MS HB321

Requires school districts to store permanent and cumulative student records in digital format compatible with the Mississippi Student Information System (MSIS) rather than physical fire-resistant storage.

Digital records must comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and its implementing regulations.

Permanent records must be stored digitally after student graduation or when student would have normally graduated, with responsibility for preservation assigned to the school district superintendent.

Cumulative folders must be stored digitally while students are in attendance and transferred digitally to receiving schools when students transfer (full transfer to public schools, copy to private schools).

Permanent records may never be destroyed, but cumulative folders may be destroyed five or more years after the permanent record becomes inactive.