US Congress Senate Bill 3478 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Introduced on August 1 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Uninterrupted Scholars Act - Amends provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 that prohibit the Department of Education from funding educational agencies or institutions that release student educational records (or personally identifiable information other than certain directory information) to any individual, agency, or organization without written parental consent. Expands the list of organizations exempt from such prohibitions (thereby permitting the educational agencies or institutions participating in a Department of Education program to release records or identifiable information to such organizations without parental consent) to include: (1) organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, child welfare agencies to improve educational outcomes for students in foster care; and (2) state or local welfare agencies or tribal organizations responsible for a student's placement and care, provided that any disclosure of records for a student's educational needs is consistent with confidentiality laws in the state applicable to personal records. Permits the release of such records and information without additional notice to parents and students when a parent is a party to a child welfare court proceeding and a court order has already been issued in the context of that proceeding.

Uninterrupted Scholars Act

Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]
Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-08-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB5871 (Related) 2012-09-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
SB3472 (Same As) 2013-01-14 - Became Public Law No: 112-278.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/3478/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s3478/BILLS-112s3478is.pdf