- OAR 581-021-0390: Conditions for the Disclosure of Directory Information — authority
- OAR 581-021-0391: Conditions for the Disclosure of Information to Juvenile Justice Agencies — authority
- OAR 581-021-0400: Recordkeeping Requirements — implements
- OAR 581-021-0400: Recordkeeping Requirements — authority
- OAR 581-021-0410: Filing a Federal Complaint — implements
- OAR 581-021-0410: Filing a Federal Complaint — authority
- OAR 581-021-0420: Civil Action — implements
- OAR 581-021-0430: The Distribution of Rules Relating to Student Records — implements
- OAR 581-021-0430: The Distribution of Rules Relating to Student Records — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 326.561 — resolved
- ORS 326.575 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 192.842: Use of actual or substitute address in specified circumstances.
- ORS 338.115: Applicability of laws; restrictions; powers; student diplomas and certificates of attendance.
- ORS 343.173: Parental right to examine district records; independent evaluation; hearing; costs.
- ORS 346.169: Exchange of public or private agency records.
- ORS 433.280: Status of immunization records as public records.
- OAR 581-022-2325: Identification of Academically Talented and Intellectually Gifted Students
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.html