Utah Valley University
Policies and Procedures

Title Schedule for GRAMA and Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) Number 134
Section Governance, Organization, and General Information Approval Date Aug 20,1992
Subsection Publications, Reports, Research, and Records Effective Date Aug 20,1992
I. Policy
RECORDS ACCESS FEE SCHEDULE The Utah Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA), UCA 63-2 (2) (1992), which governs all government records, and the Federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (Buckley Amendment), which governs student records, provides for the charging of reasonable fees to cover actual costs of duplicating a record or compiling a record in a form other than that maintained by the government agency.
  1. Inspection of a Record
    Charges are not made for reviewing or retrieval of records. If the record must be matted, blocked out, copied or compiled in a different form prior to inspection by the requestor, fees will be charged according to the following schedule:
    1. Compiling Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00 per hour
    2. Matting, Blocking Out, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00 per hour
    3. Duplicating Costs:
      1. Official transcript of student's academic record on protected paper: $2.00 per copy, including mailing. When FAX service is required, charges are extra.

      2. Records copied on 8 ½ x 11 format (non certified).
        Original First Copy Additional Copies
        1 page $.50 $.10 per page
        2-4 pages $.25 per page $.10 per page
        5-10 pages $.20 per page $.10 per page
        over 10 pages $.15 per page $.10 per page
        (Above costs include materials and machine use).

    4. Charge for certifying copies with school seal over signature/date of copying technicians is $.10 per copy.
    5. Records copied on paper other than 8 ½ x 11 format, $25.00 per hour.
    6. Additional charges may be assessed to cover the cost of materials for records requiring modification (photographic, computer generation, or otherwise) prior to copying.
  2. Fee Waiver
    At the discretion of UVSC, the access fee(s) may be waived according to Section 63-2-203(3) of GRAMA.
Cara O'Sullivan, Policy Officer | mailto:cara.osullivan@uvu.edu | (801) 836-7355
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