2001 House Bill 4874 / 2002 Public Act 437

Introduced in the House

June 5, 2001

Introduced by Rep. Tony Stamas (R-98)

To allow schools to exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) student directory information.

Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the Judiciary

July 11, 2001

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that establishes the exemption would not apply when information is requested by news and collective bargaining organizations.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 102 to 0 (details)

To allow schools to exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) student directory information. The exemption would not apply when information is requested by news or collective bargaining organizations.

Received in the Senate

July 11, 2001

March 6, 2002

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with a version which removes the exceptions contained in the House-passed version of the bill for news and collective bargaining organizations.

The substitute passed by voice vote

April 17, 2002

Substitute offered by Sen. Valde Garcia (R-26)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one in which the only exception to allowing schools to exempt the release of student directory information under FOIA would be when the information is requested by armed forces recruiters, and remove the exceptions for news and collective bargaining organizations contained in the House-passed version.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To allow schools to exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) student directory information. An exception to the exemption is made for information requests from armed forces recruiters.

Received in the House

April 17, 2002

May 21, 2002

Amendment offered by Rep. Tony Stamas (R-98)

To establish a new date on which the bill will go into effect.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Tony Stamas (R-98)

To require schools to exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) student directory information requested for surveys, marketing, or solicitation, unless the use is consistent with the educational mission and beneficial to the affected students. The amendment would allow the school district to require requester to sign an affidavit saying the information won’t be used, rented, or sold for these purposes. This language replaces the previous exceptions to the exemption.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 102 to 0 (details)

And revised again in the House, to require schools to exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) student directory information requested for surveys, marketing, or solicitation, unless the use is consistent with the educational mission and beneficial to the affected students. The amendment would allow the school district to require requester to sign an affidavit saying the information won’t be used, rented, or sold for these purposes. This language replaces the previous exceptions to the exemption.

Received in the Senate

May 21, 2002

May 23, 2002

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Received in the House

May 23, 2002

Signed by Gov. John Engler

June 10, 2002