Which act focuses on the privacy of college student records?

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is the legislation that specifically addresses the privacy of college student records. Enacted in 1974, FERPA protects the privacy of student education records and gives students the right to access and amend their records. The act applies to all educational institutions that receive federal funding. It limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from students' education records without written consent from the student, thereby safeguarding their privacy and allowing them control over who can access their information.

Other acts, while significant in their areas, do not pertain specifically to the privacy of college student records. For instance, the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) focuses on the security of federal information systems, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) addresses the protection of personal financial information held by financial institutions, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) centers around the privacy of health information. Each of these acts serves important purposes but does not provide the same level of privacy protections for educational records as FERPA.