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60607
. (a) Each pupil shall have an individual record of
accomplishment by the end of grade 12 that includes the results of
the achievement test required and administered annually as part of
the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
(CAASPP), or any predecessor assessments, established pursuant to
Article 4 (commencing with Section 60640), results of end-of-course
examinations he or she has taken, and the vocational education
certification examinations he or she chose to take.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that local educational
agencies and schools use the results of the academic achievement
tests administered annually as part of the CAASPP to provide support
to pupils and parents or guardians in order to assist pupils in
strengthening their development as learners, and thereby to improve
their academic achievement and performance in subsequent assessments.
(c) (1) Except for research provided for in former Section
49079.6, as it read on December 31, 2013, a pupil's results or a
record of accomplishment shall be private, and may not be released to
any person, other than the pupil's parent or guardian and a teacher,
counselor, or administrator directly involved with the pupil,
without the express written consent of either the parent or guardian
of the pupil if the pupil is a minor, or the pupil if the pupil has
reached the age of majority or is emancipated.
(2) (A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a pupil or his or her
parent or guardian may authorize the release of pupil results or a
record of accomplishment to a postsecondary educational institution
for the purpose of credit, placement, or admission.
(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the results of an individual
pupil on the CAASPP may be released to a postsecondary educational
institution for the purpose of credit, placement, or admission.