Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 505-2-.41 - Privacy of Information
(1) Background. The Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) is a federal law regarding an individual's
right to privacy; the Buckley/Pell amendment (Privacy Act) sets extensive
guidelines for the release and subsequent use of information from
post-secondary education records.
(2) Procedures.
(a) Education records, once released by an
institution, are the property of the student and may be released only for a
specific purpose (i.e., employment or certification). The organization
receiving the transcripts is responsible for protecting the document owner's
privacy. The Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) will not,
without the applicant's authorization, release any information not considered
public record under federal and state law.
(b) Information will not be released to the
spouse, parent, sibling or children of an individual without specific
authorization. Confidential information, such as test scores and grades on
transcripts, will not be released.
(c) The GaPSC, while maintaining microfilm
and electronic copies of original transcripts, cannot copy or provide copies of
transcripts to individuals or to other offices, agencies or institutions except
in cases of criminal or GaPSC Ethics Division Investigation.
Notes
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