Pupil records.

(1) Existing law prohibits a school district from permitting access to pupil records to any person without parental consent or without a judicial order, except to specified persons under certain circumstances, including to a pupil 16 years of age or older or who has completed grade 10. This bill would additionally permit access to a pupil who is 14 years of age or older if the pupil is both a homeless child or youth and an unaccompanied youth, as defined, and to an individual who has completed and signed a Caregiver's Authorization Affidavit for purposes of enrolling a minor in school. By imposing additional duties on school districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law authorizes school districts to release pupil directory information, as specified, and defines directory information as one or more prescribed items, including, among others, a pupil's name, address, telephone number, and date of birth. This bill would prohibit the release of directory information of a pupil identified as a homeless child or youth, as defined, unless a parent or eligible pupil has given written consent that such information may be released. (3) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 49076 of the Education Code, proposed by AB 643, to be operative only if AB 643 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2014, and this bill is chaptered last. (4) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.