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SECTION 3222
Schooling record
Education (EDN) CHAPTER 16, TITLE 4, ARTICLE 65, PART 1
§ 3222. Schooling record. 1. By whom issued. The schooling record
shall be issued by the principal of the school the minor attends or last
attended, or by a teacher deputized by the principal or by a supervising
official, and during the months of July and August, and at other times
in extraordinary circumstances and emergencies, by one or more public
school officials deputized in writing by the chancellor in New York city
and elsewhere by the superintendent of schools or by the district
superintendent of schools.

2. Procedure. On application of the person in parental relation, a
schooling record shall be issued promptly to a minor who complies with
the following conditions:

a. Presents a certificate of physical fitness. Upon receipt of an
application for a schooling record the person authorized to issue such
record shall request that an examination be made of the minor for a
certificate of physical fitness in accordance with the requirements
herein prescribed.

b. Meets the specified age requirement.

3. Such schooling record shall show, when practicable, the name of the
school and grade or class which the minor is then attending or last
attended.

4. Upon notification by the division of criminal justice services that
a child has been listed as a missing child, a school in which the child
is currently or was previously enrolled shall flag the schooling record
of the child in such a manner that whenever a copy of or information
concerning the schooling record is requested, the person authorized to
issue such record shall be alerted to the fact that the child has been
reported as a missing child. The school shall immediately report to the
local law enforcement authority and the division of criminal justice
services any request concerning flagged schooling records or knowledge
as to the whereabouts of any missing child. Upon notification by the
division of criminal justice services that a reported missing child has
been recovered, the school shall remove the flag from the person's
schooling record.

5. Upon notification by the division of criminal justice services that
a child who may be listed as a missing child is currently enrolled in
and believed to be attending a New York school, such school shall
immediately notify the division of criminal justice services.