Standards for student education records; rules

(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.