H378 - Various Education Law/Tax Accounts/Name, Image, and Likeness Changes. (SL 2025-46)

Overview: Part II of S.L. 2025‑46 (House Bill 378) requires the State Board of Community Colleges to direct each community college to adopt a policy that requires a minor student to complete a form, prior to registration in any course at the community college, acknowledging the following:

• To the extent allowed under the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the education records of a minor student must be provided to the student's parent as long as the parent has not opted out of receiving the education records.

• To the extent allowed under FERPA, the education records of a minor student must be provided to the school administrators and school counselors at the school in which the student is dually enrolled.

This Part became effective July 1, 2025, and applies beginning with the 2025‑2026 academic year.