2015 US Code
Title 20 - Education (Sections 1 - 10013)
Chapter 28 - Higher Education Resources and Student Assistance (Sections 1001 - 1161aa-1)
Subchapter IX - Additional Programs (Sections 1161a - 1161aa-1)
Part L - Student Safety and Campus Emergency Management (Sections 1161l - 1161l-5)
Sec. 1161l-4 - Guidance on mental health disclosures for student safety
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 28 - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE SUBCHAPTER IX - ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS Part L - Student Safety and Campus Emergency Management Sec. 1161l-4 - Guidance on mental health disclosures for student safety |
Contains | section 1161l-4 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 89-329, title VIII, §825, as added Pub. L. 110-315, title VIII, §801, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3412; amended Pub. L. 111-39, title VIII, §801(8), July 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 1956. |
Statutes at Large References | 122 Stat. 3412 123 Stat. 1956 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 89-329, Public Law 110-315, Public Law 111-39 |
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The Secretary shall continue to provide guidance that clarifies the role of institutions of higher education with respect to the disclosure of education records, including to a parent or legal guardian of a dependent student, in the event that such student demonstrates that the student poses a significant risk of harm to himself or herself or to others, including a significant risk of suicide, homicide, or assault. Such guidance shall further clarify that an institution of higher education that, in good faith, discloses education records or other information in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42 and section 1232g of this title (commonly known as the "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974") shall not be liable to any person for that disclosure.
(b) Information to CongressThe Secretary shall provide an update to the authorizing committees on the Secretary's activities under subsection (a) not later than 180 days after August 14, 2008.
(Pub. L. 89–329, title VIII, §825, as added Pub. L. 110–315, title VIII, §801, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3412; amended Pub. L. 111–39, title VIII, §801(8), July 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 1956.)
AMENDMENTS2009—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–39 substituted "commonly known as the 'Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974' " for "the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 111–39 effective as if enacted on the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–315 (Aug. 14, 2008), see section 3 of Pub. L. 111–39, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
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