Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Education Code § 61.3025: DEFINITION: ACADEMIC RECORDS.

See note following this section.
(a) In this subchapter, "academic records" means any information that is:
(1) directly related to a student's educational efforts;
(2) intended to support the student's progress toward completing a degree program; and
(3) regardless of the format or manner in which or the location where the information is held, maintained by an institution for the purpose of sharing among academic officials.
(b) The term "academic records" includes a student's educational history but does not include medical records, alumni records other than educational history, human resources records, or criminal history record information or other law enforcement records.
Text of section effective on September 1, 2017, but only if a specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (S.B. 1781), Sec. 9, which states: This Act takes effect only if a specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a general appropriations act of the 85th Legislature.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (S.B. 1781), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Where this section sits in the code

EDUCATION CODE
TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION
SUBTITLE B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION
CHAPTER 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
SUBCHAPTER G. REGULATION OF PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

See note following this section.

(a) In this subchapter, "academic records" means any information that is:

(1) directly related to a student's educational efforts;

(2) intended to support the student's progress toward completing a degree program; and

(3) regardless of the format or manner in which or the location where the information is held, maintained by an institution for the purpose of sharing among academic officials.

(b) The term "academic records" includes a student's educational history but does not include medical records, alumni records other than educational history, human resources records, or criminal history record information or other law enforcement records.

Text of section effective on September 1, 2017, but only if a specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (S.B. 1781), Sec. 9, which states: This Act takes effect only if a specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a general appropriations act of the 85th Legislature.

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (S.B. 1781), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

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