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36.18 Record of access.

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(a) Each educational nall maintain a record kept with the cudent records of each student, which will indicate all parties other than hose specified in § 36.14 which have equested or obtained access to those ecords and which will indicate specifially the legitimate interest that each arty had in obtaining this informaion.

(b) A record of access shall be availale only to:

(1) Parents or eligible students.

(2) The school official and his or her assistants who are responsible for the custody of such records.

(3) Persons or organizations authorized in and under the conditions of § 36.14.

§ 36.19 Transfer of information by third parties.

(a) Educational institutions shall not release personal information on a student except on the condition that the party to which the information is being transferred will not permit any other party to have access to the information without the written consent of the parents or of the eligible students.

(b) With any information released to a party under paragraph (a) of this section, educational institutions shall include a written statement which informs the party of the requirement in paragraph (a) of this section.

§ 36.20 Directory information.

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(b) Directory information may include the following: A student's name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student, tribe, agency, area, name of parent, sex, and classification (grade). No other information may be included. Educational institutions have the right to limit the content of directory information.

§ 36.21

Standards for collection and maintenance of student records.

(a) Records shall contain only information about an individual which is relevant and necessary to accomplish a purpose of the Bureau required to be accomplished by statute or Executive order of the President.

(b) Student records which are used in making any determination about any student shall be maintained with such accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and completeness as is reasonably necessary to assure fairness to the student in making the determination.

(c) Information which may be used in determining a student's rights, benefits, and privileges under Federal programs shall be collected directly from the student or his parents, to the greatest extent practicable. In deciding whether collection of information from a parent or eligible student, as opposed to a third-party source is practicable, the following factors among others may be considered:

(1) Whether the nature of the information sought is such that it can only be obtained from a third party.

(2) Whether the cost of collecting the information from the parent or student is unreasonable, when compared with the cost of collecting it from a third party.

(3) Whether there is a risk that information collected from third parties, if inaccurate, could result in an adverse determination to the student concerned.

(4) Whether the information, if supplied by the parent or student, would have to be verified by a third party.

(5) Whether provisions can be made for verification by the parent of student of information collected from third parties.

(d) Each individual parent or eligible student who is asked to supply information about himself which will be added to a system of student records shall be notified of the basis for requesting the information, how it may be used, and what the consequences, if any, are of not supplying the information. At a minimum, the notice to the parent or eligible student must state:

(1) The authority (whether granted by statute or Executive order of the President) which authorizes requesting the information and whether disclosure of such information is mandatory or voluntary.

(2) The principle purpose or purposes for which the information is intended to be used.

(3) The routine uses which may be made of the information.

(4) The effects, if any, of not providing all or any part of the requested information.

(e) When information is collected on a standard form, the notice to the parent or eligible student shall be on the form or on a tear-off sheet attached to the form or on a separate sheet, whichever, is most practical.

(f) When information is collected by an interviewer, the interviewer shall provide the parent or eligible student with a written notice which the individual may retain. If the interview is conducted by telephone, however, the interviewer may summarize the notice for the individual and need not provide a copy to the individual unless the individual requests that a copy be mailed to him.

(g) A parent or eligible student may be asked to acknowledge, in writing, that he has been given the notice required by this section.

(h) No student records may be maintained describing how any individual exercises rights guaranteed by the first amendment to the Constitution unless:

(1) Expressly authorized by statute or by the individual about whom the student record is maintained; or

(2) Pertinent to and within the scope of an authorized law enforcement activity.

§ 36.22 Assuring integrity of records.

(a) Student records shall be maintained with appropriate administrative, technical and physical safeguards to insure the security and confidentiality of records and to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to their security or integrity which could result in substantial harm, embarrassment, inconvenience, or unfairness to any individual on whom information is maintained.

(b) When maintained in manual form, student records shall be maintained, at a minimum, subject to the following safeguards, or safeguards giving comparable protection:

(1) Areas in which the student records are maintained or regularly used shall be posted with an appropriate warning, stating that access to the records is limited to authorized persons. The warning shall also summarize the requirements of § 36.23 and state that employees may be subject to a criminal penalty for the unauthorized disclosure of student records.

(2) During working hours, the area in which the student records are maintained or regularly used shall be occupied by authorized personnel, or access to the student records shall be restricted by their storage in locked metal file cabinets or a locked room.

(3) During nonworking hours, access to the student records shall be restricted by their storage in locked metal file cabinets or a locked room.

(4) Where a locked room is the method of security provided for a system, the educational institution responsible for the system shall, no later than December 31, 1978, supplement that security by:

(i) Providing lockable file cabinets or containers for the student records, or

(ii) Changing the lock or locks for the room so that they may not be opened with a master key. For the purpose of this paragraph, a master is a key which may be used to open

rooms other than the room containing student records, unless those rooms are used by officials or employees authorized to have access to the student records.

(c) When maintained in computerized form, student records shall be maintained, at a minimum, subject to safeguards based on those recommended in the National Bureau of Standards' booklet, "Computer Security Guidelines for Implementing the Privacy Act of 1974" (May 30, 1975), and any supplements to it, which are adequate and appropriate to assure the integrity of records in the system.

(d) The education institution responsible for a system of student records shall be responsible for assuring that specific procedures are developed to assure that the student records in the system for which it is responsible are maintained with security meeting the regulations in this section. These procedures shall be in writing and shall be posted or otherwise periodically brought to the attention of employees working with the student records contained in the system.

§ 36.23 Conduct of employees.

(a) Employees whose duties require handling of student records shall, at all times, take care to protect the integrity, security, and confidentiality of these records.

(b) No employee of the educational institution may disclose student records unless disclosure is permitted under § 36.14 or made to the parent of the student or eligible student to whom the record pertains.

(c) No employee of the educational institution may alter or destroy a student record, unless:

(1) Alteration or destruction is properly undertaken in the course of the employee's regular duties, or

(2) Alteration or destruction is required by an authorized administrative decision or the decision of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(d) The educational institution responsible for a system of student records shall be responsible for assuring that employees with access to the system are made aware of the requirements of this section.

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tion notice issued by the tribes shall contain a statement to the effect that the application is being given such review.

(t) Northern Paiute Indians. (1) All persons who meet the following requirements shall be entitled to be enrolled to share in the distribution of judgment funds awarded the Northern Paiute Indians in Indian Claims Commission Docket 87:

(i) Persons who were born on or prior to and living on October 10, 1974, and

(ii) Who are lineal descendants of Northern Paiute Indians and

(iii) Whose name or whose lineal ancestor's name appears on any available census roll or other record or evidence acceptable to the Secretary, and who is identified as being of Northern Paiute ancestry.

(2) Any person who has shared in the awards granted by the Indian Claims Commission in Dockets 88, 330 and 330-A, to the Southern Paiute Indian Nation; or in Dockets 31, 37, 80, 80-D, 176, 215, 333, and 347, to "Certain Indians of California"; or in Dockets 351 and 351-A to the Chemehuevis; or in Docket 17, to the Malheur Paiutes; or whose Indian ancestry is derived solely from the Walpapi Paiutes, Yahooskin Snakes, Bannocks, or Western Monos; or who is a member of the Quechan Tribe or of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California shall not be eligible to be enrolled to share in the Northern Paiute judgment funds.

(3) Applications for enrollment must be filed with the Superintendent, Breau of Indian Affairs, Western Nevada Agency, Stewart, Nevada 89437, on the form provided for that purpose, and must be received by the Superintendent by close of business not later than October 13, 1975.

(u)-(v) [Reserved]

(w) Lower Skagit Tribe of Indians. (1) All persons of Lower Skagit ancestry born on or prior to and living on February 18, 1975, who are lineal descendants of a member of the tribe as it existed in 1859 based on the 1919 Roblin Roll and other records acceptable to the Commissioner, shall be entitled to have their names placed on

the roll, to be prepared and used as the basis to distribute the judgment funds awarded the Lower Skagit Tribe in Indian Claims Commission docket 294. Proof of Upper Skagit ancestry will not be acceptable as proof of Lower Skagit ancestry.

(2) Applications for enrollment must be filed with the Superintendent, Western Washington Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 3006 Colby Avenue, Everett, Washington 98201, and must be received by close of business six months from the date of publication of the final regulations in the FEDERAL REGISTER. Applications received after that date will be denied for failure to file in time regardless of whether the applicant otherwise meets the requirements for enrollment.

(3) Payment of shares will be made in accordance with Parts 60 and 104 of this chapter.

(x) Kikiallus Tribe of Indians. (1) All persons of Kikiallus ancestry born on or prior to and living on February 18, 1975, who are lineal descendants of a member of the tribe as it existed in 1859 based on the 1919 Roblin Roll and other records acceptable to the Commissioner, shall be entitled to have their names placed on the roll, to De prepared and used as the basis to distribute the judgment funds awarded the Kikiallus Tribe in Indian Claims Commission docket 263.

(2) Applications for enrollment must be filed with the Superintendent, Western Washington Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 3006 Colby Avenue, Everett, Washington 98201, and must be received by close of business six months from the date of publication of the final regulations in the FEDERAL REGISTER. Applications received after that date will be denied for failure to file in time regardless of whether the applicant otherwise meets the requirements for enrollment.

(3) Payment of shares will be made in accordance with Parts 60 and 104 of this chapter.

(y) Swinomish Tribe of Indians. (1) All persons of Swinomish ancestry born on or prior to and living on December 10, 1975, who are lineal descendants of a member of the tribe as it existed in 1859 based on the 1919

Claims Commission dockets 92, 93, and 25:

(i) Who were born on or prior to and iving on June 23, 1971;

(ii) Who are lineal descendants of nembers of the Snohomish Tribe, of he Upper Skagit Tribe, including the llied Suiattle-Sauk Band, and of the Snoqualmie, and Skykomish Tribes, as they were constituted in 1855: Provided, That no person shall be enrolled as a descendant of the Snohomish Tribe if he has shared or is eligible as of the date his eligibility for Snohomish is determined to share in a per capita distribution against the United States recovered by any other tribe.

(2) Applications for enrollment must be filed with the Superintendent, Western Washington Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 3006 Colby Avenue, Everett, WA 98201, and must be postmarked on or before midnight on April 23, 1972.

(p)-(q) [Reserved]

(r) Mdewakanton and Wahpokoota Tribe of Sioux Indians. (1) All lineal descendants of the Mdewakanton and Wahpakoota Tribe of Sioux Indians who were born on or prior to and were living on October 25, 1972, whose names or the name of a lineal ancestor appears on any available records and rolls acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior and who are not members of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, the Lower Sioux Indian Community at Morton, Minn., the Prairie Island Indian Community at Welch, Minn., or the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota shall be entitled to be enrolled under title I, section 101(b) of the act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1168), to share in the distribution of funds derived from a judgment awarded the Mississippi Sioux Indians.

(2) Applications for enrollment must be filed with the Area Director, Aberdeen area office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 820 South Main Street, Aberdeen, S. Dak. 57401, and must be received no later than November 1, 1973. Applications received after that date will be denied for failure to file in time regardless of whether the applicant

otherwise meets the requirements for enrollment.

(3) Each application for enrollment with any of the tribes named in paragraph (r)(1) of this section which may be rejected by the tribes shall be reviewed by the Director to determine whether the applicant meets the requirements for enrollment as a descendant of the Mdewakanton and Wahpakoota Tribe of Sioux Indians under paragraph (r)(1) of this section. Each rejection notice issued by the tribes shall contain a statement to the effect that the application is being given such review.

(s) Sisseton and Wahpeton Mississippi Sioux Tribe. (1) All lineal descendants of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Mississippi Sioux Tribe who were born on or prior to and were living on October 25, 1972, whose names or the name of a lineal ancestor appears on any available records and rolls acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior and who are not members of the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe of North Dakota, the Sisseton and the Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, or the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation shall be entitled to be enrolled under title II, section 201(b) of the act of October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1168), to share in the distribution of certain funds derived from a judgment awarded the Mississippi Sioux Indians.

(2) Applications for enrollment must be filed with the Area Director, Aberdeen area office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 820 South Main Street, Aberdeen, S. Dak. 57401, and must be received no later than November 1, 1973. Applications received after that date will be denied for failure to file in time regardless of whether the applicant otherwise meets the requirements for enrollment.

(3) Each application for enrollment with any of the tribes named in paragraph (s)(1) of this section which may be rejected by the tribes shall be reviewed by the Director to determine whether the applicant meets the requirements for enrollment as a descendant of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Mississippi Sioux Tribe under paragraph (s)(1) of this section. Each rejec

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