Texas Education Code 51.9715 – Release of Student Academic Information
(a) An institution of higher education may request the submission of a signed consent form authorizing the institution to release academic course, grade, and credit information with each:
(1) application for undergraduate transfer admission to the institution, if the institution is a general academic teaching institution, to be used for the purposes of § 61.833; or
(2) request from a student for a release of the student’s transcript by the institution.
(a-1) An institution of higher education, or a school district that offers international baccalaureate courses, dual credit courses, or any other course for which an institution of higher education may award students enrolled at the district college course credit, including course credit awarded by examination, may release student information to an institution of higher education for purposes of transferring course credit to that institution or enabling the awarding of course credit by that institution, in accordance with federal law regarding the confidentiality of student information, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. § 1232g), and any state law relating to the privacy of student information.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 51.9715
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
(b) An institution of higher education or school district may release student information in accordance with Subsection (a) or (a-1), as applicable, through:
(1) the National Student Clearinghouse; or
(2) a similar electronic data sharing and exchange platform operated by an agent of the institution or district that meets nationally accepted standards, conventions, and practices.