Bill > SB0492

This bill amends existing Michigan law, specifically "The Revised School Code," to update guidelines for unenrolling students and managing student records. It clarifies that when a student, referred to as a "pupil," first enrolls in a school district, public school academy, intermediate school district, or the Michigan School for the Deaf, the enrolling institution must inform the individual enrolling the pupil that within 30 days, they must provide either a copy of the pupil's birth certificate or other reliable proof of identity and age along with an explanation for not having a birth certificate. If this requirement isn't met, the enrolling individual will be notified that failure to comply within another 30 days will result in the case being referred to local law enforcement for investigation. The bill also mandates that schools immediately report any suspicious affidavits to law enforcement and, within 14 days of a transfer pupil's enrollment, the receiving school must request the pupil's records from the previous school, specifying the required information for the request. Furthermore, schools must forward these records within 30 days of the request, unless the record has been "tagged" under a different section of law, in which case the law enforcement agency that flagged the student must be notified. The bill also adds a provision requiring written confirmation of enrollment before a school can release a pupil's student record to a new school and clarifies that this section does not prevent the sharing of partial student records before a transfer, while also reinforcing that personally identifiable student information cannot be disclosed to law enforcement except as permitted by federal law, specifically the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

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