20-1-212. Destruction of records by school officer. (1) Upon the order of the board of trustees, a school officer may destroy records that have met the retention period, as contained in the local government records retention and disposition schedules, and, with written approval of the local government records destruction subcommittee provided for in 2-6-1202, any records not referenced in the retention and disposition schedule that are no longer needed by the office.
(2) Each student's permanent file, as defined by the board of public education, must be permanently kept in a secure location. Other student records must be maintained and destroyed as provided in subsection (1). Personnel files must be kept for 10 years after termination.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 92, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 455.2, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 166, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 79, Ch. 348, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 213, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 59-514(2); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 274, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 287, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 543, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 420, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 323, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 33, L. 2013.
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Part 2. Miscellaneous Provisions
20-1-201. School officers not to act as agents
20-1-203. Delivering items to successor
20-1-204. County attorney's duties
20-1-205. Conflict of interest
20-1-206. Disturbance of school -- penalty
20-1-207. Penalty for violation of school laws
20-1-208. Educational impact statements
20-1-209. Judicial enforcement
20-1-210. Nonfaculty coaches in private high schools
20-1-211. Expenses of officers or employees attending conventions -- educational associations
20-1-212. Destruction of records by school officer
20-1-213. Transfer of school records
20-1-214. School crossing guards
20-1-215. through 20-1-219 reserved
20-1-220. Use of tobacco products in public school building or on public school property prohibited
20-1-221. through 20-1-224 reserved
20-1-226. through 20-1-229 reserved
20-1-231. Report to legislature
20-1-232. Student-athlete rights and protections -- definitions