Records transfer

20 U.S.C. § 7221g

• Title: 20 — Education
• Chapter: SUBCHAPTER IV—21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS
• Part: C

Text

State educational agencies and local educational agencies, as quickly as possible and to the extent practicable, shall ensure that a student's records and, if applicable, a student's individualized education program as defined in section 1401 of this title, are transferred to a charter school upon the transfer of the student to the charter school, and to another public school upon the transfer of the student from a charter school to another public school, in accordance with applicable State law.

History

(Pub. L. 89–10, title IV, §4308, formerly title V, §5208, as added Pub. L. 107–110, title V, §501, Jan. 8, 2002, 115 Stat. 1798; amended Pub. L. 108–446, title III, §305(g)(2), Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2805; renumbered title IV, §4308, and amended Pub. L. 114–95, title IV, §§4001(b)(2)(A), (B), (D)(iii), 4301(3), Dec. 10, 2015, 129 Stat. 1967, 2012.)

Editorial Notes

Editorial Notes

Amendments
2015—Pub. L. 114–95, §4301(3), inserted "as quickly as possible and" before "to the extent practicable".
2004—Pub. L. 108–446 substituted "section 1401" for "section 1401(11)".

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2015 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of this title.