WHAT IS THE U.S.A. PATRIOT ACT?On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001”. USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-56 (Oct. 26, 2001) (USA PATRIOT Act). This Act was enacted in response to the events of September 11, 2001. The Act enhances the government’s power to compel disclosure of records - including student records - and to employ electronic surveillance devices. Section 507 of the USA PATRIOT Act amends FERPA as follows : “An institution may disclose education records related to an authorized investigation to the Attorney General (or appropriate designee) when the court has issued an ex parte order permitting the Attorney General (or designee) to collect, retain, disseminate, and use in connection with the investigation or prosecution.” In light of those increased powers, concerns about terrorism, and the concentration of technology, research, and foreign nationals on campuses, colleges and universities may be subject to more law enforcement requests than had been the case before September 11th. COURTESY: Council on Law in Higher Education Briefing Paper “Responding to Law Enforcement Requests Under the USA PATRIOT Act and FERPA”. Stephanie J. Gold, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. September 2002. USA PATRIOT Act PROTOCOL AT SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITYSanta Clara University has adopted a protocol for dealing with requests for information received from law enforcement personnel which all university employees (faculty, staff and students) are asked to follow. Please click on the following link to view the Protocol document. OTHER INFORMATIONUSA PATRIOT Act http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c107:H.R.3162.enr: Responding to Law Enforcement Requests Under the USA PATRIOT Act Briefing Paper, September 2002 (PDF) Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATIONIn the event a Court Order, Subpoena, Search Warrant, Written or Oral Request for Information not Supported by Court Order, Subpoena or Warrant, is received outside of normal business hours, the following Emergency Contact List should be consulted: Santa Clara University Emergency Contact List |
EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATIONIn the event a Court Order, Subpoena, Search Warrant, Written or Oral Request for Information not Supported by Court Order, Subpoena or Warrant, is received outside of normal business hours, the following Emergency Contact List should be consulted: Santa Clara University Emergency Contact List PDF DocumentsSome information in this Web site is available in PDF format. You'll need to download Acrobat Reader (free) to view PDF documents, if you don't already have it installed. |
