JUVENILE RECORD SHARING ENACTMENTS
Schools and Juvenile Justice Agencies
(1994-2000)
This compilation presents examples of recent state enactments and is not inclusive of all legislative actions, such as budget appropriations. For information on specific issues, such as school uniforms, justice system responses or guns, contact NCSL's Denver office at 303/364-7700.
1996 Alabama Acts, Act 524 Sec. 12-15-100 (a) and (d): Requires certain records of delinquent, in need of supervision, and dependent children to be open to inspection and copying by certain people or agencies. Requires that a person who knowingly discloses such information commit a misdemeanor.
1997 Alaska Sess. Laws, HB 127 Sec. 4: Allows school officials' access to information regarding permanency planning cases and encourages school support services for the child.
1995 Alaska Sess. Laws, Chap. 32: Directs agencies to work with school districts and private schools to develop procedures for disclosure of information about minors to school officials.
1999 Arkansas Acts, SB 0259: Requires school principals to report all threats or acts of violence on school property.
1999 Arkansas H 1423: Makes available to the Arkansas Crime Information Center records of delinquency adjudications for acts that constitute felonies or class A misdemeanors which involved violence or a weapon.
1999 Arkansas S 206: Makes information regarding the arrest or detention of a juvenile and related proceedings confidential unless the exchange of information is for obtaining services for the juvenile or to ensure public safety and is ordered by the judge. Allows certain persons to receive the information.
1997 Arkansas Acts, Act 230 Sec.1: Requires the school district to determine reasons why a student leaves school and allows it to share such information with other government agencies.
1997 Arkansas Acts, Act 1243 Sec. 1: Requires the school district to report violent crime by a student to local law enforcement.
1995 Arkansas Acts, Act 888: Requires school principals to report all felonies or other violent criminal acts committed against a school employee or student to the local law enforcement agency and school district.
1999 California AB 744: Requires a law enforcement agency and probation officer to seal and subsequently destroy a minor's records upon determination that the minor is factually innocent.
1999 California SB 199: Places limits on who may inspect a juvenile case file and requires that certain persons must petition the juvenile court for access to such files. Allows the juvenile court to release the file if disclosure is not detrimental to the safety, protection, or physical or emotional well-being of another child who is connected to the case.
1999 California SB 334: Requires the juvenile court to report information regarding violent felony offenses to the Department of Justice. Authorizes law enforcement to disclose the name of a minor age 14 or older who allegedly committed a serious felony upon the filing of a petition rather than upon commencement of a contested hearing. Authorizes release of the name of a minor age 14 or older who is wanted as a suspect in connection with a violent felony without seeking prior judicial approval.
2000 Colorado Sess. Laws, HB 1119: Allows law enforcement agencies to share information concerning a student with the student's principal and to obtain truancy and disciplinary records from schools. Requires that information be kept confidential and grants civil and criminal immunity for good faith compliance. Requires courts notify schools upon the adjudication of sex offenses. Requires the state to design a process for exchanging information on juvenile delinquency and dependency cases. Specifies guidelines for disclosure of information and records by a criminal justice agency or a children's assessment center to a school. Provides for disclosure of disciplinary and truancy information by a school to a criminal justice agency. Makes other changes regarding disclosure of juvenile delinquency records.
1996 Colorado Sess. Laws, Chap. 107: Sec. 22-33-106.5, 24-72-204 (3)(c): Allows information on disciplinary actions to be sent to other schools. Allows principals to share disciplinary information with teachers and counselors who work with the student. Requires notification to schools when students are adjudicated or convicted of certain offenses.
1996 Colorado Sess. Laws, Chap. 230: Sec. 6: Authorizes state agencies and schools to exchange information on delinquency and dependency, and neglect cases. Outlines a process for parental notification and consent.
Sec. 6 (19-1-301): Authorizes state agencies, the judicial department, and school personnel to exchange certain information. Requires a consent form for voluntary exchange. Specifies procedures in involuntary cases. Consolidates all records provisions in the children's code.
1996 Colorado Sess. Laws, Chap. 283: Sec. 19-2-508 (3)(a)(VI): Requires the court notify the school district in which a juvenile is enrolled if it orders release of the juvenile from preadjudication detention and requires the juvenile to attend school.
Sec. 22-33-207.5(1): Requires a school district to notify the juvenile court if a student fails to attend all or any part of a school day, where the school district has received notice from the court that the student is required to attend school as a condition of release or sentence.
1999 Connecticut Acts, S.B. 1309, Act 247: Requires the state to notify school superintendents when a serious juvenile offender may return to school and the department believes, in good faith, that the offender is a risk to self or others.
1995 Connecticut Acts. P.A. 30 Sec. 7: Requires law enforcement to notify school officials when a student is arrested for a misdemeanor offense.
1994 Connecticut Acts, P.A.: Requires police to notify school officials of a student's felony arrest and permits a court to require school attendance as a probation condition.
2000 Florida Laws, SB 2464: Gives certain juvenile justice facilities access to students' academic, immunization and registration records located on district school systems' databases.
2000 Florida Laws, SB 0358:Provides for the integration of substance abuse and mental health service with juvenile justice, child protection, school and health care systems. Prohibits the use of juvenile records for anything other than employment background screening.
1999 Florida H 34: Requires the Criminal Justice Information Program to retain the criminal history record of a minor who is committed to a juvenile correctional facility or juvenile prison for 5 years after the offender reaches age 21.
1997 Florida Laws, HB 1309 Sec. 11: Requires the court to give notice to the school if the court takes action that directly involves a child's school, including an order that a student attend school, attend with a parent or guardian, perform at grade level or perform community service at the school.
1997 Florida Laws, HB 1309 Sec. 18: Requires each school district to adopt a zero policy tolerance for crime and substance abuse, which includes reporting of delinquent acts and crimes of juveniles under the school district jurisdiction.
1996 Florida Laws, SB 156 Sec. 8-21: Extends records disclosure to all ages of juvenile offenders who commit certain crimes. Clarifies notification to schools and criminal justice agencies and release procedures.
1998 Georgia Laws, Act 0831 Sec. (2)(c): Permits inspection of juvenile records by the juvenile court that has jurisdiction over the child; counsel; certain public institutions or agencies to which the child is committed; law enforcement; the court that convicted the child; penal institutions; a parole board; and school officials.
Sec. (3)(c): Allows fingerprint files and photos of children to be inspected by law enforcement officers when necessary. Also permits disclosure of names and addresses of fingerprinted and photographed children to the state and the school superintendent.
1997 Georgia Laws, HB 567 Sec. 2,3: Requires the court to notify the school system when a person aged 17 or older is convicted of a felony. Requires the court to notify the school when a child between the ages of 13 and 17 is convicted of certain offenses.
1996 Georgia Laws, Act 926 Sec. 1: Authorizes the Department of Children and Youth Services to notify the school, or the superintendent of the school system in that the child was enrolled, of a child's release from confinement or custody and the delinquent or felony act committed.
1995 Georgia Laws, Act 328: Gives public access to juvenile adjudicative hearings when a felony is alleged or when the juvenile has been previously adjudicated delinquent. Requires written notice to school superintendents when this category of offender is attending school. Permits fingerprinting and photos to be taken of juveniles charged with the adult equivalent of burglary or any other offense where adult court has exclusive or concurrent jurisdiction.
1999 Idaho H 319: Prohibits the court from expunging from a juvenile's record a conviction for certain crimes.
1995 Idaho Sess. Laws, Chap. 218: Allows release of juvenile records to a school district where the juvenile is enrolled or is seeking to enroll.
1999 Illinois Laws, PA 491: Establishes reporting procedures for violent acts on school grounds and requires the State Board of Education to compile statistics regarding attacks on school personnel.
1999 Illinois Laws, PA 665: Gives Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program (SHOCAP) committee members access to student school records to identify serious habitual juvenile offenders and matching those persons with community resources.
1993 Illinois Laws, P.A. 88-344: Requires notification of certain school officials about various weapons and firearms violations by an enrolled minor.
1999 Iowa HF 403: Allows photographing a child who has been taken into custody for a public offense other than a simple misdemeanor.
1997 Iowa Acts, Chap. 126: Requires schools to adopt rules that require notification of juvenile court officers of a student's unexcused absence, suspension, or expulsion, once the school officials have been notified that the student is under supervision or ha been placed on probation.
1995 Iowa Acts, Chap. 191 Sec. 4: Requires a peace officer who takes a juvenile into custody for a drug and alcohol offense to notify a juvenile court officer. Requires the juvenile court officer to try to notify the juvenile's school.
Sec. 21-23: Requires school officials to establish procedures for reporting to local law enforcement when a dangerous weapon is possessed on school premises, to expel a student who posses a firearm at school and to provide for school reintegration.
1996 Kansas Sess. Laws, Chap. 229 Sec. 33(a)(b): Prohibits disclosure of records or reports concerning a child in need of care. Allows certain people and entities to have free exchange of information.
1995 Kansas Sess. Laws, Chap. 27: Requires school boards to adopt a policy on weapons possession that includes referring students to law enforcement agencies.
1994 Kansas Sess. Laws, Chap 282: Expands notice requirements regarding the placement and release of certain juvenile offenders to include local law enforcement and school districts.
1996 Kentucky Acts, Chap. 358 Sec. 34 (1-3): Requires the court to notify a child's school when the child is adjudicated as a youthful or violent offender or convicted of a felony-level offense. Prohibits disclosure of a student's juvenile records except to certain public or private school personnel.
1999 Louisiana Acts, Act 0515 : Mandates court to notify school within 24 hours after a minor registered in that school has been adjudicated delinquent for a felony offense. Permits principals to use such orders in disciplinary actions.
1994 Louisiana Acts, Act 127: Requires immediate notification of law enforcement when a student is detained for carrying a weapon of school property.
1994 Louisiana Acts, Act 140: Requires the court to notify a juvenile's school of an offender's arrest within 24 hours. Requires the principal to notify teachers within two days after receiving the offender's arrest report.
2000 Maine Public Laws, LD 1933:Allows schools to disseminate certain information regarding a student to juvenile courts and criminal justice agencies. Requires confidentiality.
1999 Maine Public Laws, LD 1658: Requires the district attorney to inform the school superintendent when a juvenile is accused or adjudicated of an offense involving physical force against another person. Excludes this information from being included in the juvenile's education record.
1999 Maryland H 302:Requires the court to conduct in open court any hearing or other proceeding a case in which a child allegedly committed a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult.
1995 Maryland Laws, Chap. 112: Requires the notification of school superintendents of certain police and juvenile court records for an enrollee. Requires confidentiality regarding the records and prohibits their use, except to provide appropriate educational programming and services to the child and to maintain a safe and secure school environment.
2000 Minnesota Laws, HF 2833: Expands the type of behavior data that schools can disclose to the juvenile justice system regarding students on probation and requires school officials to notify the student's parent or guardian of the disclosure. Requires notification of principals and necessary parties when a student is adjudicated or placed on probation.
1999 Minnesota Laws, H.B. 1310, Chap. 139: Requires a juvenile's probation officer to transmit a copy of the court's disposition order to the principal or chief administrative officer of the juvenile's school if the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent for committing an act on the school's property or for other acts that would constitute crimes if committed by an adult. Requires a law enforcement agency to notify the principal or chief administrative officer of a juvenile's school of an incident within the agency's jurisdiction if 1) the agency believes that juvenile committed an offense that would be a crime if committed as an adult; that the victim is a student or school staff member; and that notice to the school is necessary to protect the victim or 2) the agency believes that the juvenile committed an offense that would be a crime if committed by an adult, regardless of whether the victim is a student or school staff member.
1999 Minnesota. Laws, Chap 0139 Sec. 21 (b), Art. 2: Requires a juvenile's probation officer to transmit a copy of the court's disposition order to the principal or chief administrative officer of the juvenile's school if the juvenile was adjudicated delinquent for committing an act on the school's property or for other acts that would constitute crimes if committed by an adult.
1999 Minnesota SF 184: Makes all juvenile court records and records related to an appeal from a nonpublic juvenile court proceeding closed to public inspection, except by court order or under certain circumstances. Establishes criteria for retention and releasing juvenile delinquency records. Requires a photograph of a child taken into custody to be destroyed when the child reaches age 19.
1995 Minnesota Laws, Chap. 226 Art.3 Sec. 12: Requires schools to refer students who bring a firearm to school to the justice system.
Sec. 25-26: Allows a one-time extension to the eight-day limit on detention stays. Clarifies school notification procedures imposed on law enforcement agencies.
1994 Minnesota Laws, Chap. 618 and Chap 636: Requires a probation officer to transmit a disposition order in certain delinquency cases to the principal of a juvenile's school. Requires law enforcement agencies to notify a school principal about a juvenile offense under certain conditions. Allows data that schools receive from courts and law enforcement to be used for protection and students needs. Restricts access to data to protect juvenile witnesses. Establishes information dissemination procedures. Removes a limitation on the release of juvenile data to victims for enforcing their right to restitution. Allows release of information to juvenile diversion programs and local social service agencies. Permits a victim to request that a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for a sex offense be tested for the HIV under certain circumstances.
1993 Mississippi Laws, Chap. 636 (1st Special Session): Requires school superintendents to notify youth court and law enforcement agencies of school-related unlawful activity. Requires written notification of parents or guardians by the superintendent of unlawful acts. Requires school employees to report student criminal activity to the principal. Requires principals with reasonable belief of student criminal activity to report to police.
2000 Missouri Laws, SB 944: Requires schools to report to law enforcement any incidents involving student possession of weapons or controlled substances on school property. Requires school superintendents to report incidents of student sexual misconduct or assault to the new superintendent when a student transfers to another district. Authorizes school districts to disclose education records to law enforcement and juvenile justice authorities if necessary to serve notice to the juvenile prior to adjudication. Requires law enforcement authorities to notify school districts when a petition is filed against an enrolled pupil for certain acts, including sexual misconduct and sexual assault. Allows juvenile divisions of the circuit courts and Departments of Social Services, Mental Health, Health and Elementary and Secondary Education to share information regarding youth for whom they provide services, subject to confidentiality requirements.
1998 Missouri Laws, HB 1683: Sets school record review and notification requirements when students under judicial custody are enrolled.
1996 Missouri Laws, HB 1301 and 1298 Sec. 160.680: Requires that school discipline policies address the use of corporal punishment and define "weapon" and "acts of violence." Requires that the policy be provided to students and parents. Requires instruction for school employees on student discipline, dealing with school violence and confidentiality. Requires schools to report acts of violence to school employees and to law enforcement.
Sec. 575.090: Requires the state to identify and adopt public school instruction on violence prevention including the negative consequences of gang membership. Requires teacher training on violence prevention and early identification of and intervention in violent behavior. Defines assault on school property as a crime. Requires juvenile officers to notify school officials when a petition is filed alleging that a student has committed certain crimes. Requires information to be reported to appropriate school employees and school personnel. Outlines requirements for alternative education. Requires a school policy on the expungement of disciplinary records.
Sec. 160.261: Requires schools to report acts of violence to school employees and to law enforcement.
Missouri Laws, HB 174, 325 and 326 Sec. 211.321, 171: Grants access to records to specific individuals including victims and school officials. Allows nonidentifying information to be released in certain circumstance and records of juvenile proceedings to be made public for certain crimes.
1999 Montana Laws, Chap 0564: Requires the court to notify school districts of a youth's suspected criminal activity or drug use under certain circumstances. Permits the school district to disclose educational records that pertain to violations of juvenile or criminal laws.
1999 Montana Laws, H.B. 310: Establishes drug free and crime free schools; requires the youth court to notify a school when a juvenile probation officer suspects that a youth is currently involved with criminal activity or drug use; provides for the safety of children; permits the school district to disclose educational records that pertain to violations of juvenile or criminal laws. Last Action: May 5, 1999, signed by Governor
1997 Montana Laws, Chap. 450: Requires notification of school officials when a student is adjudicated in the juvenile system for a second offense. Prohibits making such records part of a student's permanent school records.
1994 Nebraska Laws, L.B. 1250 Sec. 29-2270, 29-2273, 79-211, 79-4.169, 79-4, 205.02: Requires minors under the supervision of a probation officer to obtain vocational training or achieve a level of education prescribed by the probation officer. Establishes procedures and services for truants. Establishes expulsion and long-term suspension criteria. Requires principals or designees to notify law enforcement officials when any students commits a crime.
1997 Nevada Stats., Chap. 158: Requires certain school officials to be notified concerning juveniles who have committed certain sexual offenses. Prohibits such juveniles from attending the same school as the victim under certain circumstances.
1997 Nevada Stats., Chap. 386: Requires a court to provide certain information about a pupil to a school district who unlawfully caused or attempted to cause serious bodily injury to another person.
1997 Nevada Stats., Chap. 583: Sec. 7: Requires the principal of any school to report to the appropriate local law enforcement agency the name of any enrolled habitual truant pupil.
2000 N.H. Laws, SB 360: Requires school employees to report any information regarding bullying behavior to the school principal and provides immunity to any school employee who makes such a report from any cause of action arising from a failure to remedy the reported incident.
1994 N.J. Laws, Chap. 56: Permits law enforcement officials to notify schools if a student is being investigated for a crime or is in custody.
2000 N.Y. Laws, SB 8236: Outlines procedures for notifying law enforcement of disruptive or violent behavior.
1998 N.C. Sess. Laws, S 1260: Requires a law enforcement officer or agency to fingerprint and photograph a juvenile age 10 or older for whom a complaint has been prepared as a petition and the juvenile is in physical custody for a nondivertible offense.
1997 N.C. Sess. Laws, SB 0352 Sec. 8.29, 18.15: Requires that juvenile court counselors provide notice to the school when a juvenile is alleged or found to be delinquent. Provides for confidentiality of such notices. Requires the Administrative Office of the Courts to compute and report the recidivism rates of juveniles adjudicated delinquent for certain offenses.
1999 N.D. Sess. Laws, S 2300: Makes juvenile court hearings open to the public if the purpose is to consider a petition alleging an offense.
1995 N.D. Sess. Laws, Chap. 124 Sec. 9, 12, 16, 17, 18: Specifies circumstances where access to juvenile records may be granted to school officials, law enforcement officers and the public. Provides that court orders to suspend juvenile driving privileges be kept confidential and destroyed at the expiration of the order. Revises circumstance for fingerprinting and photographs.
1999 Okla. Sess. Laws, H 1843: Allows fingerprinting at community intervention center a juvenile who allegedly committed an offense which would be a felony if committed by an adult. Prohibits fingerprinting other juveniles.
1995 Okla. Sess. Laws, Chap. 270: Allows truant officers to give warnings that a child is required to attend school. Requires the attendance officer to notify the parent or guardian and the district attorney if a child is absent without valid excuse for a certain period.
2000 Oregon Laws, HB 0449: Requires school district to be notified when a child is charged as an adult or waived to adult court and outlines specific requirements.
2000 Oregon Laws, SB 0344: Requires public employees and employees of private schools and hospitals to report any person who is or has been within the past 120 days unlawfully in possession of firearms or destructive devices on public property.
1999 Oregon H 2744: Establishes the Juvenile Justice Information System, an electronic information system administered through the Oregon Youth Authority, to be developed and administered according to the Criminal Justice Information Standards program. Requires the youth authority to adopt rules governing the administration of the system, including but not limited to: confidentiality; state and county roles and costs; and county reporting requirements.
2000 Penn. Laws, SB 1561: Allows interagency sharing of juvenile records upon agreement between the district school superintendent and juvenile probation officer.
1995 Penn. Laws, Act 30: Requires the court to notify the school in that a child is enrolled if the child is adjudicated delinquent. Requires the school to provide such information to any school to which the child transfers.
1999 R.I. Pub. Laws, H 5608: Allows certain juvenile court records to be accessed by law enforcement personnel only for law enforcement purposes.
2000 S.C. Acts, HB 4003: Requires law enforcement officers to notify school principals if a child is taken into custody for any offense or charged with a specific crime and restricts access to law enforcement records regarding children.
1998 S.C. Acts, HB 4804 Sec. 2,3: Makes a school administrator and school district that fails to report school-related crimes liable for attorney's fees and costs associated with an action to require such reporting by the school.
Sec. 6: Requires the state to notify a school where a student is enrolled, intends to be enrolled, or was last enrolled when that student is convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for weapon use or for drug distribution or trafficking on school grounds or at a school-sponsored event.
Sec. 7: Requires the state to provide a school with a juvenile's criminal record.
1996 S.C. Acts, Act 324: Requires the state to monitor and prosecute crimes that occur on school property or at school events. Requires school to work with law enforcement on reporting crimes.
1994 S.C. Acts, Act 299: Requires School officials to report criminal activity at school or school -related events to law officials.
1994 S.C. Acts, Act 475: Requires law enforcement officers to notify a school principal when a student is in custody for certain offenses.
1999 Tenn. Pub., Acts, SB 1888: Requires the parents and guardians of a student adjudicated delinguent for an offense involving a violent crime to notify the school principal in writing of the nature of the offense when such student enrolls in, resumes attendance at, or changes schools.
2000 Tenn. Pub., Acts H 210: Prohibits public disclosure or dissemination of juvenile court records and files and law enforcement records concerning a delinquency charge.
1999 Tenn. Pub., Acts S 568: Requires the juvenile court to report information to the council of juvenile and family court judges about informal adjustments, pretrial diversions, and all other court dispositions. Allows the council to require report of identifying information in order to more accurately track recidivism rates and other pertinent trends related to juveniles.
1996 Tenn. Pub., Acts Pub. Acts, Chap. 815 Sec. 1: Allows the court to determine whether the principal of a child's school should be notified if the child was adjudicated delinquent for certain offenses, or if the child is to be placed in the custody of a state agency.
1996 Tenn. Pub., Acts Pub. Acts, Chap. 888: Requires school boards to develop policies and procedures to discipline any student who possesses drugs, drug paraphernalia or a dangerous weapon or who is under the influence of a drug or assaults or threatens to assault a teacher, student, or other person at school or related events. Requires schools to notify law enforcement.
1999 Tex. Gen. Laws, H.B. 1749: Permits school districts to prohibit certain expelled students from enrolling in the same school as their victims. Authorizes the disclosure of information contained in the educational system by establishing the terms under which an interagency agreement must be written before an exchange of certain information between the educational and juvenile justice information systems may take place.
1999 Tex. Gen. Laws, H 1188: Requires creation of a DNA record for juveniles convicted of, or adjudicated for committing certain violent offenses.
1999 Tex. Gen. Laws, H 3517: Allows the juvenile court to disseminate to the public certain information about a child who cannot be apprehended, including the alleged conduct committed.
1999 Tex. Gen. Laws, S 187: Allows the state to release certain information about a juvenile offender suspected of fleeing after committing certain violent crimes.
1997 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 1015: Clarifies notice requirements between law enforcement and school official.
1997 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 1233: Clarifies the offenses for which law enforcement officials are required to notify school officials wen a student is arrested.
1995 Tex. Gen. Laws, Chap. 626: Requires that instructional and support staff be notified when a student is arrested for certain criminal offenses. Mandates confidentiality.
1996 Utah Laws, Chap. 1 Sec. 63: Requires the court, when it adjudicates a minor for a violent crime or weapons offense, to notify the school superintendent where the minor resides or attends school.
1994 Utah Laws, Chap. 23: Requires notification to law enforcement and schools of a juvenile's court-ordered home detention.
1994 Utah Laws, Chap. 256: Requires the court to notify the school district superintendent of a violent or weapons related offense by a juvenile. Requires that the superintendent notify the school principal. Requires the principal to inform other relevant school officials, law enforcement and relevant school personnel. Provides immunity from liability for people who are notified.
1993 Utah Laws, Second Special Session, Chap. 9: Requires school and law enforcement notification when home detention is ordered for a juvenile.
1998 Vt. Acts, Act 0153: Creates a limited exception to the confidentiality of juvenile records by requiring notice to schools if a student is found to be delinquent based on a serious crime.
2000 Virginia Acts, HB 1361: Authorizes law enforcement officers to report suspected student violations of the Drug Control Act occurring on school property to principals.
1999 Va. Acts, SB 1244: Permits local law enforcement authorities to report, and school principals to receive such reports, on student offenses, wherever committed, that would be a felony if committed by an adult or would be an adult misdemeanor involving any of the at-school drug, weapons, or violence-related incidents already required to be reported to school officials.
1999 Va. Acts, S 1216: Allows the judge to make the juvenile's name and address available to the public if a juvenile commits a felony involving a weapon or an act of violence.
1998 Va. Acts, Chap. 0870: Clarifies principal's role in distributing information to specific teachers in direct contact with students who have certain adjudications or convictions.
1997 Va. Acts, Chap. 371: Requires the court to notify school superintendents when a student has been adjudicated or convicted of an offense involving marijuana.
1995 Va. Acts, Chap. 429: Provides that school superintendents be notified when a delinquency petition for certain serious offenses is filed in juvenile court. Limits disclosure to principals and others.
1994 Va. Acts, Chap. 835: Requires superintendents to make academic records available to detention centers and jails.
1994 Va. Acts, Chap. 835: Requires court to notify school superintendents of the final disposition of a student's serious or violent charge.
1994 Va. Acts, Chap. 913: Directs the court to notify school officials of a student's court disposition in cases involving serious crimes. Provides that public school records be available to educational program staff in jails and detention centers.
2000 Wash. Laws, SB 6206: Requires the juvenile court to notify the principal of a student's school when an enrolled minor is convicted in adult criminal court or adjudicated or entered into a diversion agreement with the juvenile court for violent and other offenses, upon prior notification of the parent or legal guardian. Requires the principal to keep such information confidential, except that it must be provided to other school personnel that work directly with the student.
1999 Wash. Laws, HB 1153: Allows an enrolling school to request the parent and the student to briefly indicate in writing whether the student has a history of violent behavior. Requires parents to provide information to the school and provides suspension, transfer or expulsion penalties.
1999 Wash. Laws, SHB 1153: Allows law enforcement and prosecuting attorneys, upon arrest, to release information to a school pertaining to the investigation, diversion, and prosecution of a juvenile attending the school.
1995 Wash. Laws, Chap. 324: Adds school boards and private schools to groups receiving shared juvenile records of enrollees. Provides immunity for school employees who release such information.
1998 W.Va. Acts, HB 2135: Expands the reasons for and categories of persons to which juvenile records can be released.
1996 W.Va. Acts, Chap. 82: Requires juvenile court records to be confidential with limited exceptions. Allows for the disclosure of certain records to the school at that the juvenile is enrolled. Prohibits discrimination against people whose records were expunged.
1998 Wis. Laws, Act 0095: Requires school notification of student's disposition when minor is not adjudicated delinquent.
1995 Wis. Laws, Act 77 Sec. 938.396, 118.125: Eliminates the opportunity for a juvenile's parent to object to disclosing information to schools and specifies school notification procedures and liability.
Sec. 938. 78, 51: Allows exchange of information between social services and other agencies. Requires notification to schools and law enforcement agencies, among others, when a juvenile is released from custody or supervision. Grants a parent access to records at the site of their child's placement.
For further information contact Finessa Ferrell-Smith at 303/364-7700, extension 137.
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