Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §4010 is enacted to read:

§4010.__Dissemination of information by secondary schools

1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A.__"School" means a secondary public school or a secondary private school that receives, directly or through a school administrative district or school administrative unit, federal funding through the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 20 United States Code, Chapter 70.__"School" does not include a private secondary school that is exempt from the provisions of 20 United States Code, Section 7908.

B. "Student information" means a student's name, address and telephone number.

2.__Information sent to parents or students at least 18 years of age; form.__Each school shall mail to the parent of a student in that school, or to a student who is at least 18 years of age, a letter and a form as provided in this subsection.

A.__The letter must state that:

(1)__Federal law requires the school to disseminate upon request student information to military recruiters or an institution of higher education;

(2)__The parent, or a student who is at least 18 years of age, may choose to have the school not disseminate student information either to military recruiters or institutions of higher education or both; and

(3)__The parent, or a student who is at least 18 years of age, may indicate this option on a form and convey the form or the relevant information on the form to the school either by hand delivery, electronic means, including e-mail and facsimile, or through regular mail.__An e-mail address and facsimile number must be provided by the school for this purpose.

B. The form must be in generally the following configuration.

Form for parent: