Pupil records: court orders: disclosure exceptions.

(1) Existing law requires information concerning a student to be furnished in compliance with a court order or a lawfully issued subpoena. Existing law requires a school district to make a reasonable effort to notify the parent or legal guardian and the pupil in advance of compliance with a lawfully issued subpoena and, in the case of compliance with a court order, if lawfully possible within the requirements of the order. This bill would, consistent with federal law, instead require an educational agency or institution to make that disclosure but would exempt an educational agency or institution from that requirement if the disclosure is made in compliance with (A) a subpoena issued by a grand jury and the court has ordered that the existence or the contents of the subpoena or the information furnished in response to the subpoena not be disclosed or (B) any other subpoena issued for a law enforcement purpose and the court or other issuing agency has ordered that the existence or the contents of the subpoena or the information furnished in response to the subpoena not be disclosed. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on county offices of education or charter schools, the bill would impose a state-mandated program. (2) 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.