2956

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 431

(viii) School district records containing
information relating to the biography, family, physiology,
religion, academic achievement, and physical or mental
ability of any student except to the person in interest or
to the officials duly elected and appointed to supervise
him;

(ix) Circulation records maintained by public
libraries showing personal transactions by those borrowing
from them; [and]

(x) The home address or telephone number of any
employee of the State or any agency, instrumentality, or
political subdivision of this State, whether in the
classified or nonclassified service, except with the
permission of the employee, unless the governmental entity
which employs the person has determined that disclosure of
the address or number is necessary to protect the public
interest[.];

(XI)  RECORDS DESCRIBING AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON'S
FINANCES, INCOME OTHER THAN SALARIES OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES,
ASSETS, LIABILITIES, NET WORTH, BANK BALANCES, FINANCIAL
HISTORY OR ACTIVITIES, OR CREDIT WORTHINESS, EXCEPT THAT
SUCH RECORDS SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PERSON IN INTEREST;

(XII)  OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
RECORDS ON INDIVIDUAL PERSONS, EXCEPT THAT THE CUSTODIAN
SHALL PERMIT THE RIGHT OF INSPECTION TO THE FOLLOWING DATA:
NAMES, BUSINESS ADDRESSES, BUSINESS TELEPHONE NUMBERS,
EDUCATIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUNDS, PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS, NONPENDING COMPLAINTS, DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
INVOLVING FINDINGS OF GUILT OR CULPABILITY ORDERS AND
FINDINGS THAT RESULT FROM FORMAL DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, AND
EVIDENCE PROVIDED TO THE CUSTODIAN IN ORDER TO SATISFY A
STATUTORY REQUIREMENT OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. IF THE
CUSTODIAN CANNOT PROVIDE BUSINESS ADDRESSES, THEN HE SHALL
PERMIT INSPECTION OF HOME ADDRESSES. THE CUSTODIAN MAY
PERMIT THE RIGHT OF INSPECTION OF OTHER DATA ON INDIVIDUAL
PERSONS, BUT ONLY IF INSPECTION IS REQUIRED FOR A COMPELLING
PUBLIC PURPOSE AND IS PROVIDED BY RULE OR REGULATION. ON
WRITTEN REQUEST FROM AN INDIVIDUAL LICENSEE, THE CUSTODIAN
SHALL DELETE THAT PERSON'S NAME FROM LICENSEE LISTS
PURCHASED FROM THE CUSTODIAN. EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY THIS
SECTION OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, OCCUPATIONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING RECORDS SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE
PERSON IN INTEREST;

(XIII)  RETIREMENT FILES OR RECORDS ON INDIVIDUAL
PERSONS, EXCEPT THAT SUCH FILES OR RECORDS SHALL BE
AVAILABLE TO THE PERSON IN INTEREST AND TO HIS APPOINTING
AUTHORITY. AFTER THE DEATH OF THE PERSON IN INTEREST, SUCH
FILES OR RECORDS SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO ANY BENEFICIARY, THE
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF THE PERSON IN
INTEREST, AND ANY OTHER PERSON WHO DEMONSTRATES TO THE