Changes to Existing Law

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a law enforcement agency may shall provide notice of an incident within its jurisdiction to public or nonpublic school officials and to the parent or guardian of a school student if the incident is one in which the agency has probable cause to believe the school student has violated any provision of state law involving alcohol, illegal drugs, firearms, or bomb threats, or has made any threat of violence relating to any school or its students, employees, or property. However, if there is a prolonged criminal investigation and revealing information would jeopardize a successful conclusion to the case, the law enforcement agency may provide the notice at some later, appropriate time. The notice shall be in writing. The information disclosed pursuant to this section to a school official is governed by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), as implemented in 34 C.F.R. part 99, as effective on January 1, 2001. Law enforcement shall disclose the information to the chief administrator of a nonpublic school only upon request and upon the execution of an agreement to follow the provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) with regard to the information, where applicable. 19