# WAC 132R-190-020: WAC 132R-190-020. Definitions

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_020

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 132R-190-020
- **Heading:** WAC 132R-190-020. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 132R / Chapter 132R-190 / Section 132R-190-020

## Text

The following definitions shall apply in interpreting these regulations:
(1) "Directory information" means information contained in a student's education record which is general in nature and does not constitute an invasion of privacy if disclosed. The college has designated directory information in WAC 132R-190-035 .
(2) "Education records" means those records, files, documents and other materials which contain information directly related to a student and are maintained by the college or a person acting for the college. The term does not include:
(a) Records of instructional, supervisory, and administrative personnel and educational personnel ancillary thereto which are in the sole possession of the maker thereof and which are not accessible or revealed to any other person except a substitute.
(b) If the personnel of a law enforcement unit do not have access to education records under this section, the records and documents of such law enforcement unit which are kept separate, are maintained solely for law enforcement purposes, and are not made available to persons other than law enforcement officials of the same jurisdiction.
(c) In the case of persons who are employed by the college but who are not in attendance at the college, records made and maintained in the normal course of business which relate exclusively to such person in that person's capacity as an employee and are not available for use for any other purpose.
and are not made available to persons other than law enforcement officials of the same jurisdiction.
(c) In the case of persons who are employed by the college but who are not in attendance at the college, records made and maintained in the normal course of business which relate exclusively to such person in that person's capacity as an employee and are not available for use for any other purpose.
(d) Records on a student attending the college, which are made or maintained by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other recognized professional or paraprofessional acting in his or her professional or paraprofessional capacity, or assisting in that capacity, and which are made or maintained, or used in connection with the provision of treatment to the student, and are not available to anyone other than persons providing such treatment, except that such records can be personally reviewed by a physician or other appropriate professional of the student's choice.
(3) "Student" means any individual who is or has been in attendance at Big Bend Community College and on whom educational records are maintained.

## Nearby sections

- [WAC 132R-190-010 WAC 132R-190-010. Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_010.md)
- [WAC 132R-190-020 WAC 132R-190-020. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_020.md)
- [WAC 132R-190-030 WAC 132R-190-030. Right of inspection](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_030.md)
- [WAC 132R-190-035 WAC 132R-190-035. Availability of directory information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_035.md)
- [WAC 132R-190-040 WAC 132R-190-040. Access permitted to college and certain other officials without consent](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_040.md)
- [WAC 132R-190-050 WAC 132R-190-050. Distribution of information to others](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_050.md)
- [WAC 132R-190-060 WAC 132R-190-060. Notice of rights given under Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_060.md)
- [WAC 132R-190-070 WAC 132R-190-070. Requests for access to student records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_070.md)
- [WAC 132R-190-080 WAC 132R-190-080. Determination regarding records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_080.md)
- [WAC 132R-190-090 WAC 132R-190-090. Challenges—To content of records—To release of records—Or to denial of access to records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_090.md)
- [WAC 132R-190-100 WAC 132R-190-100. Procedure for challenges](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_100.md)
- [WAC 132R-190-110 WAC 132R-190-110. Disciplinary records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_132R_190_110.md)

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