2005 California Education Code Sections 56515 INDIVIDUALS WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS

56515.  (a) In addition to the provisions of Chapter 6.5 (commencing
with Section 49060) of Part 27, the confidentiality of personally
identifiable information about individuals with exceptional needs
shall be governed and protected in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 300.560 to 300.577, inclusive, of Title 34 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, including, notice to parents, access rights,
records on more than one child, lists and types of locations of
information, parental consent regarding the disclosure of personally
identifiable information, fees for copies of records, amendment of
records at parent's request, opportunity for a hearing, safeguards,
destruction of information, children's privacy rights, enforcement,
and disciplinary information about an individual with exceptional
needs.
   (b) Pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 300.500
of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, "personally
identifiable," as used in this part, includes all of the following
information:
   (1) The name of the child, the child's parent, or other family
member.
   (2) The address of the child.
   (3) A personal identifier, including, but not limited to, the
child's social security number, a pupil number, a list of personal
characteristics, or other information that would make it possible to
identify the child with reasonable certainty.
   (c) In accordance with subsection (b) of Section 300.571 of Title
34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, an agency or institution
subject to Section 99.1 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal
Regulations shall not release information from the education records
of an individual with exceptional needs to participating agencies
without the consent of the parent or guardian, unless authorized to
do so under Section 99.1 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.