When a student enrolls in a school in a new school district or in a new state charter school, the new school district or new state charter school shall provide written notification of such enrollment to the school district in which the student previously attended school or the state charter school the student previously attended not later than two business days after the student enrolls. The school district in which the student previously attended school or the state charter school that the student previously attended (1) shall transfer the student's education records to the new school district or new state charter school no later than ten days after receipt of such notification, and (2) if the student's parent or guardian did not give written authorization for the transfer of such records, shall send notification of the transfer to the parent or guardian at the same time that it transfers the records. In the case of a student who transfers from Unified School District #1 or Unified School District #2, the new school district or new state charter school shall provide written notification of such enrollment to Unified School District #1 or Unified School District #2 not later than ten days after the date of enrollment. The unified school district shall, not later than ten days after receipt of notification of enrollment from the new school district or new state charter school, transfer the records of the student to the new school district or new state charter school and the new school district or new state charter school shall, not later than thirty days after receiving the student's education records, credit the student for all instruction received in Unified School District #1 or Unified School District #2.
(P.A. 00-220, S. 1, 43; P.A. 06-192, S. 1; P.A. 07-38, S. 1; P.A. 08-50, S. 1; P.A. 11-115, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 00-220 effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 06-192 added language re transfer of records from Unified School District #1 and receipt of credit for instruction received in said district, effective July 1, 2006; P.A. 07-38 added language re notification of enrollment by new school district in the case of a transfer from Unified School District #1, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 08-50 added language re state charter schools, effective July 1, 2008; P.A. 11-115 added language re notification of enrollment not later than 2 business days after student enrolls, added language re Unified School District #2 and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2011.