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title: "34 CFR 99.34 FERPA: What conditions apply to disclosure of information to other educational agencies or institutions?"
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source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-99.34"
source_note: "Source: United States Code, title 20, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 34, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR."
text_as_of: "2026-10-29"
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34 CFR 99.34 FERPA · Part 99: FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY · Subpart D: May an Educational Agency or Institution Disclose Personally Identifiable Information From Education Records?

# 34 CFR 99.34 FERPA: What conditions apply to disclosure of information to other educational agencies or institutions?

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### 34 CFR 99.34(a)

**(a)** An educational agency or institution that discloses an education record under § 99.31(a)(2) shall:

#### 34 CFR 99.34(a)(1)

**(1)** Make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent or eligible student at the last known address of the parent or eligible student, unless:

##### 34 CFR 99.34(a)(1)(i)

**(i)** The disclosure is initiated by the parent or eligible student; or

##### 34 CFR 99.34(a)(1)(ii)

**(ii)** The annual notification of the agency or institution under § 99.7 includes a notice that the agency or institution forwards education records to other agencies or institutions that have requested the records and in which the student seeks or intends to enroll or is already enrolled so long as the disclosure is for purposes related to the student's enrollment or transfer;

#### 34 CFR 99.34(a)(2)

**(2)** Give the parent or eligible student, upon request, a copy of the record that was disclosed; and

#### 34 CFR 99.34(a)(3)

**(3)** Give the parent or eligible student, upon request, an opportunity for a hearing under subpart C.

### 34 CFR 99.34(b)

**(b)** An educational agency or institution may disclose an education record of a student in attendance to another educational agency or institution if:

#### 34 CFR 99.34(b)(1)

**(1)** The student is enrolled in or receives services from the other agency or institution; and

#### 34 CFR 99.34(b)(2)

**(2)** The disclosure meets the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)(1)(B))

## Source

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 34, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR.

Source credit: \[53 FR 11943, Apr. 11, 1988, as amended at 61 FR 59297, Nov. 21, 1996; 73 FR 74854, Dec. 9, 2008\]

[34 CFR 99.34 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-99.34)

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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