The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g, provides for the right of a student to inspect their education records, and guidelines concerning the release of those records to third parties. The act further provides that such a student may request a hearing in order to correct or delete inaccurate, misleading or otherwise inappropriate data, and that currently registered students be informed annually of their rights under the act. Any student who alleges a failure by the university to comply with the act has the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education.
The annual notice of the university's FERPA policy is presented to a student each time the student registers online, and is available on the university's FERPA website.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130. WSR 26-13-057, s 478-140-010, filed 6/12/26, effective 7/13/26; WSR 99-12-110, § 478-140-010, filed 6/2/99, effective 7/3/99; Order 75-1, § 478-140-010, filed 3/5/75; Order 72-11, § 478-140-010, filed 11/30/72.]