Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF › Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Chapter 6 - REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR UNIFORM SHARING OF STUDENT DATA, RECORDS AND INFORMATION › Section 92-6-002 - Definitions

Current through June 17, 2024
002.01
Department
Department means the Nebraska Department of Education, which
				  is comprised of the State Board of Education and the Commissioner of
				  Education.
002.02
Directory Information
Directory Information means information contained in an
				  education record of a student that would not generally be considered harmful or
				  an invasion of privacy if disclosed.
002.03
Disclose/Disclosure
Disclose/Disclosure means to permit access to or the release,
				  transfer, or other communication of personally identifiable information
				  contained in education records by any means, including oral, written, or
				  electronic means, to any party except the party identified as the party that
				  provide or created the record.
002.04
Education
				Record(s)
Education Record(s) means those records that are directly
				  related to the student and maintained by an educational agency or institution.
				  Specific examples of what this term does not include are described in FERPA at
				  34 CFR
				  99.3 where this term is further
				  defined.
002.05
Educational Agencies or Institutions
Educational Agencies or Institutions means a Nebraska school
				  district, educational service unit (ESU), learning community or the
				  Department.
002.06
Eligible Student(s)
Eligible Student(s) means a student who has reached 18 years
				  of age.
002.07
ESU
ESU means an educational service unit as described in the
				  Educational Service Unit Act at Sections
				  79-1202
				  through
				  79-1204
				  R.R.S.
002.08
FERPA
FERPA means the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy
				  Act, Title 20,
United States Code,
Sec. 1232g and implementing
				  regulations at Title 34,
Code of Federal Regulations
, Part
				  99.
002.09
Institutional Service or Function
Institutional Service or Function means a service or activity
				  that an educational agency or institution is authorized to and could perform on
				  its own using its own employees and is for its own benefit or for purposes of
				  compliance with law, regulation or other requirements.
002.10
Learning
				Community
Learning Community means a political subdivision which shares
				  the territory of member school districts and is governed by a learning
				  community coordinating council as set forth in Sections
				  79-2101
				  R.R.S. et seq.
002.11
Parent
Parent means a parent of a student and includes a natural
				  parent, a guardian, or an individual acting as a parent in the absence of a
				  parent or a guardian.
002.12
Personally Identifiable
				Information
means, but is not limited to:
(a) The student's name;
(b) The name of the student's parent or other
				family members;
(c) The address of
				the student or student's family;
(d) The personal identifier of such as a
				student number, or biometric record;
(e) Other indirect identifiers, such as the
				student's date of birth, place of birth, and mother's maiden name;
				and,
(f) Other information that,
				alone or in combination, is linked or linkable to a specific student that would
				allow a reasonable person in the school community, who does not have personal
				knowledge of the relevant circumstances, to identify the student with
				reasonable certainty.