WSR 26-01-076
PERMANENT RULES
EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
[Filed December 12, 2025, 3:58 p.m., effective January 12, 2026]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Updates the definition of directory information. Information contained in the definition of directory information may be disclosed from a student education record consistent with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act unless a student opts out of disclosure.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 172-191-100.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
28B.35.120(12).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-21-047 on October 9, 2025.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: December 12, 2025.
Annika Scharosch
Chief of Staff and Compliance
RDS-6750.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 20-12-061, filed 5/29/20, effective 6/29/20)
WAC 172-191-100Directory information.
Directory information is defined to include: Student's name, ((address,))university email address, telephone number((,)); participation in officially recognized activities and sports((,)); weight, height and ((birth dates of))the month and day of birth for athletic team members; dates of attendance at the university, enrollment status, and class standing; major field of study, degrees and awards received((,)); and the most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the student.
The university may release "directory information" unless the student ((files a written))submits a formal request restricting the disclosure of the information to the registrar's office. A student's election to opt out of directory information disclosures does not prevent the university from disclosing or requiring a student to disclose ((his/her))their name, identifier, or university email address in a class in which the student is enrolled.