SB1347: Uniformed services-connected students; identification.
SENATE BILL NO. 1347
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 22.1-287.02 as follows:
§ 22.1-287.02. Uniformed services-connected students.
A. For purposes of this section, a "uniformed services-connected student" means a student enrolled in a public school whose parent is serving in either (i) the active component of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or National Guard, the Commissioned Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Services or (ii) the reserve component of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or National Guard.
B. The Department of Education shall establish a process for the identification of newly enrolled uniformed services-connected students by local school divisions. Local school divisions shall identify newly enrolled uniformed services-connected students in accordance with such process.
C. Nonidentifiable, aggregate data collected from the identification of uniformed services-connected students shall be made available to local, state, and federal entities for the purposes of enhancing the funding and quality of services provided to serve the unique needs of uniformed services-connected students residing in the Commonwealth.
D. Data
collected from the identification of
uniformed services-connected students shall not be
a public record as defined in §
2.2-3701. No person
shall disclose such data except as permitted under the provisions of
the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. § 1232g) and
related regulations. No such
data shall be used
for the purposes of student achievement,
the Standards of Accreditation, student-growth
indicators, the school performance
report card, or any other school
rating system.