41-5-1707. Designation of assessment officers -- duties. (1) The youth court judge of each judicial district may appoint and supervise assessment officers necessary to administer this chapter. Assessment officers appointed under this section are employees of the judicial branch of state government. The employees are subject to classification and compensation as determined by the judicial branch personnel plan adopted by the supreme court under 3-1-130 and must receive state employee benefits and expenses as provided in Title 2, chapter 18.
     (2) An assessment officer shall perform the duties set out in 41-5-1201 and 41-5-1302.
     (3) Proceedings under 41-5-1201 and 41-5-1302 that are held prior to adjudication satisfy the requirements of 20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)(1)(E)(ii)(I) of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Montana school districts may release education records to assessment officers. The assessment officer is responsible for ensuring that officials and authorities to whom that information is disclosed certify in writing to the school district that is releasing the education records that the education records or information from the education records will not be disclosed to any other party without the prior written consent of the parent of the student.

     History: En. Sec. 72, Ch. 550, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 585, L. 2001.