Laws and Acts

FERPA: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.

Gramm-Leach Bliley Act: The GLBA's privacy protections only regulate financial institutions.

EDUCAUSE: A non-profit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology.

Patriot Act: Among the laws the Patriot Act amended are immigration laws, banking and money laundering laws, and foreign intelligence laws.

CALEA: A voluntary accreditation for law enforcement agencies based on a body of standards internationally accepted by the law enforcement community.

Sarbanes-Oxley: Designed to review the dated legislative audit requirements.

In addition to the Missouri Statutes governing email content, user should be aware of the following Missouri Statutues: