--- title: "34 CFR 99.66 FERPA: What are the responsibilities of the Office in the enforcement process?" canonical: "https://dposchool.com/ferpa/section/99.66" source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-99.66" 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" language: "en" publisher: "DPO School" --- 34 CFR 99.66 FERPA · Part 99: FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY · Subpart E: What Are the Enforcement Procedures? # 34 CFR 99.66 FERPA: What are the responsibilities of the Office in the enforcement process? eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026. ## Official text ### 34 CFR 99.66(a) **(a)** The Office reviews a complaint, if any, information submitted by the educational agency or institution, other recipient of Department funds under any program administered by the Secretary, or third party outside of an educational agency or institution, and any other relevant information. The Office may permit the parties to submit further written or oral arguments or information. ### 34 CFR 99.66(b) **(b)** Following its investigation, the Office provides to the complainant, if any, and the educational agency or institution, other recipient, or third party a written notice of its findings and the basis for its findings. ### 34 CFR 99.66(c) **(c)** If the Office finds that an educational agency or institution or other recipient has not complied with a provision of the Act or this part, it may also find that the failure to comply was based on a policy or practice of the agency or institution or other recipient. A notice of findings issued under paragraph (b) of this section to an educational agency or institution, or other recipient that has not complied with a provision of the Act or this part— #### 34 CFR 99.66(c)(1) **(1)** Includes a statement of the specific steps that the agency or institution or other recipient must take to comply; and #### 34 CFR 99.66(c)(2) **(2)** Provides a reasonable period of time, given all of the circumstances of the case, during which the educational agency or institution or other recipient may comply voluntarily. ### 34 CFR 99.66(d) **(d)** If the Office finds that a third party outside of an educational agency or institution has not complied with the provisions of § 99.31(a)(6)(iii)(B) or has improperly redisclosed personally identifiable information from education records in violation of § 99.33, the Office's notice of findings issued under paragraph (b) of this section— #### 34 CFR 99.66(d)(1) **(1)** Includes a statement of the specific steps that the third party outside of the educational agency or institution must take to comply; and #### 34 CFR 99.66(d)(2) **(2)** Provides a reasonable period of time, given all of the circumstances of the case, during which the third party may comply voluntarily. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)(4)(B), (f), and (g)) ## 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: \[76 FR 75643, Dec. 2, 2011\] [34 CFR 99.66 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-99.66) eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026. This is reference material, not legal advice. ## Navigation [FERPA Navigator](https://dposchool.com/ferpa) / 34 CFR 99.66 Previous: [34 CFR 99.65 FERPA: What is the content of the notice of investigation issued by the Office?](https://dposchool.com/ferpa/section/99.65) Next: [34 CFR 99.67 FERPA: How does the Secretary enforce decisions?](https://dposchool.com/ferpa/section/99.67) ## For AI agents - Machine-readable index: https://dposchool.com/ferpa/llms.txt - JSON API: https://dposchool.com/ferpa/api/v1/index.json - Vendor privacy and security facts: https://vendor.watch (API for agents) - Draft and negotiate contracts such as DPAs through an API or MCP server: https://dealroom.todo.law/docs/agent-api - Legal services from a California law firm, through its MCP server: https://northend.law/agents