1. A. Except as limited under Regulation .12 of this chapter, a parent, guardian, or eligible student shall be given the opportunity to inspect and review the student records. This applies to:

   1. (1) Any local school system or educational institution; and
   2. (2) A State educational agency and its components.

2. B. The local school system or educational agency or institution shall comply with a request for access to student records not more than 45 calendar days after the request has been made. For purposes of this section, a State educational agency and its components:

   1. (1) Constitute an educational agency or institution; and
   2. (2) Are subject to this section if the State educational agency maintains student records on students who are or have been in attendance at any school of a local school system, an educational agency, or educational institution subject to the Act and this chapter.
3. C. The local school system or educational institution shall respond to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of the student records.

4. D. If circumstances effectively prevent the parent, guardian, or eligible student from exercising the right to inspect and review the student records, the local school system or educational institution, or State educational agency or its component, shall:

   1. (1) Provide the parent, guardian, or eligible student with a copy of the student records requested; or
   2. (2) Make other arrangements for the parent, guardian, or eligible student to inspect and review the requested student records.

Authority: Education Article, §2-205(c), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 2, 1978 (5:11 Md. R. 885)

Regulation .05H amended effective May 2, 1988 (15:9 Md. R. 1111)

Regulation .12C repealed effective May 2, 1988 (15:9 Md. R. 1111)

Regulations .28 and .29 adopted effective May 2, 1988 (15:9 Md. R. 1111)

Annotation: COMAR 13A.08.02 cited in Hunter et al. v. Board of Education of Montgomery Co. et al., 292 Md. 481 (1981)

Chapter revised effective January 15, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3136)

Regulation .01-1 adopted effective December 1, 1997 (24:24 Md. R. 1671)

Regulation .02 amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1512)

Regulation .03B amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1512)

Regulation .05A amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1512)

Regulation .07N amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1512)

Regulation .09 amended effective December 1, 1997 (24:24 Md. R. 1671)

Regulation .19A amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1512)

Regulation .20A amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1512)

Regulation .24A amended effective September 12, 1994 (21:18 Md. R. 1512)

Regulation .28 amended effective December 1, 1997 (24:24 Md. R. 1671)

Regulations .01—.31 repealed and new Regulations .01—.31 adopted effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1436)

Regulation .01 amended effective October 1, 2001 (28:19 Md. R. 1687); May 23, 2005 (32:10 Md. R. 925); September 11, 2006 (33:18 Md. R. 1506); April 23, 2007 (34:8 Md. R. 767); January 12, 2009 (36:1 Md. R. 23); January 9, 2012 (38:27 Md. R. 1765); May 23, 2016 (43:10 Md. R. 589); October 5, 2020 (47:20 Md. R. 876)

Regulation .03 amended effective October 1, 2001 (28:19 Md. R. 1687)

Regulation .07D adopted effective September 11, 2006 (33:18 Md. R. 1506)