HR 5871 112th Congress House Education Adoption and foster care Child safety and welfare Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Judicial procedure and administration Right of privacy School administration

A Plus Act

Introduced: July 9, 2012 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Sep 26, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

May 31, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

May 31, 2012

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Papers Leads to Uninterrupted Scholars Act or the A Plus Act - Amends provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 that prohibit the Department of Education from funding educational agencies or institutions that release student educational records (or personally identifiable information other than certain directory information) to any individual, agency, or organization without written parental consent.

Expands the list of organizations exempt from such prohibitions (thereby permitting the educational agencies or institutions participating in a Department of Education program to release records or identifiable information to such organizations without parental consent) to include: (1) organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, child welfare agencies to improve educational outcomes for students in foster care; and (2) state or local child welfare agencies or tribal organizations responsible for a student's placement and care.

Permits the release of such records and information without additional notice to parents and students when a parent is a party to a child welfare court proceeding and a court order has already been issued in the context of that proceeding.

What's happening now September 26, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.

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