Arizona Laws 32-3058. Records; preservation; seizure; confidentiality; release
A. If a person who holds a private vocational program license or license to grant degrees discontinues operation, the chief administrative officer of the educational institution shall file with the board the original or electronic copies, or both, of all educational records of the institution as specified by the board.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 32-3058
- Board: means the state board for private postsecondary education. See Arizona Laws 32-3001
- Grant: means award, bestow, confer, convey or sell. See Arizona Laws 32-3001
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Private vocational program: means an instructional program which includes a course or group of courses as defined in section 15-101 for which a student does not earn a degree and which is designed to provide or is advertised as providing a student with sufficient skills for entry into a paid occupation, and which is not conducted solely by a public school, public community college or public university. See Arizona Laws 32-3001
B. Educational records include at least all educational information required by colleges or vocational institutions in considering students for transfer or advanced study, including academic transcripts of each student and former student and financial accounting records of each student and former student.
C. If it appears to the board that any educational records of an educational institution are in danger of being destroyed, secreted, mislaid or otherwise made unavailable to the board, the board may seize and take possession of the educational records on its own motion and without the order of any court.
D. The board shall retain the educational records it receives pursuant to sections 41-151.15 and 41-151.19. These records are confidential and are not subject to review by the general public. The board shall establish procedures for access to and release of such records to students and their authorized representatives.