1875-AA15 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1875 Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development OPEPD 1800 Department of Education ED Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

The Department intends to amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulations, 34 CFR part 99, to update, clarify, and improve the current regulations by clarifying the definition of education record,” the provisions governing non-consensual disclosure of personally identifiable information in education records to third parties (including commercial vendors), disclosures in response to law enforcement warrants or judicial subpoenas, and the complaint and investigation procedures and remedies that apply to the Department’s enforcement of FERPA.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 34 CFR 99 20 U.S.C. 1232g Yes NPRM 01/00/2026 Final Action 05/00/2026 Undetermined No Local State Yes No www.regulations.gov No No Frank Miller Office of Planning, Evaluation, Policy and Development 1800 Department of Education ED 202 453-6631 frank.miller@ed.gov