Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1451: An Act protecting public higher education student information
Status: In committee, October 27, 2025
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
Chapter 66 of the General Laws is amended by adding at the end a new section: Section 22: Public colleges and universities as defined in Section 5 of Chapter 15A shall not be required to produce records defined as education records in the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (20 USC 11232g) at 34 CFR § 99.3, including those education records designated by the public colleges and universities as directory information as defined in FERPA at 34 CFR § 99.3.
Sponsors
- Michael Moran (D, 18th Suffolk) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a new draft, see H4653
- : Hearing scheduled for 07/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Higher Education
Common questions
- What is H1451?
- H1451 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act protecting public higher education student information.
- What is the status of H1451?
- In committee as of October 27, 2025. Latest action: Accompanied a new draft, see H4653 (October 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored H1451?
- Michael Moran (D, 18th Suffolk).
- Where is the official record for H1451?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1451
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