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title: "34 CFR 99.7 FERPA: What must an educational agency or institution include in its annual notification?"
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34 CFR 99.7 FERPA · Part 99: FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY · Subpart A: General

# 34 CFR 99.7 FERPA: What must an educational agency or institution include in its annual notification?

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

## Official text

**(a)(1)** Each educational agency or institution shall annually notify parents of students currently in attendance, or eligible students currently in attendance, of their rights under the Act and this part.

#### 34 CFR 99.7(2)

**(2)** The notice must inform parents or eligible students that they have the right to—

##### 34 CFR 99.7(2)(i)

**(i)** Inspect and review the student's education records;

##### 34 CFR 99.7(2)(ii)

**(ii)** Seek amendment of the student's education records that the parent or eligible student believes to be inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy rights;

##### 34 CFR 99.7(2)(iii)

**(iii)** Consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that the Act and § 99.31 authorize disclosure without consent; and

##### 34 CFR 99.7(2)(iv)

**(iv)** File with the Department a complaint under §§ 99.63 and 99.64 concerning alleged failures by the educational agency or institution to comply with the requirements of the Act and this part.

#### 34 CFR 99.7(3)

**(3)** The notice must include all of the following:

##### 34 CFR 99.7(3)(i)

**(i)** The procedure for exercising the right to inspect and review education records.

##### 34 CFR 99.7(3)(ii)

**(ii)** The procedure for requesting amendment of records under § 99.20.

##### 34 CFR 99.7(3)(iii)

**(iii)** If the educational agency or institution has a policy of disclosing education records under § 99.31(a)(1), a specification of criteria for determining who constitutes a school official and what constitutes a legitimate educational interest.

### 34 CFR 99.7(b)

**(b)** An educational agency or institution may provide this notice by any means that are reasonably likely to inform the parents or eligible students of their rights.

#### 34 CFR 99.7(b)(1)

**(1)** An educational agency or institution shall effectively notify parents or eligible students who are disabled.

#### 34 CFR 99.7(b)(2)

**(2)** An agency or institution of elementary or secondary education shall effectively notify parents who have a primary or home language other than English.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1880-0508)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1232g (e) and (f))

## 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: \[61 FR 59295, Nov. 21, 1996\]

[34 CFR 99.7 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-99.7)

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

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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